Author: Aminu Imam

Abducted wife, daughter of murdered Kaduna Anglican priest regain freedom 

Aminu Imam
Kaduna cleric's family

The abducted wife and daughter of slain Kaduna Anglican priest, Venerable Edwin Achi, have reportedly regained their freedom after spending more than two months in captivity. The priest, his wife, Sarah Achi, and daughter were abducted October 28, 2025 from their residence in the Nissi community, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. The abductors demanded a ransom of N600 million and later reduced it to N200. They also threatened to kill the victims if their family failed to pay the ransom. The kidnappers posted photos of the priest and…

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Edo: Kidnappers threaten to kill 8 victims over ₦40m ransom

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Edo kidnappers

Gunmen have reportedly threatened to kill some of the eight indigenes of Imoga, Edo State, who were kidnapped at the Star Boy Hotel, located on Ibillo Road on January 9. The Coordinator, ‘Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People’, Bode Ekundayo, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, noted that the kidnappers made the threat to show the community and families of the victims that they “meant business”. He said the kidnappers started by demanding ₦100m as ransom, later reduced it to ₦80m, and then down to ₦40m,…

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2027: How Kwankwaso’s grip is quietly loosening in Kano according to Tinubu’s playbook 

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Tinubu on Kwankwaso’s grip

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has subtly reworked his Kano political strategy, opting not to accommodate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso  but to steadily erode his influence. According to a published report yesterday, sources revealed that the Presidency dropped earlier overtures to the Kwankwasiyya leader after concluding Kano could be won without meeting his “excessive” demands. Instead, strategists advised Tinubu to weaken Kwankwaso’s structure by engaging directly with key power blocs and former allies now back in the APC. The shift was driven by electoral calculations. In the 2023 governorship poll, the NNPP…

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60yrs After Sardauna: Northern leaders, groups decry governance decline

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Northern leaders, groups decry

…Plans April convention to tackle insecurity, shape future Northern leaders and civic groups have raised alarm over what they describe as a steady decline in leadership quality, governance standards and social cohesion in Northern Nigeria, 60 years after the assassination of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. The concerns were jointly expressed on Thursday in Kaduna by a coalition of Northern organisations, including the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Arewa House and several others, alongside a similar announcement on Friday in…

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UN sounds alarm on hunger, warns of famine in Northern Nigeria

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UN sounds alarm

Around 55 million people in violence-wracked West and Central Africa face acute food insecurity this year, and some are on the verge of famine in northern Nigeria, the United Nations (UN) said, yesterday. Violence across the region has triggered a hunger crisis that is being exacerbated by aid cuts, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) stated. According to the WFP, it had had to slash its food assistance in the area as funding dries up. In West and Central Africa, “a staggering 55 million people will be facing acute food…

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Kaduna: ‘Mega poultry project to create 350,000 jobs’ – Gov. Uba Sani

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Kaduna mega poultry project

Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has said the proposed $200 million ‘Mega Poultry Project’ in the state will create over 350,000 direct and indirect jobs, positioning agriculture as a major driver of employment and economic growth. The Governor disclosed this on Thursday, during a meeting with the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, as both parties moved to align federal and state efforts ahead of the project’s ground-breaking. Governor Sani said the project is expected to generate more than $450 million annually, while strengthening food security and opening up…

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Amazon gets 7yr permit in Nigeria, ending Starlink’s LEO monopoly

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Amazon gets 7yr permit

Nigeria’s satellite broadband market is set for tougher competition, after the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), granted Amazon’s ‘Project Kuiper’ a 7-year landing permit, allowing the company to begin satellite internet operations in the country from 2026. The approval, dated February 28, 2026, authorises Kuiper to operate its low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites over Nigeria as part of a global constellation of up to 3,236 satellites.  The NCC said the move aligns with global best practices and reflects Nigeria’s openness to next-generation broadband providers. Kuiper’s entry effectively ends Starlink’s uncontested lead in…

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Sokoto: Bandits kill 7 persons, abduct others

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Sokoto bandits kill

…As IED explosion injures 5 in Zamfara At least seven people were reported killed and three others abducted in a bandit attack on a border community in Sokoto State, while a separate suspected improvised explosive device (IED) explosion left five persons seriously injured in neighbouring Zamfara State on Thursday. In Sokoto, according to a report by a security intelligence expert, Zagazola Makama, bandits stormed Kyara village in Sabon-Birni local government area in the early hours of the day, killing seven residents and kidnapping three others.  The village, located near the…

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Alleged ₦1.3bn Fraud: Sule Lamiɗo’s son loses S’Court appeal challenging undeclared $40,000 forfeiture

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Sule Lamido’s son loses

…To resume trial The Supreme Court yesterday delivered two far-reaching judgments involving former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamiɗo, and his family, dismissing an appeal by his son, Aminu, over undeclared foreign currency while also ordering Lamiɗo, his two sons and others to resume trial over an alleged ₦1.35 billion fraud. In the first decision, the apex court dismissed Aminu Lamiɗo’s appeal challenging the forfeiture of $40,000 he failed to declare at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport while travelling to Egypt.  A 5-member panel of the court, led by Justice…

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Edo: Kidnappers release abducted medical doctor after ₦50m ransom 

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Edo kidnappers release

An abducted medical doctor, Dr. Ibrahim Tahir, has regained his freedom after his family paid ₦50million ransom to his abductors. The victim was kidnapped alongside his younger brother on January 2 at their residence along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, Edo State, while opening the gate to their compound.  Unfortunately, the younger brother’s dead body was found by Orley River, Down City Pride road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, on January 5, as he was said to have been killed by his abductors. The father of the victim said that the…

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