After months of visa harassment, forced labour, and emotional trauma in Kyrgyzstan, Mrs. Olaitan Sekinat Tiamiyu, a Nigerian from Ogun State, has finally returned home. She arrived in Nigeria on July 3, 2025, following a harrowing experience in Bishkek, where she was misled into travelling under false pretenses. Promised an $800/month teaching job, Mrs. Tiamiyu said she was shocked to learn...

Amid escalating violence and mass killings in Benue State, human rights lawyer and counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately declare a state of emergency in the state. Citing Section 305(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Ejiofor said the situation in Benue clearly meets the legal grounds for such a declaration,...

The Kaduna State Government, led by Governor Uba Sani, has reportedly directed security agencies to prevent journalists without official clearance from entering villages abandoned after bandit attacks. The move is believed to be a response to reporting by journalist Luka Binniyat, whose videos and articles contradicted the government’s narrative that its peace deal with bandits had...

Drug abuse surge overwhelming Adamawa’s judicial, health systems: Psychiatrist A consultant psychiatrist, Joel Umar, said a high level of drug abuse had led to more pressure in health facilities and the judiciary sector in Adamawa. Aconsultant psychiatrist, Joel Umar, said a high level of drug abuse had led to more pressure in health facilities and the judiciary in Adamawa. Mr Umar...

Naija News reports that the movement called on Nigerians to hit the streets in protest against economic hardship, insecurity, and what it describes as the erosion of civil liberties under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking with Punch on Monday, the National Coordinator of the movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, confirmed that protests would be held in at least 20 locations nationwide,...