Author: Damilola Olufemi

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The United Kingdom (UK) Government has rejected the request of the Nigeria Federal Government to transfer former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, to serve the remainder of his prison term in Nigeria. Presently, Ekweremadu, who was convicted in 2023 and sentenced to nine years and eight months for conspiring to exploit a young man’s kidney, is serving a prison sentence in the UK for organ trafficking. The plot involved bringing a 21-year-old street vendor from Lagos to Britain with the intention of procuring a kidney for his daughter, Sonia. He was handed a sentence of nine years and eight months.…

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A member of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, Kwara State, has shared harrowing details of his time in captivity after he and dozens of others were abducted during an evening service on November 18. President Bola Tinubu announced on Sunday that all 38 abducted congregants had been rescued. Speaking with TVC, the survivor said the gunmen stormed the church not long after the service began. “It was a sudden act, a terrifying act. Because that evening, after 30 minutes of the programme, we just heard gunshots,” he recalled. He explained that he initially did not recognise the sound for what…

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Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of the recent wave of school kidnappings, urging authorities to move beyond issuing statements and take “visible, coordinated, decisive, and proactive action” to stop the attacks. Amaechi made the remarks in a late-night post on X, referencing last week’s assault on St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger State, where gunmen abducted students and staff. The incident occurred just days after terrorists invaded Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, kidnapping 25 students and killing Vice-Principal Hassan Makuku. Expressing worry over the growing attacks on schools, Amaechi…

The Federal Government has scheduled fresh meetings with the Yayale Ahmed Renegotiation Committee for Monday, November 24, and Tuesday, November 25, 2025, in an effort to prevent a nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) National Executive Council is expected to meet afterward, where members will decide whether the union will proceed with industrial action. A senior NEC member, who spoke anonymously, accused the government of stalling. “They have convened a meeting for Monday and Tuesday. I believe it’s delay tactics. They are trying to delay us from taking action. After…