Troops in Borno State successfully thwarted a Boko Haram attack on March 12, 2025, rescuing seven kidnapped travelers. The convoy, returning from Biu, engaged the terrorists in a gun battle, killing several insurgents and recovering weapons and motorcycles. Governor Zulum was not present in the convoy …
IPOB Demands Return Of Seized Goods From Onitsha Drug Market
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to return goods confiscated from traders at the Ogbo Ogwu Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. In a statement issued by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, the group condemned …
31-Year-Old Man Slumps And Dies Inside Sex Worker’s Room In FCT Community
A 31-year-old man identified as Ajayi Nicholas, slumped and died inside a sex worker’s room at New Kutunku community in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. A resident of New Kutunku, Josiah Gabriel, told Daily Trust that the incident happened on Saturday, March 8, 2025 around 5pm when the deceased allegedly checked into a hotel …
Ifeluv Accuses Oluwadolarz Of Deception And Infidelity, Confirms Breakup
Popular influencer Ifeoluwa Adegoke, widely recognized as Ifeluv, has publicly announced her separation from comedian and skit maker Oluwadolarz, accusing him of infidelity, dishonesty, and financial instability. Taking to Instagram, Ifeluv disclosed that she initially ended their relationship due to his alleged unfaithfulness. “I left him the first time because of his cheating. He spent …
Pro-Wike Lawmakers Block Fubara from Presenting 2025 Budget
There seems to be no end in sight in the political crisis rocking Rivers State as the state House of Assembly, on Wednesday, denied Governor Siminalayi Fubara access to the Assembly Quarters to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill before the state Assembly. Daily Independent gathered that the governor, after arriving the quarters used for sitting along …
Nigeria Moves to End Lagdo Dam Flooding With Dasin Hausa Dam Revival
The Federal Government, through the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), has intensified efforts to construct the long-overdue Dasin Hausa Dam, aimed at mitigating devastating floods caused by the release of water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam. Originally conceived in the 1980s, the project has remained stalled for over 40 years, leaving communities in Taraba, Adamawa, Benue, …
Court Fixes New Date For Nnamdi Kanu’s Trail
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja has scheduled the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to begin on March 21, 2025. The case was reassigned to Justice Omotosho after the case file was transferred to him. Kanu, who was controversially repatriated from Kenya …
Trump Administration Reduces Education Department Workforce by Nearly 50%
The U.S. Department of Education has announced plans to reduce its workforce by nearly 50%, cutting over 1,300 positions, with affected employees placed on administrative leave starting March 21. The announcement comes just a week after the Senate confirmed Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee, as the new Secretary …
Federal High Court Rejects Sex Workers’ Plea for Legal Protection in Abuja
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit filed by commercial sex workers seeking protection from harassment and arrest by security agencies in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In his ruling on Wednesday, Justice Omotosho declared that prostitution is not recognized as a legal right under Nigerian law or …