DJ Chicken escaped lynching in Ogun State for causing road accident

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Nigerian social media sensation, DJ Chicken escaped death after being lynched by a mob, for reportedly causing a motor accident in Sagamu, Ogun State. In a video seen by Top News, DJ Chicken was attacked by a mob that appeared ready to carry out jungle justice. He was struck multiple times. Eyewitnesses said DJ Chicken’s truck hit a motorcycle carrying a rider and a female passenger. The video shows the damaged truck and motorcycle, while the influencer appears stunned and struggling to explain himself as sources say, he looked high…

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Bandits Abduct Kebbi Deputy Speaker After Friday Prayers

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Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammed Samaila Bagudo. The incident occurred on Friday night shortly after the lawmaker observed prayers at a mosque in Bagudo town. Confirming the abduction, the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, said the attackers, armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the area and whisked the Deputy Speaker away to an unknown destination. According to Abubakar, the Commissioner of Police, Bello Sani, has mobilized a joint search-and-rescue operation involving the Police, Army, and…

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Trump Puts Nigeria Back on U.S. Religious Freedom Watchlist Over ‘Christian Genocide’ Claims

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  The United States has redesignated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) after President Donald Trump alleged that Christians face mass killings in the West African nation. Trump said on Friday that “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” blaming “radical Islamists” for the deaths of thousands of Christians. He called on U.S. lawmakers, including Congressman Riley Moore and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, to investigate the situation, insisting that America “cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening.” The move follows lobbying by far-right politicians…

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Bandits Kill Pastor, Abduct 20 Worshippers in Kaduna

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  A pastor with the United Church of Christ in Nigeria (UCCN), also known as HEKAN, has been killed, and over 20 worshippers abducted, following a fresh bandit attack on the Farin Dutse community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, October 28, 2025, left residents fleeing as heavily armed gunmen invaded the community, shooting sporadically. HEKAN President, Rev. Dr. Amos Kiri, confirmed the incident in a statement, describing it as “callous, inhumane, and wicked.” He identified the slain…

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Bank MD gets 5 year jail term for stealing N32m from own bank

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Justice Benjamin Lawan Manji of the Adamawa State High Court, has convicted and sentenced the Managing Director of Bonghe Micro Finance Bank, Grace Andreas Karka, to five years imprisonment for illegal transfer of money from her bank. According to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission’s statement obtained on Thursday, Karka was prosecuted on two-count charges bordering on criminal conspiracy and cheating to the tune of N32,000,000( Thirty Two Million Naira) by the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the EFCC. The charge reads, “that you Grace Andreas Karka and prince Moses Batalu…

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ntel CEO Optimistic About Nigeria’s Market Rebound, Targets Innovation Gaps

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  Mr. Soji Maurice-Diya, Chief Executive Officer of NatCom Development & Investment Limited (trading as ntel), says the company remains bullish about its market comeback in Q1 2026, unveiling a renewed strategy to fill what he describes as “innovation gaps” in Nigeria’s telecoms ecosystem. Speaking during the Technology Times Thought Leadership Series, a quarterly platform powered by Digital Transformation Media Limited (DTML), publishers of Technology Times and eGovernance Nigeria Magazine, the ntel CEO shared his company’s renewed vision to re-enter Nigeria’s highly competitive telecoms market through an infrastructure-light model anchored on innovation,…

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How 13 year-old female student was raped at Rivers football academy

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The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed that the Elekahia Police Division is investigating an alleged sexual assault case handed over by the Rivers State Ministry of Sports. In the report, a 13-year-old female student was sexually assaulted at the Real Madrid Football Academy in Elekahia, Port Harcourt. The suspect, a 17-year-old classmate of the victim, was handed over to the police by the Commissioner of Sports, Christopher Green. The handover followed a meeting convened by the commissioner, which included the alleged victim, the suspect, their…

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Update: NDLEA Moves to Seize Pretty Mike’s Nightclub Over Lagos Drug Party

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has filed a forfeiture case against Proxy Night Club in Victoria Island, Lagos, owned by socialite Mike Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, following a weekend raid on an alleged drug party. NDLEA operatives stormed the club between 11 p.m. on Saturday and 3 a.m. on Sunday, arresting over 100 guests, including Pretty Mike and the club’s manager, after undercover agents infiltrated the premises and confirmed the sale and use of illicit substances. About 385 kilograms of Canadian Loud and other drugs were…

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Tinubu Reviews Clemency List, Drops High-Risk Offenders as Maryam Sanda’s Death Sentence Reduced to 12 Years

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President Bola Tinubu has signed the formal instruments to exercise his constitutional prerogative of mercy, granting clemency to selected inmates after a comprehensive review of the earlier list of beneficiaries. The review, carried out in consultation with the Council of State and in response to widespread public criticism, saw the removal of individuals convicted of serious crimes, including kidnapping, human trafficking, drug offences, fraud, and illegal possession of firearms. A statement from the Presidency said the decision was guided by the gravity of offences, national security concerns, the rights of…

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Government Rescues Widow from Being Forced to Drink Water Used to Bathe Husband’s Corpse in Imo

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A widow, Mrs. Chika Ndubuisi, has been rescued from her husband’s kinsmen in Awo-Omamma, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, after they allegedly attempted to force her to drink the water used in bathing her late husband’s corpse. The barbaric act was reportedly meant to prove her innocence over her husband’s death. The attempt was foiled following the swift intervention of the Imo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Lady Nkechinyere Ugwu, alongside the local council authorities and security operatives. According to reports, a women’s advocacy…

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