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 BREAKING: Gov. Alex Otti Assures Newly Recruited Teachers — “All Outstanding Salaries Will Be Paid Before Sunday Night” The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has given fresh assurance to newly recruited teachers across the state, stating that their outstanding salaries will be fully paid before Sunday night. Governor Otti made this declaration during an engagement with reporters, where he reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving the welfare of teachers and strengthening the education sector. According to the governor, the delay in payment was due to ongoing verification and cleanup processes aimed at ensuring transparency and eliminating payroll fraud. He emphasized that no legitimate teacher would be left out once the process concludes. > “I want to assure every newly recruited teacher in Abia State that before Sunday night, all outstanding salaries will drop. We are committed to ensuring that our teachers receive what they deserve,” Otti said. He also high...

 MENtality: Ebuka, Banky W & Alex Break Down Brotherhood, Loyalty, and Vulnerability in a Rare, Honest Conversation” In the latest episode of MENtality , Ebuka Obi-Uchendu sits down with Banky W and Alex in one of the most open, unfiltered conversations about manhood, friendship, and vulnerability. This is no interview—just three men unpacking nearly two decades of shared experiences, personal growth, and the unspoken rules that shape male friendships. The Beginning: When First Impressions Get It Wrong The bond between Ebuka and Banky W didn’t begin like a typical friendship. In fact, it started with doubt and misjudgment . Banky W recalls returning from the U.S. and immediately facing resistance from guys in the Lagos social scene. Ebuka, among others, saw him as “too Yankee” and assumed he was arrogant. On the flip side, Banky’s first impression of Ebuka wasn’t flattering either. Both men admit that their early days were marked by skepticism, culture clash, and ego. But...

Otti Launches Landmark MSME Productivity Program to Strengthen Abia’s Economy Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has officially launched the Abia State Government - Ethnocentricintrique Limited MSME Competitiveness and Industrial Productivity Program (MCIPP), a major initiative aimed at strengthening small businesses, enhancing product quality, and promoting local manufacturing. This launch also introduces MCIPP as a structured intentionally aligned programme, designed to elevate Nigeria's creative and small business ecosystem through standardised skills development business support services, certification, formalisation, and expanded market access, and would address long standing challenges faced by local artisans and MSMEs, positioning them to compete across Africa and the global market. Speaking during the launch at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, with the theme "Enhancing MSME Competitiveness and Industrial Productivity for Sustainable Economic Growth in Abia State...

 NYSC Issues Fresh Warning to Corps Members Over Negative Content Online The National Youth Service Corps has cautioned Corps members against negative use of social media, urging them to create content that positively reflects both the Scheme and Nigeria. Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, gave the warning on Friday while addressing the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Corps members at the NYSC Delta State Orientation Camp in Issele-Uku. According to a statement issued via the NYSC official X handle on Friday, Nafiu said any negative social media posts by Corps members would attract sanctions. The DG also advised Corps members to avoid unauthorized journeys and to adhere strictly to camp instructions. Earlier, the NYSC Delta State Coordinator, Mr John Kwaghe, presented a camp situation report, stating that 2,101 Corps members — 944 male and 1,157 female — had been deployed to the state. He noted that camp activities were progressing smoothly, with full participation from off...

Woman Who Quit Convent Life Shares How She’s Rebuilding Her Life After Feeling ‘Left Behind’ A woman who went into the convent to become a reverend sister has revealed how life has been since she quit religious life.  Mojirade Ewaade said becoming a reverend sister was her dream. However, when she went into religious life after secondary school, she realised it was not for her as she could not fit in.  She said she eventually quit and when she came out, she noticed that all her peers had moved on, with some married and some building careers, and she felt "left behind".  Amid her confusion, she said she saw a tweet that reads: "You are 30 so don't want to go for a 5 yr course because when you finish you will be 35. Whether you go back or not, you will be 35 in 5 yrs." She said the tweet motivated her to start afresh and she has now returned to school for a degree after initially vowing never to return to a school again when she was duped by a fake institution.  S...

