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  The  Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Department of Land Administration has revoked 1,095 property titles in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) due to non-payment of ground rent, incomplete land-use conversion, and outstanding Certificate of Occupancy fees. The decision was contained in a statement signed over the weekend by the management of the FCTA Department of Land Administration, announcing strict enforcement against defaulting plot holders. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, was said to have approved enforcement action after a 14-day grace period expired on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Out of the 1,095 defaulters, 835 were listed as ground rent defaulters, while 260 were listed as land use contravention payment defaulters. The list also included file numbers, plot numbers, CADZONE, districts, rent owed, and revocation dates for the listed properties. The properties listed in the statement included those belonging to federal and s...

  Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday, November 30, paid a visit to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at the Sokoto Correctional Centre. Kanu’s special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, and Prince Emmanuel Kanu disclosed the development in separate posts on their Facebook pages. Ejimakor, in his post, thanked the governor  “for fulfilling the promise you made to me to visit your brother, MAZI NNAMDI KANU. You’re a man of your words and gutsy to boot. “May God bless you. And may your august visit to Sokoto today be the first step to ending this undeserved ordeal, sooner than later.” On his part, Emmanuel Kanu wrote,  “Governor Alex Otti and the people of Sokoto have made a unified statement by visiting Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.” Recall that upon Kanu’s sentencing to life imprisonment, Governor Otti had said plans were in motion to secure the release of the IPOB leader from prison. Otti said he had already activated a strategy ...

  Gunmen have attacked a church in Kogi State, kidnapping a pastor and his wife. The attack on the newly established Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area, occurred during Sunday service. ‎‎The community was said to have been thrown into chaos after armed bandits launched an attack during the church service. ‎‎According to a local, the attack forced worshippers to run for safety as gunshots echoed through the area. The pastor of the church, popularly known as Orlando, was taken away along with his wife and several other members. ‎‎Residents described the incident as terrifying, saying the bandits stormed the community unexpectedly and left many people in shock. The exact number of those abducted is yet to be confirmed. Meanwhile, the Kogi State Government on Sunday said it has intensified surveillance and, manhunt against the bandits that attacked the church. It is yet to be ascertained the exact number of members of the church that were whisked aw...

Arise TV host, Oseni Rufai has revealed new insights into the monthly earnings of Nigerian ambassadors. His explanation came after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent another batch of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening. This list followed an earlier submission of three nominees and included names such as former INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu, Reno Omokri, and former Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. Rufai, in a tweet, explained that the salaries of ambassadors fall under the Consolidated Diplomatic, Consular and Foreign Service Cadre Salary Structure used in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassadors are placed at the top grade level, usually GL 17, and receive different allowances when posted abroad. He said that the basic pay is not high when compared with what diplomats earn in some other countries, but the allowances make up a large part of the complete package. Pay can also differ based on the country an ambassador is sent to, their experience, and changes in...

  The Delta State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled an alleged torture apartment operated under the guise of Hustlers Kingdom (HK), where seven young boys were reportedly held against their will and subjected to severe physical abuse in the name of “learning yahoo yahoo,” otherwise known as internet fraud. The Command’s spokesperson, Superintendent of Police, SP Bright Edafe, who made this known in a video posted on his Facebook page, said the Police swung into action after receiving a complaint from one of the victims, a 28-year-old identified as Chukwuike, who escaped by jumping out of a window to seek help. According to the victim, he had been held in the apartment for “two months and one day.” He alleged that the operators of the apartment routinely flogged the boys with cane and denied them food. He said:  “We don’t eat. Sometimes, we eat once in a day and then stay four days again without food. We don’t have access to our phones. Anytime we tell the c...

  The  Anambra State Police Command on Saturday, November 29, confirmed the recovery of two female bodies believed to be among three Cameroonian women allegedly kidnapped in the state. The  bodies were discovered in the Omambala River, Anambra West Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, stated that the discovery followed intensive search operations conducted on Friday evening, 28th November 2025, by operatives from the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, in collaboration with professional river divers and local volunteers. “The  recovered bodies have been positively identified by the family as Mrs Bognou Alice and her niece, Miss Sandra,” SP Tochukwu said, adding ,“Both bodies have been deposited in a mortuary for further forensic examination and investigative procedures.” The police had earlier arrested two suspects, Nonso Augustine Akpeh, 37, and Kingsley Akpeh, 44, who are cooperating with investigators. A  third suspect, Uc...

