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The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total revenue of N2.09 trillion for October to the federal government, states and local government councils. The figure represents a decrease of N9 billion or 0.42 percent compared to the N2.10 trillion distributed in September. According to NAN, the allocation was made during FAAC’s November meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. The publication said a communique issued at the end of the meeting by Bawa Mokwa, director of press and public relations at the office of the accountant-general of the federation (OAGF), showed that the N2.09 trillion distributable revenue comprised N1.37…

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of terrorism. The sentencing was delivered on Thursday by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu received a life sentence for counts 1, 4, 5, and 6 of the seven-count charge. The Biafra Radio director also received 20 years’ imprisonment on count 3 and five years on count 7. Delivering judgment, Justice Omotosho held that the prosecution had successfully proved all allegations, noting that Kanu offered no credible defence and “deliberately refused” to challenge the evidence…

A federal high court in Abuja has found Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), guilty on all seven counts of terrorism filed against him by the federal government. Delivering judgment on Thursday, James Omotosho, the presiding judge, held that the prosecution had successfully established every allegation. He noted that Kanu offered no credible defence and “deliberately refused” to challenge the evidence presented in court. Omotosho described the IPOB leader as “a person who cannot be allowed to remain in the company of sane minds”. He added that Kanu’s long-held claim of being a freedom fighter could…

A federal high court in Abuja has convicted Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on the first of seven terrorism charges filed against him. In his judgment on Thursday, presiding judge James Omotosho referenced evidence presented by the prosecution, including video interviews showing Kanu making violent threats against Nigeria and its citizens. The first count accuses Kanu of making a September 2021 broadcast “with intent to intimidate the population,” allegedly threatening that “people would die” and that “the whole world would standstill.” The prosecution described the broadcast as an act of terrorism under Section 1(2)(b) of…

Nigeria’s security apparatus has been placed on its “highest alert” by President Bola Tinubu following a wave of deadly attacks in Kebbi and Kwara states, the minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Idris said Tinubu expressed deep sympathy to families affected by killings, abductions and other violent crimes, stressing that the president had ordered the military, police and intelligence agencies to hunt down and eliminate terrorists, bandits and criminal networks nationwide. The president also directed security forces to ensure the swift rescue of the schoolgirls abducted in Kebbi,…

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has declared that Nigerians are ready to vote out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its defecting governors, insisting that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will lead a new political wave. Speaking at the launch of the ADC National Contact and Mobilisation Office in Plateau State, el-Rufai said the public mood clearly shows that citizens have lost faith in the current leadership. “I know everybody is tired of the APC and PDP. Everybody is looking up to the ADC to save Nigeria,” he said. “Governors are defecting from PDP to APC. By God’s…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Ufoma Immanuel, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Chappal Energies, wanted. In a public notice issued on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said Immanuel is wanted for an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence and forgery. “The public is hereby notified that UFOMA JOSEPH IMMANUEL, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence and forgery,” the statement reads. Immanuel, a 46-year-old indigene of Edo State, was last known to reside at 77…

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has once again been crowned CAF Goalkeeper of the Year (Women) for 2025, marking her third consecutive win of the prestigious award. The 24-year-old received the honour on Wednesday at the 2025 CAF Awards ceremony in Rabat, Morocco, further solidifying her status as one of Africa’s elite shot-stoppers. Nnadozie beat Morocco’s Khadija Er-Rmichi and South Africa’s Andile Dlamini to the award, reaffirming her dominance as Africa’s top goalkeeper. She enjoyed a stellar year for both club and country. At Paris FC, she helped lift the Coupe de France Féminine, while internationally she played a key…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been crowned the Women’s Team of the Year at the 2025 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards ceremony held on Wednesday night in Rabat, Morocco. The nine-time World Cup participants and record 10-time African champions earned the continental honour following their outstanding performance at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), where they lifted the trophy in Morocco. Their dominant run in the tournament boosted their chances and ultimately secured their place at the top of the nominees’ list. The Super Falcons beat strong contenders — Ghana’s Black Queens and Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses — to…

Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, has blasted Kabiru Turaki, the new factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for calling on US President Donald Trump to intervene in Nigeria’s political crisis. Turaki made the appeal on Tuesday after finally gaining access to the PDP national headquarters in Abuja, following a tense standoff between rival factions. Addressing journalists, he claimed Nigeria’s democracy was in danger and urged Trump and the international community to “come and save” the country. He went as far as suggesting that Nigerian Christians were facing “genocide”, insisting foreign intervention was…