  Native doctor arrested for attempted rape during spiritual cleansing to fix marital crisis  A self-proclaimed traditional healer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after a Rusape court in Zimbabwe, found him guilty of attempting to r@pe a woman during what he claimed was a ritual to cleanse her home of goblins. The case revealed how the man manipulated the woman’s desperation to resolve marital problems.   According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ), the incident happened on October 3, 2025, when 29-year-old Cain Mushayi approached the 34-year-old woman at her homestead in Village Domborembizi. He presented himself as a traditional healer capable of removing goblins he claimed were causing instability in her home. Trusting him, the woman allowed him into her unfinished two-roomed house for the so-called cleansing ritual. Once inside, the situation took a disturbing turn. Mushayi instructed the woman to remove her trousers before lighting a f...

  Governors convene emergency session, school lockdowns rise In response to the escalating security crisis in the region, the 19 Northern governors have scheduled an emergency meeting for November 29, 2025, to be held in Kaduna State. The planned meeting is coming on the heels of a parley by the South-West governors, which took place at the Oyo State Governor’s Office in Ibadan, on Monday. The South-West governors resolved that it was time for the creation of state police to address the growing incidents of bandit attacks. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, Peter Ahemba, confirmed Saturday’s meeting by the Northern governors to our correspondent in Lafia, the state capital, on Monday, as concerns spiked over the closure of schools by the authorities. Ahemba explained that the northern governors’ meeting would deliberate on concrete steps that could be taken to address the rising wave of kidnapping, banditry, and other forms of security threat...

 This verdict is deeply unfair" BBNaija star Alex Unusual speaks on Nnamdi Kanu's sentencing  Alex Amuche Asogwa, better known as Alex Unusual, has condemned the sentence handed to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).  Nnamdi Kanu was yesterday, Nov. 20, sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted on seven terrorism related charges.  In an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, Alex stated that the verdict is unfair.  She pointed out that terrorists in Nigeria have been known to negotiate with the government and are often granted pardon.  She further pointed out that corrupt officials get away with stealing from the public coffers.  She then questioned why Nnamdi Kanu's case, "with all its complexity and historical weight", resulted in a life sentence. 

Students, Staff Feared Missing as Terrorists Attack Catholic School in Niger State Tension has gripped parts of Niger State after armed terrorists launched a midnight attack on a Catholic school, leaving several students and staff feared missing. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when heavily armed attackers reportedly invaded the school premises, shooting sporadically and causing widespread panic. According to community sources, the gunmen gained access to the hostels and classrooms, forcing students and staff into waiting vehicles before escaping into the forest. While the exact number of abducted persons remains unclear, early reports indicate that several students and school workers are yet to be accounted for. Parents and guardians rushed to the school in distress as local vigilantes and security personnel began combing surrounding communities. A senior security source confirmed the attack but noted that details are still being compiled. He added that reinforc...

  Court convicts Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism offences A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on three of the seven terrorism charges filed against him by the Federal Government. Delivering judgment on Thursday, the Presiding Judge, James Omotosho, cited prosecution evidence, including video interviews in which Kanu made violent threats against Nigeria and its citizens, as the basis for the conviction. The court found Kanu guilty of counts one and two of making a series of broadcasts to incite violence and killings, in furtherance of his separatist agitation for Biafra. The court held that the threats of violence and killings, including the declaration of sit-at-home in the South East states, in his many broadcasts, constitute acts of terrorism. It also found Kanu guilty on counts four and five of inciting violence during the #EndSARS protests, resulting in the killing of security personnel and the destruction of governme...

 Christians are being targeted, driven from home, killed in Nigeria — Nicki Minaj The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Michael Waltz, and American musician, Nicki Minaj, on Tuesday evening highlighted Nigeria’s ongoing security challenges during a UN event focused on global religious freedom. The event was titled “Combatting Religious Violence and the Killing of Christians in Nigeria.” Both Waltz and Minaj drew attention to attacks targeting Christian communities and linked them to broader concerns about religious liberty. In his remarks, Waltz described the killings in Nigeria as “genocide wearing the mask of chaos.” He said, “In the Middle Belt and in the North, churches burn, mothers bury their children for the crime of singing Amazing Grace; pastors have been beheaded for preaching the sermon on the mount. Entire villages wake up to gunfire because they dare to commit the crime, the crime of calling Jesus their Lord. People go to jail under blasphemy laws for sim...

