Trending News: EXPLAINER: What Will Happen in Rivers State After President Tinubu Declared A State Of Emergency?Emergency Rule in Rivers, a civilian coup against the people – Opposition CoalitionTinubu names ex-Naval chief Ibas as Rivers administratorLibya deports over 150 Nigerian women, childrenBREAKING: Tension as Tinubu declares State of Emergency in Rivers State, suspends Fubara, deputy for six monthsAnother explosion hits Rivers oil facilityTwo killed in renewed attack over land dispute in Ebonyi — ReportGhana president’s X account hacked, promotes crypto scamHamas Says Head Of Its Government In Gaza Killed In Israeli StrikeNnamdi Kanu to drop lawyers, defend self as trial resumes -FamilyTrump demands judge’s impeachment for stopping migrant deportation flightsBill seeking Tiktok, bloggers to open offices in Nigeria passes second readingDid Israel’s Prime Minister Recently Promise To Liberate Africa After Dealing With Palestine?Natasha claims suspension by Senate meant to silence herFG confirms 400,000 tuberculosis cases in 2024Police Arrest Two Over Trans-Niger Pipeline Explosion In RiversReps pass tax reform billsNigerian governor suspends 3 commissioners over absenteeismWike revokes PDP national secretariat landEFCC arrests Edo government official Kelly Okungbowa over ‘naira abuse’Anxiety as explosion rocks Trans Niger pipeline in RiversMore Trouble Awaits Nigerian HIV Patients, Others As Treatment “Could Run Out Soon” — WHOOver 330 dead as Israel unleashes ‘hell fire’ on GazaSix killed as truck rams into vehicles, pedestrians in AnambraStop EFCC from selling my seized assets, Diezani begs courtRelease Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Not Connected To South-East Security Issues – SoludoBandits abduct 7 in NigerPolice arrest man for strangling girlfriend to death in A-IbomWike revokes 4,794 FCT land titles over N6.9bn ground rentDAILIES TOP STORIES: Impeachment move: Tension in Rivers as Assembly serves Fubara misconduct noticeNBS says Nigeria’s inflation dropped to 23.18% in February, yet food prices are still highRivers Govt Accuses Amaewhule-Led Assembly Of Lack Of CooperationFAKE NEWS: Wike’s house not attacked or burntNASU issues seven-day strike ultimatum to WAECRivers: Opposition Coalition Slams Pro-Wike Lawmakers Over “Illegal Impeachment Notice”Trump signs executive order to dismantle Voice of AmericaIPU: Senate dismisses Akpoti-Uduaghan’s arrest allegationsEXTRA: My father Nigeria’s greatest president – Seyi TinubuLagos court orders Oba Otudeko to appear for ‘N30bn fraud’ trialJandor returns to APCBREAKING: Rivers Assembly Serves Misconduct Allegation Notice On Fubara, Deputy GovInvestigation! IMO: Shocking Details Of Inhuman Treatment Of Detainees At Tiger Base Police (Part 1)One month after, Police Yet To rearrest Killers Of Anambra Lawmaker Who Escaped From CustodyChurch members brutalize journalist for videoing fire incidentViolence: Imo lecturer suspended for assaulting student in viral videoSix kidnappers neutralized, four victims rescued as Otti vows crackdown on crimePower Tussle: Community leader killed, nine houses razed over youth electionVIDEO: Again, six passengers die in fatal auto crash along Aba roadThree worshippers killed as bandits attack church camp in NasarawaNDLEA foils drug shipments to US, Saudi Arabia, others; arrests two suspectsStrange Disease Kills Five Varsity Students In KebbiEko Disco accuses soldiers of attacking, abducting staff over power outageBudget presentation: We haven’t received any letter from Fubara, says Rivers AssemblyCatholic church criticises police, govt over abducted Seminarian’s deathSEC revokes Mainland Trust’s registration, suspends Centurion registrarsEFCC recovered N365.4bn, secured 4,111 convictions in 2024 – OlukoyedePoliceman takes his life in Nigeria’s South-westReport: DSS, NIA probing Natasha Akpoti’s unauthorised presence at IPU meeting in New YorkAmnesty International condemns alleged threats against corps member for criticising Tinubu’s govtUS Strikes In Yemen Kill 31 As Trump Vows To End Huthi AttacksNYSC officials threatening me for criticizing Tinubu’s govt – Corps MemberNAFDAC: The drugs we found during enforcement operations can ruin a nationAt Least 33 Dead As Tornadoes Ravage Central USNigeria pushing hungry youths towards revolution — ObasanjoNDLEA intercepts cocaine concealed in prayer beads, shoesSERAP sues Akpabio over Natasha’s suspensionDAILIES TOP STORIES: Niger begs Nigeria for