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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Five monarchs affected by Oba Rashidi Ladoja's emergence as Olubadan of Ibadanland will be promoted tomorrow (Friday). The promotion exercise, which is expected to draw dignitaries from different walks of life, will take place at the Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan from 10:00 a.m. According to a statement by the Olubadan's media aide, Mr. Adeola Oloko, today, the promotion exercise will affect only the 21 chiefs on the Otun Olubadan line, which produced the 44th Olubadan. "The first set of people to be promoted are the most senior, like the Osi Olubadan,Oba Eddy Oyewole, who will…

By Steven Atokolo The American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) has strongly condemned what it calls a “continuing judicial travesty” in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), being overseen by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a statement issued on Thursday, signed by its President, Chief (Dr.) Sylvester Onyia, AVID expressed “grave concern and total condemnation” over what it sees as the erosion of constitutional and judicial standards in Kanu’s case. The group claimed the trial lacked legal foundation and violated both domestic and international principles of fair…

*Aid Not Coming Through Govt *Testimonies Of Nigerian Catholic Priests Vital, Congressmen Said *'For Over 10 Years, Islamic Terror Groups Have Carried Out Mass Murder, Rape, Abductions Targeting Christians And Non-Fulani Muslims' *It's All Unfounded, Unsubstantiated --Bwala By Gabriel Idibia, Kaduna, and other reports Aside US President Donald Trump's Nigeria terrorists' invasion plan, American lawmakers have triggered legislative actions for sanctions against several Nigerian groups, including Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, and armed killer Fulani militias for alleged complicity in religious killings and persecution in the leading West African country. Also, Congress has…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is bubbling as editors of print, online, news agency and broadcast organisations, under the umbrella of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), arrive from across the country for their annual conference holding on November 12 and 13, 2025. No fewer than 500 members of the NGE, government officials, members of the business community and diplomatic corps as well as people from all walks of life are expected at the two-day conference holding at the Presidential Villa Banquet Hall, Abuja and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Conference Centre, Jahi, Abuja respectively. NGE President, Eze Anaba…

*Judge Gives IPOB Leader 'Last Chance' 7 Nov To Enter Defence Or Case Forecloses Activist and muck raking newspaper publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has made a huge allegation that there is a plot by unnamed officials in the President Bola Tinubu administration and the judiciary to sentence detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who is undergoing terrorism trial, to death or life imprisonment. The allegation, published prominently in Sahara Reporters of today, Wednesday, 5 November, 2025, came on a day that Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court,Abuja, who is presiding over the IPOB leader's trial,…

*Their Appointments Do Not Reflect Federal Character, They Say *'Take Trump's CPC Designation As Hint To Urgently Terminate Killings' *Free Nnamdi Kanu By Fiat, They Urge By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna National Caucus of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders' Forum (SMBLF) rose from a meeting of "urgent national importance" and called on President Bola Tinubu to remove National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, as part of his administration's continuation of reform of the nation's security architecture. The reforms have already led to the removal and replacement…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Fire Service said it has carried out fire safety consciousness sensitisation in over 5,000 residential premises on the 17 council areas of the state within a year. State Chief Fire Officer, Mr Okwudiri Ohaa, made the statement in Enugu, saying that the massive compound-to-compound fire safety sensitisation was in line with Governor Peter Mbah’s proactive fire safety directive. Ohaa said that the service’s Fire Prevention Unit had been on the proactive fire safety consciousness sensitisation daily. He said that through the daily sensitisation, the service had been able to get the fire safety message…

*Judge Warns Of Consequences There was drama at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, as leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for the fourth consecutive time, refused to enter his defence of terrorism charge against him, stoutly insisting that the charge is not valid under Nigeria's statute books. His stance forced Justice James Omotosho to warn him that the court may foreclose his defence if he fails to open the defence by tomorrow, Wednesday, 5 November. The judge said the court could be forced to enter judgment. Omotosho issued the warning after Kanu once again…

More drama keeps unfolding by the day since President Donald Trump slammed Nigeria with the tag of Country of Particular Concern (CPC) --meant for nations with severe violations of religious freedom --and threatened US military action to rout terrorists killing Christians in the country. In the latest drama, one of two Congressmen that Trump instructed to investigate the matter further and report back to him, Rep Riley Moore, has accused former Kano State governor, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, of playing a complicit role in the alleged death of Christians. His statement followed Kwankwaso's reaction to Trump's threat. Kwankwaso was governor…

Apparently not done with re-designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), which is an official US designation for nations accused of severe violations of religious freedom, the US establishment is processing further action --this time legislative --to sanction specific individuals it accuses of allegedly playing a role in persecution of Nigerian Christians and/or hindering the country's constitutional secularity. Posting on his Truth Social, weekend, President Donald Trump had condemned what he described as widespread attacks on Christians in Nigeria and directed key Congressional leaders such as Congressman Riley Moore and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole—to investigate urgently.…