By Ayomide Otitoju Gunmen have abducted 15 passengers along the Utonkon–Okpoga Road in Benue State, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Monday in the Utonkon axis of Ado Local Government Area, targeting a commercial bus travelling from Utonkon to Okpoga in Okpokwu Local Government Area. The bus, carrying 16 passengers who had…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde held a closed-door meeting with former Military President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.) on Tuesday at his hilltop residence in Minna, Niger State. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Atiku said his visit was focused on strengthening the structures of the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated over 10 million doses of counterfeit malaria drugs and cosmetic products valued at about ₦3 billion from the Trade Fair Market in Lagos. NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr. Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this on Monday during a briefing…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Senate on Monday hailed the Court of Appeal’s decision upholding the suspension of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a strong affirmation of parliamentary autonomy and the doctrine of separation of powers. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel in appeal number CA/ABJ/CV/1107/2025, the appellate court ruled that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s…
By Ayomide Otitoju Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu on Tuesday renewed her call for mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results, as she criticised the deployment of soldiers to a protest at the National Assembly in Abuja. Yesufu spoke at the protest ground where demonstrators gathered under the “Occupy National Assembly” campaign to oppose the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Gunmen have abducted nine worshippers from Saint John’s Catholic Church in Ojije, Utonkon District, Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident was confirmed on Monday by Emmanuel Udah, a former councillor representing Ukwuenyo Ward in the Ado local government legislative council. In a telephone interview with Channels Television, Udah described…
By Ayomide Otitoju Choithrams, one of the UAE’s leading community supermarket brands, has launched the fifth edition of its annual “Double Blessings” Ramadan campaign, reinforcing its collaboration with Dubai Cares and the UAE Food Bank, both operating under the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI). The campaign, which has become a recognised feature…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has strongly condemned the ongoing wave of killings and abductions plaguing the country, describing the situation as a national tragedy and a profound assault on human life and dignity. In a statement, the CSN decried the repeated cycles of mass violence that have devastated communities, leaving…
Former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are calling for their upcoming congressional testimony on ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to be held publicly, warning that closed-door proceedings could be politicized by Republicans. The couple had been ordered to give private depositions before the House Oversight Committee, which…