petrol despite tense relationsEdo policeman ‘shoots’ teenage driver dead for not stopping at checkpointNigerian ‘swindles’ $183,000 from American woman in online scamTo stay alive, Qur’an recitation winner, family needs to pay N30m fee to Katsina banditsKano clarifies A’Court’s judgment on Sanusi’s reinstatement as emirRivers crisis: I won’t stop assembly from performing duties — Wike16-yr-old girl commits suicide in GombeAngry Protesters destroy Wike’s billboardsUK govt asks Nigerian nurses under investigation for ‘exam fraud’ to leave — ReportRivers SSG Warns Against Taking Fubara’s Simplicity For WeaknessTop Islamic State Leader KilledTrump plans travel ban on 43 countriesIndependent findings by FactWatch Nigeria show Abia Lawmaker didn’t shut down N’AssemblyNigeria spent $5.47bn on foreign debt servicing, says CBNAnambra bans students from using phonePolice confirm death of kidnapped Edo seminarianAdamawa man arrested for raping minorDAILIES TOP STORIES: Fubara in limbo as lawmakers suspend sitting indefinitelyPoliceman “stabs man to death’ in AbujaArmed groups recruited over 400 children into DRC conflict in 2025 — ReportNigeria refutes US claim of targeted killings of ChristiansBREAKING: Court stops Sanusi’s reinstatement as Kano EmirGunmen kidnap farm owner, manager in Ondo, demand N30m ransomUS vice president proposes deporting foreign students “not acting in nation’s best interest”Rivers Assembly adjourns sittings indefinitelyWoman jumps off Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, diesINEC Releases Updated Voters Register, List Of Political Parties For Rivers LG ElectionJudges block Trump’s mass sacking, order workers reinstatementFubara Writes Rivers Assembly Again, Proposes Wednesday For 2025 Budget PresentationCourt Strikes Out Cyberstalking Suit As GTBank Withdraws Charge Against GTB CEO20-year-old woman kills co-wife in JigawaDAILIES TOP STORIES: PDP govs, Obi, NNPP mull alliance to stop Tinubu in 2027Witness testifies “ex-Police Chief Abba Kyari, got N200m with 10 bank accountsKidnapped Edo Catholic priest regains freedom — but seminarian’s fate uncertain
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Trending News: EXPLAINER: What Will Happen in Rivers State After President Tinubu Declared A State Of Emergency?Emergency Rule in Rivers, a civilian coup against the people – Opposition CoalitionTinubu names ex-Naval chief Ibas as Rivers administratorLibya deports over 150 Nigerian women, childrenBREAKING: Tension as Tinubu declares State of Emergency in Rivers State, suspends Fubara, deputy for six monthsAnother explosion hits Rivers oil facilityTwo killed in renewed attack over land dispute in Ebonyi — ReportGhana president’s X account hacked, promotes crypto scamHamas Says Head Of Its Government In Gaza Killed In Israeli StrikeNnamdi Kanu to drop lawyers, defend self as trial resumes -FamilyTrump demands judge’s impeachment for stopping migrant deportation flightsBill seeking Tiktok, bloggers to open offices in Nigeria passes second readingDid Israel’s Prime Minister Recently Promise To Liberate Africa After Dealing With Palestine?Natasha claims suspension by Senate meant to silence herFG confirms 400,000 tuberculosis cases in 2024Police Arrest Two Over Trans-Niger Pipeline Explosion In RiversReps pass tax reform billsNigerian governor suspends 3 commissioners over absenteeismWike revokes PDP national secretariat landEFCC arrests Edo government official Kelly Okungbowa over ‘naira abuse’Anxiety as explosion rocks Trans Niger pipeline in RiversMore Trouble Awaits Nigerian HIV Patients, Others As Treatment “Could Run Out Soon” — WHOOver 330 dead as Israel unleashes ‘hell fire’ on GazaSix killed as truck rams into vehicles, pedestrians in AnambraStop EFCC from selling my seized assets, Diezani begs courtRelease Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Not Connected To South-East Security Issues – SoludoBandits abduct 7 in NigerPolice arrest man for strangling girlfriend to death in A-IbomWike revokes 4,794 FCT land titles over N6.9bn ground rentDAILIES TOP STORIES: Impeachment move: Tension in Rivers as Assembly serves Fubara misconduct noticeNBS says Nigeria’s inflation dropped to 23.18% in February, yet food prices are still highRivers Govt Accuses Amaewhule-Led Assembly Of Lack Of CooperationFAKE NEWS: Wike’s house not attacked or burntNASU issues seven-day strike ultimatum to WAECRivers: Opposition Coalition Slams Pro-Wike Lawmakers Over “Illegal