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Major Joe Ajayi (rtd), who was kidnapped from his residence in Odo-Ape in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State recently, reportedly died in the den of his abductors, despite the payment of N10 million ransom for his freedom.The 76-year-old retired major from the Nigerian army was reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from his residence around 11.30pm by armed men after sporadic shooting. It was learnt that barely 24 hours after his abduction, the gunmen put a call to his family, demanding the sum of N50m ransom for his release, which the family declined for want of funds.SPONSOR…

As part of moves to address the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party’s Special Reconciliation Committee chaired by a former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Monday met with the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, in Ibadan.Saraki was in company of a former governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo. The former Kwara governor disclosed this in a post on his social media pages.SPONSOR AD He said the meeting was part of the committee’s ongoing efforts on the party’s crisis.Following the meeting, Saraki expressed hope that leaders will forge ahead to secure a common position on the…

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has said that the reconstruction of roads and bridges connecting Raba and other communities with Mokwa town would be reconstructed at the cost of N7 billion.He said the contract has already been awarded. Bago made this known when he visited the victims of the devastating flood that swept through Mokwa town which claimed several lives and left many displaced.SPONSOR AD Bago also announced a donation of N1bn to the victims pending when resettlement begins properly.He also revealed that the state government will provide 10 trucks each of rice, beans, maize, millet and sorghum to…

A few hours after a naval officer was reportedly stabbed by a hoodlum in the Kawo area of Kaduna State, security forces launched a massive joint raid that led to the arrest of 27 suspected criminals and the seizure of weapons and hard drugs.The operation, which took place on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at about 8.30pm, was carried out by a combined team of the Kaduna State Police Command, military personnel, the Department of State Services (DSS), Kaduna State Geographic Information Service (KADGIS) and local vigilantes. The raid targeted known criminal enclaves in Kawo and surrounding neighbourhoods, flushing out suspects…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has faulted the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over threats to seal embassies and other properties in Abuja over unpaid ground rent, describing the move as illegal and diplomatically dangerous.Falana, speaking on Channels Television today, during an interview, said that any attempt to close embassies violates the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which guarantees the inviolability of diplomatic premises. “As far as the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations is concerned, the premises of any embassy in Abuja are inviolable,” he said. “By virtue of Article 22 of that convention, the premises of an embassy,…

The Centre for Girls Education Zaria has appealed for a harmonized data of out-of-school children and described the worsening figure of out of school children in northern Nigeria as politically exaggerated.Hajiya Habiba Mohammed, Director of the centre disclosed this in an interview with newsman in Zaria. Recall that the United Nations Children’s Fund estimates that 18.3 million children in Nigeria are out of school.SPONSOR AD The director said the data are mostly not realistic as it keeps fluctuating; and most of the figures vary; stressing that there is no authentic data base on practical assessment.“We have issues with data when…

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has criticised several policies of the Tinubu-led administration, noting that while some of the reforms are necessary, their implementation has been poorly executed.Speaking during an interview on Arise TV’s Morning Show, Obi reiterated that he, too, would have removed the fuel subsidy, but insisted he would have done so differently. “I have consistently maintained that I would have removed the fuel subsidy. It is in my manifesto. But I would have done it in an organised manner,” he said.SPONSOR AD Obi said the issue was not the removal itself—which he supports—but the…

Poor response to emergency cases and medical negligence have continued to bedevil the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja, investigations have shown.Findings reveal that while the hospital has recorded achievements in infrastructural expansion and adoption of new medical procedures, it has however faced persistent cases of patients and their caregivers lamenting medical negligence and slow response to people in need of emergency services. Some residents have lamented being turned away at the emergency unit of the hospital when their relatives were in dire need of care to save their lives.SPONSOR AD They alleged that the delay or no response at all…

The gale of defections from opposition parties in the National Assembly has increased the membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to 68 in the Senate and about 207 in the House of Representatives, barely two years into the life of the 10th National Assembly.With Senator Neda Imasuen of the Labour Party, representing Edo South, set to formally defect to the APC on Thursday, June 12, the party’s Senate strength is expected to rise from the current 68 to 69 once the defection is officially announced. The number may also rise to 70 if Senator Ahmed Wadada Aliyu, who…

Despite federal warnings and the growing threat of deadly floods across the country, many residents in high-risk communities are refusing to evacuate, citing lack of alternatives and broken promises by authorities. Instead, they are calling on the government to deliver on its commitments and provide meaningful support before disaster strikes. This comes in the wake of a devastating flood in Mokwa, Niger State, where over 200 lives were lost and hundreds more declared missing. The federal government has since raised alarm over imminent flood risks in 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof.…