  South African police have arrested four Russia-bound men at Johannesburg’s airport suspected of having signed up to fight for the Russian army, the force said on Saturday. The announcement comes in the wake of revelations that police were investigating a daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma over claims she was involved in recruiting men to join Russian mercenaries in the Ukraine war. The four, arrested at OR Tambo airport on Thursday and Friday following a tip-off, were to be brought before a court near Johannesburg on Monday. Police suspect them of having breached South Africa’s law against citizens fighting for a foreign country’s army without the government’s authorisation. “A preliminary investigation revealed that a South African female had allegedly been facilitating the travel and recruitment of these individuals into the Russian Federation military,” said a statement from the elite HAWKS police unit, which is in charge of the investigation. Police last week said they were ...

  Nigeria’s President,  Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after he sent the first batch of three names. Bayo  Onanuga, media aide to President Tinubu made this known in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement, President Tinubu, in two separate letters to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio asked the Senate to consider and confirm expeditiously 15 nominees as career ambassadors and 17 nominees as non-career ambassadors. Onanuga  stated that there are four women on the career ambassadors’ list and six women on the non-career ambassadors’ list. The statement reads; “Among the non-career ambassador designates are Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu from Abia, a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri (Delta), former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmud Yakubu, former Ekiti first lady, Erelu Angela Adebayo, and former Enugu governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. “Others...

Big Brother Naija season 4 winner, Mercy Eke has revealed why she remains single. She said, “What I want in a man, I have not seen.” She added that it’s not as if there are no suitors as there are plenty, and that she could get married any time if she wanted to. Speaking on a recent podcast, the BBNaija season 4 winner reiterated that she doesn’t mind having children out of wedlock. She explained that if she became pregnant before marriage, she would keep the baby even though it isn’t something she is actively seeking. She expressed confidence that pregnancy out of wedlock wouldn’t affect her, arguing that the stigma against single mothers only applies to women who are not financially secure. She said, “I won’t go the extra mile to get pregnant out of wedlock. But if it just happens, I would leave it and I would have my baby.” She also shared her desire for three children-two girls and one boy, or three girls because she loves female children. “Even if I don’t get married, I w...

Rt. Rev. Ikechukwu Egbuonu, the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Oji River in Enugu State, has outlined the concerns raised by Nnamdi Kanu during his visit to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader at the Sokoto Correctional Facility. Speaking to the newsmen, Bishop Egbuonu said the IPOB leader complained of his heart condition. He also said that Kano expressed fear about his ability to pursue his appeal looking at the distance from Abuja to Sokoto. Apart from these concerns, he said that the Abia-born agitator was very composed in the prison. Kanu, according to the Bishop, said he is supposed to be in Abuja to reconcile his record with the High Court before they proceed with filing the appeal and he has only a 90-day window to pursue this case. “So he was not quite happy that no signal had been given to Sokoto to bring him to Abuja to do that and return back. “I also heard when he was requesting to talk to his lawyer over an issue that the lawyer was raising, about a misun...

  The Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP) has dismissed rumours circulating about the death of renowned Yoruba actor and cultural figure, Olalere OsunPaimo. In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the group’s National Public Relations Officer, Adejonwo Oluwafemi, ANTP affirmed that the actor widely known as Baba Eda Onile Ola is alive and in good health. The statement read, “We would like to inform the public that reports circulating on Facebook about the passing of Chief Olalere OsunPaimo (MFR) are false. “We have confirmed with Baba Eda Onile Ola’s wife that he is alive and in good health. “Please disregard these false reports and be aware that they are being spread by unscrupulous individuals. ANTP urged the public to verify information before sharing unconfirmed reports, warning against the spread of misinformation. “We urge everyone to verify information before sharing to avoid spreading misinformation,” the statement stated.

  Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s famous Blue Mosque early on Saturday on the third day of his trip to Turkey. It was the first time the American Pope, elected in May as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, visited a Muslim place of worship since taking over from his late predecessor, Pope Francis. The Blue Mosque is one of Istanbul’s main tourist attractions, with six minarets and a roof of cascading domes, its interior lined with vibrant blue Iznik tiles. With such a highly symbolic gesture, Leo follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI, who visited the site in 2006, and Francis who did the same in 2014. Like all visitors, the Pope removed his shoes to enter the mosque, walking onto the burnt orange carpet in white socks — not a mandatory part of the papal uniform but in this case a likely nod to Leo’s favourite baseball team, the Chicago White Sox. He spent about 15 minutes inside, with Muslim dignitaries showing him around, as overhead a stray crow circled under the...

