January 26, 2026

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Northern Governors Suspend Mining for Six Months, Approve ₦1bn Monthly Regional Security Fund

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Governors and traditional rulers of the 19 Northern states have ordered an immediate six-month suspension of all mining activities, citing links between illegal mining and rising insecurity. They also approved a ₦1bn monthly regional security trust fund to strengthen operations against terrorism, banditry and kidnappings across the North....

19 People Kidnapped in Rivers and Imo as Gunmen Launch Coordinated Night Attacks

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At least 19 people, including five university students, were kidnapped in coordinated attacks across Rivers and Imo States. Gunmen stormed a Rivers State University satellite campus and hijacked an Aba-bound bus in Imo, triggering panic and renewed calls for urgent security reforms as police launch multiple rescue operations....

Osun Shock: FRSC Officer and Daughter Murdered in Ritual Killing Orchestrated by Lover

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An FRSC officer, Lasisi Funmilayo, and her daughter were found brutally murdered in Osun State after being lured from Ogun by her lover, Victor Fajemirokun. Police say the victims were slaughtered in a ritual operation involving herbalists who harvested body parts. The shocking confession has ignited national outrage over rising ritual-related killings....

Court Grants Sowore Bail, Warns Him Against Comments That Could Ignite Outrage Against Tinubu

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Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has secured bail on self-recognition after pleading not guilty to cybercrime charges. The court issued a stern Sowore bail Tinubu warning, ordering him to avoid statements capable of inflaming public sentiment against President Tinubu. The case, rooted in alleged derogatory online remarks, intensifies national debate on censorship and freedom of expression....

Auditor-General Uncovers N61bn and $51m Questionable NNPCL Payments in Explosive New Report

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Nigeria’s Auditor-General has uncovered over N61bn and $51m in financial irregularities linked to the NNPCL, including undocumented payments, unauthorised virements, procurement breaches, abandoned projects, and weak internal controls. The report, transmitted to the National Assembly, demands urgent recovery and sanctions....

Ekweremadu Transfer Splits Igbo Leaders as Nigeria–UK Prisoner Swap Deal Roars Back to Life

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Nigeria’s attempt to secure the transfer of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu from a UK prison has sharply divided Igbo leaders, with debates over fairness, politics and precedent. The move coincides with renewed efforts to revive Nigeria’s long-stalled prisoner swap agreement with the UK, raising legal, diplomatic and humanitarian questions across both nations....

⚖️ WIKE’S LAND WAR: THE 30-HECTARE POWER PLOT BEHIND ABUJA’S LATEST FIRESTORM

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Documents and testimonies obtained by IDNN news reveal that the Abuja land clash between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and naval officers over Plot 1946 may be tied to a deeper pattern of revocations across the capital’s greenbelt zones. Sources allege about 30 hectares originally granted to military cooperatives were re-issued to private and political interests. Wike denies wrongdoing....

⚠️ WIKE–NAVY LAND DISPUTE ABUJA: CHAIN OF COMMAND MEETS THE RULE OF LAW

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An on-site clash over Plot 1946 in Gaduwa turned the Wike Navy land dispute Abuja into a national stress test: viral footage, veterans’ fury, CSO rebukes, and fresh allegations of revoked, reallocated greenbelt allocations to allies. Wike insists no approval exists; the officer cites orders and valid papers. The fallout: law, dignity, and chain of command norms....

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