Author: Aminu Imam

Terrorism: Nnamdi Kanu jailed for life, as court brands him ‘intn’l terrorist’

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Nnamdi Kanu jailed for life

…Security tightens at home; lawyers launch appeal A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after declaring him an international terrorist, and convicting him on all seven terrorism-related charges, including making inciting broadcasts against foreign missions in Nigeria. Delivering judgment yesterday, Justice James Omotosho criticised Kanu as arrogant, unremorseful and undeterred despite violence linked to his movement in the South-East region.  The judge recalled incidents in which Kanu allegedly slapped his own counsel and…

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Kebbi Abduction: Tinubu deploys Matawalle, as search intensifies for abducted schoolgirls

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Tinubu restates commitment

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to immediately relocate to Kebbi State following the abduction of students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga. According to a State House statement issued yesterday and signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Minister was expected to remain in the state to oversee and coordinate on-going security operations aimed at rescuing the abducted schoolgirls. Recall that at least 24 students were seized by gunmen during an early-morning attack on the…

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Women should eschew rivalry, promote collaboration

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By Fauziyya Muhammad Bashir I want to address an issue that is often whispered about, yet deeply affects the growth, confidence, and collective success of women in the professional world. We frequently and rightly discuss the systemic challenges women face—the external biases, the unequal pay, and the male-dominated structures. But sometimes, the most profound obstacles come from an unexpected place: from within our own ranks.In too many workplaces, the reality is one of rivalry, not collaboration. Instead of finding support, women are met with silence. Instead of receiving encouragement, they…

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Kebbi schoolgirls’ abduction: “We’ll ensure safe return of your children” – Tinubu to parents

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Tinubu to parents

President Bola Tinubu has assured that he would do everything to ensure the return of the secondary schoolgirls abducted by bandits in Kebbi State. Tinubu gave this assurance through his Vice, Kashim Shettima yesterday during his visit to the state. Recall that Shettima visited Kebbi to commiserate with the government and people of the state a few days after the abduction of the students. The Vice-President, who was accompanied by the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, described the incident as unfortunate. According to him,…

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Tinubu postpones trips to G-20, AU Summits

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Tinubu postpones trip

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, as he awaited further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the attack on Christ Apostolic Church worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. In a statement issued by his Chief spokesman,  Bayo Onanuga said the President’s decision to delay the trips was in response to the request by the governor of Kwara State, who pleaded for more security men to go after bandits that invaded CAC church in Eruku in Ekiti  local government area,…

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Police seal PDP national secretariat with barbed-wire, as leadership war deepens 

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Police seal PDP national secretariat2

The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have effected a comprehensive seal-off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, using barbed-wire and the Legacy House in the high-brow Maitama district of the FCT. The Police also blocked all the access points to the party secretariat and the Legacy House with patrol vehicles yesterday. All the consequential places where the factional leaderships could seize for their meetings were blocked by police operatives. This followed the violent confrontation between two factions of the party on…

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“You’re a threat to national security” – Wike attacks Turaki over ‘invitation’ to Trump

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Wike attacks Turaki

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Nyesom Wike, has condemned the call by factional Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Kabiru  Turaki, urging US President Donald Trump and other Western nations to intervene in Nigeria’s political affairs. Wike, who spoke yesterday when the Board of the South-South Development Commission led by its chairman, Chibudom Nwuche, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja, described Turaki’s remarks as reckless, inflammatory, and a direct threat to national security. Recall that Turaki, on Tuesday, alleged that Nigeria’s democracy was under siege following the clash…

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Court jails ISWAP leader 20 years for terrorist attacks

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Court jails ISWAP leader

Justice Emeka Nwite, of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday sentenced an ISWAP leader, Hussaini Isma’ila, to 20 years in prison for carrying out terrorist attacks in Kano State. The court said Isma’ila, also known as Mai Tangaran, was guilty after he changed his plea from “not guilty” to “guilty’’. According to the DSS, Isma’ila helped plan and coordinate several attacks in 2012. These attacks targeted the Police Headquarters in Bompai, the Mobile Police Base on Kabuga Road, and Police stations at Pharm Centre and Unguwa-Uku in Kano. Many…

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“No society without crime”: Akpabio reacts to killing of General, kidnap of Kebbi schoolgirls

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Akpabio reacts

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday reacted to the current spate of killings in Nigeria, stating that no nation in the world, including the United States, is free of crime. Akpabio stated this while presiding over plenary during a heated debate on the killing of Brigadier-General Uba Musa in Borno State, as well as the abduction of 25 schoolgirls and the killing of a vice principal in Kebbi State. The incidents were recorded within 24 hours. It was gathered that during plenary, senators try to air their views on the…

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New documents reveal Biafra lobby’s role in shaping Trump’s Nigeria policy

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Trump’s Nigeria policy2

Newly released U.S. Department of Justice filings show that pro-Biafra advocacy groups played a significant role in pushing U.S. President Donald Trump to label Nigeria a ‘Country of Particular Concern’. According to the documents, organisations linked to the “United States of Biafra” — including the Biafra Republic Government in Exile — lobbied U.S. conservatives by framing Biafra’s cause as a defence of Christians and a counterweight to China’s influence in Africa. The groups, registered under FARA, targeted Trump-aligned policymakers. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz amplified these claims in a video on…

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