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Bandits hold abducted Niger State medical doctor despite N20m ransom payment

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  The medical doctor abducted in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, has remained in captivity for 33 days despite reports that his captors collected N20 million ransom.    Dr Tony Eghagagara, the Head of Medical Services at New Bussa General Hospital in Borgu, was kidnapped by suspected bandits on April 22, 2026, at his private clinic located on the outskirts of Wawa town. Sources close to the family told Daily Trust that the kidnappers stopped communicating with relatives and colleagues after receiving the ransom payment.   A reliable source also disclosed that the abducted doctor was allegedly being forced to treat injured members of the terrorist group.   The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (MAGGMDP) on Tuesday called on the Niger State Government and security agencies to intensify efforts towards securing his release. In a statement issued after an emergency meeting, jointly signed by the association’s ch...

U.S. Justice Department launches criminal probe into Trump r@pe accuser E. Jean Carroll

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The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The investigation is focused on whether Carroll, 82, committed perjury in testimony tied to her two civil lawsuits against the president. The first lawsuit alleged Trump sexually abused Carroll in a New York department store in the mid-1990s, and the second centered on defamation when he repeatedly denied the assault in 2019, claiming she made it up to boost book sales. Prosecutors’ theory hinges on a 2022 deposition statement by Carroll where she stated she received no outside funding for her lawsuit. It was later revealed that billionaire LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman had paid for some of her legal fees and expenses. Carroll’s legal team declined to comment on the investigation, and attempts to reach Hoffman were unsuccessful. The probe is the latest move i...

Suspected kidnappers reportedly k!ll abducted Nigerian pastor over ransom delay

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  Suspected kidnappers have reportedly k!lled a Nigerian pastor identified as Akor, over delay to pay ransom money.   An Abuja-based cleric, Bishop Peter Attayi Yakubu, disclosed this in a Facebook post on Monday, May 25, 2026. According to Bishop Yakubu, the kidnappers k!lled Akor three days after the abduction. "My heart is bleeding. Oh my son, pastor Akoh. He was my chief usher. He served well and was impacted with the prophetic grace then God asked him to go start his own ministry and he is doing well,” Bishop wrote.   "Kaiii recently he begged for my fatherly visit to his church which I told him I will come in September.    “How can kidnappers k!ll pastor Akoh under 3 days with claim that ransom delayed. Oh God, the wife is even breastfeeding a new baby.”  

Full Text Of Omoyele Sowore's Acceptance Speech As AAC Presidential Candidate

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  Omoyele Sowore @sowore THE SPEECH OF HISTORY! AAC! Take It Back! Take It Back!! Action!!! No Going Back! Firstly, I want to thank you all for turning out en masse for this historic event. Leaders and members of the party, and every well-meaning Nigerian who took time out to be here today. If you are present in this hall, it is because you truly love Nigeria and believe in the revolutionary process we preach as the only path to a better society. I greet you all — not like the other guys who say “fellow Nigerians” when what they actually mean is their fellow crooks who have brought us to the sorry state we are in today. I stand before you today, accepting the confidence you have bestowed upon me, with clenched fists of solidarity. Everyone here represents the spirit of the oppressed masses gathered in every shanty, village, and town across the length and breadth of this country — from Badagry to Bakassi, Baga to Balle, and Gumel to Bonny. Yes, we represent all the oppressed people ...

2027: Atiku set to win ADC primaries, Amaechi, Hayatu-Deen reject results

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  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is set to emerge victorious in the presidential primaries of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Results released from a few states show Atiku in a comfortable lead over his opponents. He is contesting the party’s presidential ticket alongside former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and economist, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen ahead of the 2027 general election, where the ADC hopes to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress’s President Bola Tinubu. Results announced so far at the party’s collation center, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, indicate a strong showing for Atiku. In Kebbi State, Atiku polled 65,523 votes to defeat Amaechi, who scored 5,931 votes, while Hayatu-Deen secured 454 votes. In Anambra State, Atiku garnered 58,566 votes ahead of Amaechi’s 17,085 votes and Hayatu-Deen’s 7,861 votes. Abia State also went in favour of Atiku, who secured 25,153 votes, while Amaechi scored 18,339 votes and Hayatu-Deen got 2,264 votes. In Ekiti...

MMy administration will defeat all forces of evil - President Tinubu

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  President Tinubu has pledged that his administration will ultimately defeat terrorists and bandits.The President made the pledge in his Eid-el-Kabir message released on Tuesday, May 26.   In the message, President Tinubu acknowledged the continued attacks by “heartless terrorists and bandits” on some communities but declared that affected citizens “are neither abandoned nor forgotten”.   “We will ultimately defeat all the forces of evil” he said     The President highlighted some of the positive outcomes of his administration’s economic reforms, insisting that the country has exited a difficult period.     “Just as sacrifice brings reward, I am happy that the sacrifices and efforts we have made over the past three years have yielded a more stable economy, making our country a preferred investment destination that will drive job creation and economic growth. The walk through the dark tunnel is over, and the light is here'' he said     The pr...

Mother k!lls her two kids in shocking murd£r-su!cide after shooting woman with her husband at a bar

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  A mother f@tally shot her two children in a shocking murd£r-su!cide after earlier shooting a woman who had been with her husband at a bar, according to cops.   Andrea Clarice Davis, 38, drove to Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill in Glendale just after midnight Monday, May 25, and shot at her husband of 12 years, Nolan Davis, 39, and a 36-year-old woman he was with outside, police told AZFamily.   The other woman, who has not been identified, was shot in the back of the head as she got in her car to flee, according to Glendale police spokesperson Jose Santiago.     Andrea Davis then drove home and texted her husband to say she was going to hurt their two young children. She also sent him a horrific image of one of them bleeding from the head, police said.   The dad told the cops with him at the scene of the bar shooting, who rushed officers to the couple’s home in Phoenix, Arizona, about two miles away from the bar.   There cops found the bodies of th...