FG Pushes for Death Sentence After Nnamdi Kanu’s Terrorism Conviction
Nigeria’s Federal Government has urged a court in Abuja to hand down the death penalty to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), after he was convicted on seven terrorism-related charges. The request was made on Thursday by senior government lawyer Adegboyega Awomolo, moments after Justice James Omotosho delivered the guilty verdict. […]
CAN Condemns Attack on Kwara Church, Calls for Rescue of Abducted Worshippers
Nigeria’s Christian Association has condemned the attack on a church in Eruku, Kwara State, which left several worshippers dead and others abducted during a prayer gathering. The assault targeted the Christ Apostolic Church in the town of Eruku, triggering renewed concerns about rising insecurity in religious communities across the country. In a statement, Archbishop Daniel […]
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Sentenced to Life Imprisonment On Terrorism Charges
After a decade-long trial that has fueled separatist tensions in Nigeria’s southeast, a Federal High Court in Abuja today sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment on terrorism charges. Justice James Omotosho convicted Kanu on all seven counts, including inciting violence through Radio Biafra broadcasts, leading […]
Man Kills Self In Ebonyi
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Joshua Kosoro, 24, has committed suicide in Umuoguduakpu Akpu in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The state’s Police image marker, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident. “It was on Sunday; one Joshua Kosoro from Umuogodo Akpu community, Ohaukwu LGA, who was based in Lagos, came to […]
ESSSS Nabs 31 Suspected Cultists
… Gives Fleeing Others Seven-Day Ultimatum Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting In a strong determination to free the state of cultism and other social vices, the Edo State Special Security Squad (ESSSS), operating under the code name of “Operation Flush Out Kidnapping and Cultism”, has nabbed 31 suspected cultists in coordinated raids across Uromi, Esan […]
Breaking: Tinubu Halts Foreign Trips Over Rising Insecurity
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cancelled his scheduled diplomatic visits to South Africa and Angola following two disturbing security incidents that shook the nation within days; the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and an attack on worshippers in Eruku community, Kwara State. Presidential sources confirmed to Truth Live News on Wednesday that the […]
CISLAC Commends ICPC Conviction Of UNICAL Dean, Urges Tinubu To Sign Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill
Lucky Obukohwo Reporting The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the Nigerian chapter of Transparency International, has lauded the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for securing the conviction of Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, over charges of […]
Enugu Senator, Okey Ezea Dies @62
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The lawmaker representing Enugu North Senatorial District in the 10th Senate Okey Ezea has died. He died at the age of 62. Truth Live News Media reports that the late Senator was elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). His family has formally clarified the […]
Kebbi25: We’ll Continue To Hold You Accountable, US Tells FG
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The United States of America Senator, Jim Risch has said the country (US) will never fail to hold the federal government responsible for failing to protect school children from jihadists and kidnappers. Risch, who is from Idaho and chairs the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to social media […]
Nigeria-Cameroon Boundary Mapping Completed
The National Boundary Commission (NBC) has finished mapping the international border between Nigeria and Cameroon and is set to proceed with the final demarcation process. The Director-General of the NBC, Adamu Adaji, announced that the commission will begin physical demarcation next year, following the completion of mapping activities. Adaji made this known during […]