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When INEC’s Back Door Opens: The Emeka Ike Data Scandal and the Crisis of Electoral Trust

Sam Agogo5 June 2026

It began, as many political scandals do in Nigeria, with a tweet. On Saturday, May 31, 2026, Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, took to X and posted what he clearly imagined was a clever political put-down. His target was Emeka Ike, the veteran Nollywood actor who...

Nigerian Navy Arrests Militant Collaborator Linked to Waterways Kidnapping in Cross River

Godwin Otang4 June 2026

CALABAR – The Nigerian Navy has arrested and handed over a suspected militant collaborator to the Department of State Services (DSS) in Calabar. The development followed ongoing security operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks operating within the Calabar waterways. The waterways in Cross River, particularly the Calabar-Oron corridor, have witnessed a series of heartbreaking incidents...

Teenage Girl, 14, Dies After Alleged Beating During Church Deliverance Session in Nigeria

Kingsley Oyong Akam4 June 2026

Wula Community, Cross River State — A 14-year-old girl identified as Nancy Peter has died after reportedly being subjected to severe physical assault by her mother and a pastor during a so-called “deliverance” session in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, 1 June 2026. According to local...

Eight Killed, 10 Injured as Gunmen Attack Birthday Celebration in Plateau Community

Kingsley Oyong Akam3 June 2026

At least eight persons were killed and more than ten others injured after gunmen attacked Gwon-Ajang village in the Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State at about 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2026. The assailants reportedly stormed the community and opened fire on residents who had gathered for a...

Four Condemned to Death for 2022 Owo Catholic Church Massacre

Kingsley Oyong Akam3 June 2026

ABUJA – A Nigerian court has sentenced four men to death by hanging after convicting them over a 2022 attack on a Catholic church in Owo, in southwestern Ondo State, that killed dozens, a judge said on Wednesday. The ruling will be seen as a test of Nigeria’s ability to successfully prosecute terrorism cases, as...

Kaduna NDLEA Dismantles 83 Drug Joints, Recovers 2,376 Rounds of Ammunition

Amos Mathew2 June 2026

The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, arresting 82 suspects and seizing more than two tonnes of illicit substances across the state in May 2026. The command also intercepted 2,376 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and dismantled 83 drug joints in various parts...

Trump’s ‘Weaponisation’ Fund Hits Roadblock Following Intense Political Fight

Kingsley Oyong Akam2 June 2026

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of alleged government “weaponisation” has been put on hold after the White House faced fierce opposition from Republicans in Congress, three sources familiar with the plan said on Monday. The rare rebuke of Trump demonstrated some Republicans’ increased willingness to flex their political...

Israel Bombards South Lebanon After Last-Minute Retreat from Beirut Operation

Kingsley Oyong Akam2 June 2026

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM – Israel kept up strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday, pressing its campaign against Hezbollah a day after US President Donald Trump asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to attack Beirut to avert further escalation in the three-month-old war. Following Trump’s intervention, Lebanon’s government said Israel would refrain from carrying out threatened strikes on...

Fear Grips Katsina Village as Gunmen Kill at Least 16 After Juma’at Prayers

Vivian Orok Nyong1 June 2026

Residents of Kiliya village near Bagagadi in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State have been thrown into mourning after armed men reportedly killed at least 16 people in a deadly attack that occurred shortly after Juma’at prayers on Friday, May 29, 2026. The attack, which witnesses described as brutal and unprovoked, has also displaced...

Former Defence Spokesman, Wife Abducted by Gunmen in Katsina

Rita Eze31 May 2026

KATSINA, Nigeria — Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, and his wife have been abducted by suspected bandits along the Katsina–Matazu Road in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred on Saturday, May 30, 2026, when the couple was reportedly travelling in a red Peugeot 504 saloon...

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