JUST IN: 6 killed as IED explodes in Imo market

6 killed as IED explodes in Imo market

Six persons have been killed by an explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted at Eke Ubaheze market, Awo-Idemili, Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State.

European Union Urges Diplomacy as Iran Threatens Key Oil Route Closure

Wassap9ja News report that EU urges diplomacy as Iran threatens key oil route closure

The EU’s top diplomat warned Monday it would be “extremely dangerous” should Iran shut down the crucial Strait of Hormuz trading route over US strikes on its nuclear sites.

11 States Embrace FG Ranching Plan as Killings Surge

Wassap9ja News Report 11 States Embrace FG Ranching Plan as Killings Surge

Eleven states are taking steps to commence ranching as a way to address the age-long violent clashes between herders and farmers, which have claimed several lives.

While some states have allocated lands for ranching, many others have pledged lands, and a few are developing policies that will guide the initiative as a viable business venture.

FULL LIST: Nigeria Emerges as Africa’s 3rd Most Formidable Military Force

Nigeria Emerges as Africa’s 3rd Most Formidable Military Force

Nigeria has secured the third position among African nations with the most formidable military forces in the 2025 Global Firepower Military Strength Index, according to Global Firepower’s annual report cited by PUNCH Online on Monday.

Teachers’ strike: VeryDarkMan takes protest to Wike’s doorstep, teaches kids

Controversial social media critic and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan has staged a protest at the FCT Minister’s gate in Abuja.

Linking Nnamdi Kanu to EndSARS Protest Is a Baseless Allegation

• Biafra has strongly condemned the baseless and desperate attempt by the government to link its leader, Kanu, to the 2020 EndSARS protests.
• The comment follows the June 19 court session where the prosecution, led by Chief Awomolo (SAN).
• Government claim that Nnamdi Kanu masterminded the EndSARS protest, which everyone knows was a spontaneous youth-led movement.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has strongly condemned what it described as a “baseless and desperate” attempt by the Nigerian government to link its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to the 2020 EndSARS protests.

Children Received Vaccine Against Childhood Killer Diseases In Kano

Children Received Vaccine Against Childhood Killer Diseases In Kano

The Organisation’s Technical Director, Dr. Layi Jaiyeola, disclosed this during the end of the project dissemination meeting it organised in collaboration with the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, KSPHCMB.

Iran Rejects Negotiation With US as Israeli Attacks Continue

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected any negotiations with the United States while Israel continues its attacks on Iran, in an interview with state TV broadcast on Friday.

Benue Killings: Displaced Survivors Cry Out Over Poor Feeding, Living Conditions

Hundreds of internally displaced persons, IDPs, from Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, yesterday, cried out over their poor feeding and living conditions.

They staged a peaceful protest in Makurdi, over alleged food shortages at their temporary shelter.

Ghanaians protest, decry ‘state-sponsored’ harassment in Abuja

• Ghanaian investors besieged the Nigerian High Commission, demands redress over violation of fundamental rights” by the Nigeria Police and EFCC.
• We’ve been arrested arbitrarily, summoned without cause, and subjected to endless interrogations, investors claimed.
• The protest follows the filing of a suit at the Federal High Court, in which Nigeria Police, and the EFCC as defendants.

Hundreds of Ghanaian investors and community members on Wednesday besieged the Nigerian High Commission inAbuja, demanding redress over what they described as

Police Arrested Three Masterminds Of Abuja Kidnappings

• Police arrested three notorious kidnap suspects linked to a spate of deadly abductions in Abuja.
• The suspects, reportedly confessed to multiple kidnappings and murders, including the 2024 killing of a pastor in Mpape.
• Exhibits recovered from the scene included a long knife and various charms.

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested three notorious kidnap suspects linked to a spate of deadly abductions in Abuja and neighboring states.

According to a statement signed by the Force PPRO, Abuja Command, SP Josephine Adeh, on Thursday, the suspects, 27 years old Ya’u Shittu from Kaduna State; 30 years old Sale Usman from Niger State; and 28 years old Ibrahim Abdullahi from Abuja, were captured during sting operations carried out between June 13 and 18, 2025, in Kaduna, Niger, and Nasarawa states by the Command’s elite Scorpion Squad.

End Benue Killings, Catholic Urges Govt, Presented a Five-Point Action Plan

• Catholic of Nigeria has strongly condemned the killings in Benue State, calling on the federal government to act decisively.
• They noted the spate of violence that has occured in Benue in recent years, urged leaders to prioritize citizens safety.
• The Council presented a five-point action plan to the government, seeking for the immediate deployment of securities.

The Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria has strongly condemned the killings in Benue State, calling on the federal government to act decisively to end what it describes as “the valley of blood” that has reopened in Nigeria.