In this powerful episode of Majalisa, host Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum sits down with political scientist Dr. Joel kemie, speaking from Portugal, to unpack the dramatic attempted coup in the Benin Republic – and what Nigeria’s “swift response” reveals about power, insecurity, and geopolitics in West Africa. On 7 December, a faction of Benin’s National Guard…
The federal high court has announced the posting of judges to new divisions across the country. In a statement on Wednesday, the Court’s Assistant Director of Information, Catherine Christopher, said the posting follows the appointment of 23 new judges to the court. The statement said, “the chief judge directed the affected judges to report at…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Arewa Youths Conservative Forum (AYCF) have condemned the recent killings in Plateau state. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, the two groups expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident. On Wednesday, gunmen invaded several communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state, killing over 50 people while…
Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo The police in Jalingo, Taraba state have arrested a suspected kidnapper with over N8.5m believed to be his share of kidnapping ransom. Parading the suspect on Wednesday at the state headquarters of the police command in Jalingo, the police commissioner, Joseph Eribo, said the suspect, identified as Aliyu Mohammed, offered the whole…
Two clergy men- Evangelist Nuhu Bakwa and his pastor friend, abducted on Monday by gunmen in Bisichi, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state, have been freed by their abductors. It was learnt that the two victims were released Thursday night after their relatives paid an undisclosed amount as ransom. The abductors were said…
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Friday, granted bail to 114 #Endbadgovernance protesters in the sum of N10 million each. The presiding judge, Justice Obiora Egwatu admitted the defendants, including some underaged persons to bail shortly after they pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them by the Inspector General (IG) of…