  Alleged Christian genocide: US Congress begins full-scale probe into Nigeria’s killings The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will hold an open hearing on Thursday, November 20, 2025, to examine President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern. The CPC designation, if ratified by the Senate, would allow the US to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials found complicit in religious persecution and limit certain forms of bilateral assistance. It also signals to the international community that religious freedom in Nigeria remains under serious threat. The hearing, scheduled for 11:00 am in Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building and available via live webcast, will be chaired by Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ). It will feature two panels of witnesses, including senior US State Department officials and Nigerian religious leaders. The invite to the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sighted by Th...

Lieutenant Yarima escapes assassination attempt in Abuja A young Nigerian Navy Lieutenant, A.M. Yarima, narrowly escaped what military sources describe as an assassination attempt on Sunday evening, just days after a heated public confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. According to military insiders who spoke anonymously to journalists, Lt. Yarima was pursued by unidentified men clad in black attire, traveling in two unmarked Hilux vans without license plates. The chase reportedly began at the NIPCO Filling Station along the Line Expressway and continued to Gado Nasco Way, unfolding around 6:30 p.m. The officer, alerted to the tailing vehicles, performed a "strategic maneuver" to shake off his pursuers and evade the threat, the sources said. The incident is now under active investigation, with authorities emphasizing that it is being treated with utmost seriousness. Further details are being withheld to avoid jeopardizing the prob...

 Paystack Suspends Co-Founder Ezra Olubi Over Sexual Misconduct Allegation Paystack, the Stripe-owned Nigerian payments company, has suspended its Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, following an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a subordinate. The controversy started on social media on Wednesday, after someone who once had a relationship with Olubi published personal complaints online. The post prompted renewed attention to disturbing tweets Olubi posted between 2009 and 2013, many of which contained sexually suggestive content involving colleagues and minors. The resurfacing of the tweets reignited public debate over accountability, personal conduct, and the long-lasting impact of social media activity. Olubi has since deactivated his X account. Some of the resurfaced tweets drew widespread criticism, with one reading: “I judge my female friends by the sound of their pee make. Thanks to the audio in my bathroom,” while another stated: “Save water. Take a ...

Nnamdi Kanu Storms Supreme Court, Submits Letter to CJN Kekere-Ekun Seeking End to Terrorism Trial Over Repealed Law. IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu arrives at the Supreme Court to personally submit a letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to discontinue his ongoing terrorism trial, citing a repealed law.  More details coming soon

No genocide in northern Nigeria, says African Union chief   The African Union chief said there was no genocide in Nigeria’s volatile north after US President Donald Trump claimed that Christians were being slaughtered by jihadists and faced an “existential threat.” Trump this month threatened to carry out an armed intervention in Nigeria, saying radical Islamists were killing “Christians in very large numbers. The US leader said Christianity was “facing an existential threat” in the West African nation, adding that if Nigeria does not stem the killings, the United States will attack, and “it will be fast, vicious, and sweet.” Chair of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, told a press conference on Wednesday in New York that “there is no genocide in northern Nigeria. Nigeria, the continent’s most populous country with 230 million inhabitants, is divided roughly equally between a predominantly Christian south and a Muslim-majority north.

  “Naval Officer vs Wike: He Breached the Law — Says Top Nigerian SAN” A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and constitutional law expert, Prof. Sebastine Hon, has faulted the conduct of Naval Officer A.M. Yerima in his confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, describing the officer’s actions as a “breach of the law.” Reacting to the incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Hon condemned the officer’s decision to obstruct Wike’s access to a disputed plot of land in Abuja, saying the act could not be justified under any lawful military order. “Brushing sentiments aside, I hereby condemn in totality the actions of the Naval Officer, A.M. Yerima, who obstructed the FCT Minister from gaining access into that parcel of land, under the guise of ‘obeying superior orders.’ “The duty of a junior officer to obey the orders of his superiors, even though strongly upheld in military and paramilitary circles, has its own limitations recognised by no other aut...