  The  Imo State Police Command has invited the CEO of TMT Travels & Tours Ltd, Ifeanyi Onukwubiri, for questioning following “allegations of visa fraud and obtaining money under false pretence” levelled against him by several complainants. The  statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Okoye Henry, said the invitation followed a directive by the state Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, who ordered an investigation into the allegations. He noted that at least nine Nigerian passports have been recovered from the company. “The  Command appeals to the public to remain calm, assuring that efforts are ongoing to recover funds paid for visa services as well as any additional documents belonging to affected persons. Citizens are also cautioned to exercise due diligence when engaging in visa or travel schemes. Further details of the investigation will be communicated in due course. “CP Aboki Danjuma reassures Imolites of th...

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted Damian Okoligwe, a 400-level Petrochemical Engineering student at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), and sentenced him to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a 300-level Biochemistry student at the same university. Okoligwe, now 26, was found guilty of killing Justina in October 2023 at his residence. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Chiwen Nsirim Nwosu held that the prosecution, led by Charles Obediah-Mbaba, proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and established that Okoligwe committed the crime. The court further ruled that Justina’s death resulted directly from his actions. Okoligwe was arrested in 2023 after neighbours raised the alarm over his attempt to dispose of Justina’s body, which he allegedly killed for money ritual purposes. A neighbour had earlier reported a foul odour emanating from his room to the Ozuoba Police Division. Responding officers forced the door open and dis...

Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy has unexpectedly cancelled a major stop on his No Sign of Weakness U.S. tour, originally slated for November 28, 2025, at The Armory in Minneapolis. The last-minute cancellation was confirmed on the Ticketmaster website on Thursday, just one day before the concert. Similarly, another concert scheduled for Chicago on December 1, 2025, has also been cancelled. While tour organisers have not provided a specific reason for the cancellation, the decision comes in the wake of public criticism directed at the Grammy award-winning artiste. The backlash stems from a recent viral incident at his concerts in Colorado, where he ejected a couple in the front row for sleeping during his performance. The lovers were seen leaving the auditorium to a mix of boos and cheers from the crowd. The incident sparked widespread discussion, which intensified after an Instagram live session where Burna Boy stated he only wants supporters who bu...

  The  Trump’s administration announced on Thursday, November 27, 2025 that it will review the immigration status of all permanent residents, or “Green Card” holders, from Afghanistan and 18 other countries following the attack on National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. U.S. officials identified the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting as a 29-year-old Afghan national who previously worked alongside American forces in Afghanistan. The individual was granted asylum earlier this year, not permanent residency, according to AfghanEvac, an organisation that assists Afghans resettled in the United States after the Taliban takeover in 2021. “I have directed a full-scale, rigorous re-examination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern,” said Joseph Edlow, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), on X. The  review follows a June executive order from President Trump classifying 19 countries as “of Identified Concern.” The order banned en...

  The  Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ruling that it lacked merit and had become academic following his conviction on Thursday, November 20, 2025 for terrorism offenses by a Federal High Court. In a judgment on Friday, a three-member panel of the appellate court found that Kanu’s claim that his fundamental rights to human dignity, right to quality health care and religion were being breached by his continued detention in the facility of the Department of State Services (DSS), was no longer feasible since his conviction, life imprisonment sentence and remand in prison custody. Justice Boloukuromo Moses Ugo, in the lead judgment, held that the substance of the case has become academic because, since Kanu’s lawyer (Maxwell Opara) confirmed at the commencement of proceedings on Friday, that his client was being held in Sokoto prison, the court could no longer order him to be moved to Kuje prison t...

The Niger State Police Command has rescued a 2-year-old girl who was stolen and sold to three different buyers, including a pastor in Abuja, for a total of ₦6.6 million. The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, November 27, 2025 said the victim identified as Rahamat Mohammed, was stolen from Sabon-Wuse in Tafa Local Government Area of the state by a suspected human trafficker, Victoria Ebunoha Chukwumezie.    According to the PPRO, Chukwumezie, who was earlier arrested with three stolen children, sold Rahamat to one Rosemary of Nyanya, Abuja.   Rosemary on her part, sold the child to one Pastor Vincent Emmanuel in Abuja for ₦2.8 million.   Pastor Emmanuel sold the girl to a London-based woman, Anthonia Nwabufor, for ₦3.8 million.  Wasiu explained that further investigation revealed that Nwabufor was making arrangement for the girl to join her in London.    “In continuation of the Police investiga...