Impeachment Notice”Trump signs executive order to dismantle Voice of AmericaIPU: Senate dismisses Akpoti-Uduaghan’s arrest allegationsEXTRA: My father Nigeria’s greatest president – Seyi TinubuLagos court orders Oba Otudeko to appear for ‘N30bn fraud’ trialJandor returns to APCBREAKING: Rivers Assembly Serves Misconduct Allegation Notice On Fubara, Deputy GovInvestigation! IMO: Shocking Details Of Inhuman Treatment Of Detainees At Tiger Base Police (Part 1)One month after, Police Yet To rearrest Killers Of Anambra Lawmaker Who Escaped From CustodyChurch members brutalize journalist for videoing fire incidentViolence: Imo lecturer suspended for assaulting student in viral videoSix kidnappers neutralized, four victims rescued as Otti vows crackdown on crimePower Tussle: Community leader killed, nine houses razed over youth electionVIDEO: Again, six passengers die in fatal auto crash along Aba roadThree worshippers killed as bandits attack church camp in NasarawaNDLEA foils drug shipments to US, Saudi Arabia, others; arrests two suspectsStrange Disease Kills Five Varsity Students In KebbiEko Disco accuses soldiers of attacking, abducting staff over power outageBudget presentation: We haven’t received any letter from Fubara, says Rivers AssemblyCatholic church criticises police, govt over abducted Seminarian’s deathSEC revokes Mainland Trust’s registration, suspends Centurion registrarsEFCC recovered N365.4bn, secured 4,111 convictions in 2024 – OlukoyedePoliceman takes his life in Nigeria’s South-westReport: DSS, NIA probing Natasha Akpoti’s unauthorised presence at IPU meeting in New YorkAmnesty International condemns alleged threats against corps member for criticising Tinubu’s govtUS Strikes In Yemen Kill 31 As Trump Vows To End Huthi AttacksNYSC officials threatening me for criticizing Tinubu’s govt – Corps MemberNAFDAC: The drugs we found during enforcement operations can ruin a nationAt Least 33 Dead As Tornadoes Ravage Central USNigeria pushing hungry youths towards revolution — ObasanjoNDLEA intercepts cocaine concealed in prayer beads, shoesSERAP sues Akpabio over Natasha’s suspensionDAILIES TOP STORIES: Niger begs Nigeria for petrol despite tense relationsEdo policeman ‘shoots’ teenage driver dead for not stopping at checkpointNigerian ‘swindles’ $183,000 from American woman in online scamTo stay alive, Qur’an recitation winner, family needs to pay N30m fee to Katsina banditsKano clarifies A’Court’s judgment on Sanusi’s reinstatement as emirRivers crisis: I won’t stop assembly from performing duties — Wike16-yr-old girl commits suicide in GombeAngry Protesters destroy Wike’s billboardsUK govt asks Nigerian nurses under investigation for ‘exam fraud’ to leave — ReportRivers SSG Warns Against Taking Fubara’s Simplicity For WeaknessTop Islamic State Leader KilledTrump plans travel ban on 43 countriesIndependent findings by FactWatch Nigeria show Abia Lawmaker didn’t shut down N’AssemblyNigeria spent $5.47bn on foreign debt servicing, says CBNAnambra bans students from using phonePolice confirm death of kidnapped Edo seminarianAdamawa man arrested for raping minorDAILIES TOP STORIES: Fubara in limbo as lawmakers suspend sitting indefinitelyPoliceman “stabs man to death’ in AbujaArmed groups recruited over 400 children into DRC conflict in 2025 — ReportNigeria refutes US claim of targeted killings of ChristiansBREAKING: Court stops Sanusi’s reinstatement as Kano EmirGunmen kidnap farm owner, manager in Ondo, demand N30m ransomUS vice president proposes deporting foreign students “not acting in nation’s best interest”Rivers Assembly adjourns sittings indefinitelyWoman jumps off Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, diesINEC Releases Updated Voters Register, List Of Political Parties For Rivers LG ElectionJudges block Trump’s mass sacking, order workers reinstatementFubara Writes Rivers Assembly Again, Proposes Wednesday For 2025 Budget PresentationCourt Strikes Out Cyberstalking Suit As GTBank Withdraws Charge Against GTB CEO20-year-old woman kills co-wife in JigawaDAILIES TOP STORIES: PDP govs, Obi, NNPP mull alliance to stop Tinubu in 2027Witness testifies “ex-Police Chief Abba Kyari, got N200m with 10 bank accountsKidnapped Edo Catholic priest regains freedom — but seminarian’s fate uncertain
Wed. Mar 19th, 2025 1:58:21 AM
Catholic church criticises police, govt over abducted Seminarian’s death
Catholic church criticises police, govt over abducted Seminarian’s death

  The Catholic Diocese of Auchi has condemned the response of security agencies in tackling kidnappings in Edo State, following the killing of 21-year-old seminarian, Andrew Peter, by his abductors.…

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Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest, seminarian in Edo
Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest, seminarian in Edo

  Gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Father Philip Ekeli, and a seminarian, Peter Andrew, from St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukwa Community, Etsako East Local Government Area of…

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Seven Dead, Six Injured In Edo Communal Clash
Seven Dead, Six Injured In Edo Communal Clash

  Seven persons have been killed and six others injured in a communal clash in Edo State. The Edo State Police Command disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According…

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Edo Gov Poll: INEC Fails to Produce Witnesses, Closes Defence
Edo Gov Poll: INEC Fails to Produce Witnesses, Closes Defence

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has failed to present its witnesses before the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja. At the tribunal’s resumed sitting on Thursday, the electoral…

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Edo suspends Attorney-General, LG commission chair over alleged financial infractions
Edo suspends Attorney-General, LG commission chair over alleged financial infractions

  The Edo State Government has announced the suspension of its Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie, and the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Damian Lawani. The…

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Edo State Enacts Stiffer Penalties for Cultism: Death Penalty for Killers, 21 Years for Sponsors
Edo State Enacts Stiffer Penalties for Cultism: Death Penalty for Killers, 21 Years for Sponsors

  Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has signed the Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Bill, 2025, into law, introducing harsher penalties for cult-related offenses. The new law repeals…

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