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Wicked People Plotting To Put Nigeria Under Stress – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said attacks on churches within 14 days showed that there was a design by wicked people to put Nigeria under religious stress.
A presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari as saying this in a statement titled ‘Recent Spate of Church Attacks Unacceptable’.
Buhari urged all Nigerians to come together in prayer and hold the victims and their families in their hearts and minds.
He assured that the perpetrators of the attacks would be brought to justice and urged all Nigerians to the “cowards, extremists or terrorists” who sought to divide them along religious lines that they would not be “divided or bullied”.
The statement read: “From the tragedy in Owo two weeks ago that shook our nation to its core, to the killings and kidnappings just this weekend in Kaduna State, it is clear that there is a design by wicked people to put the country under religious stress.
“President Muhammadu Buhari believes that ‘our religious freedom, our diversity, is what makes Nigeria great. It is this diversity that gives Nigeria its strength. That is why Nigeria’s enemies seek to destroy it, by putting us against one another.
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“We’ll not let them. The nation will not be distracted or divided by these obviously planned and politically motivated criminal outrages.
“The perpetrators are cowards; weak and wicked men with guns murdering, in cold blood, unarmed women and children at their places of worship.
“Having noted the starkness of the contrast between the actions of those hateful cowards and those of true Nigerians in the aftermath of Owo, the president observed that “seeing the crowd of Nigerians voluntarily rushing to donate blood after the attack, thronging the local hospitals, even in the midst of mourning, I was proud of my country. I was filled with hope.
“As for the cowards, they’ll be punished for their crimes. We’ll bring them to justice. Rest assured that the full might of Nigeria’s formidable security and intelligence forces are involved in that endeavor.
“For now, I urge all Nigerians to come together in prayer-whether Christian, Muslim or any of our great faiths-let us hold the victims and their families in our hearts and minds.
“Let’s show the cowards who seek to divide us along religious lines that we’ll not be divided. Let us show them that Nigerians will continue to cherish what we share while respecting each other’s differences. Let’s show them that Nigerians will never be bullied by cowards, extremists or terrorists.”
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BREAKING: Manchester United Sack Michael Carrick After Disastrous Start to Season
BREAKING: Manchester United Sack Michael Carrick After Disastrous Start to Season
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United have sacked head coach Michael Carrick with immediate effect following the club’s disastrous start to the 2026/27 season.
The 45-year-old Englishman was reportedly informed of the decision on Thursday morning after the club’s hierarchy concluded that a managerial change was necessary to address the team’s poor performances.
Carrick’s dismissal follows a disappointing run of results that has left Manchester United languishing in 18th position on the Premier League table, with just one victory from their opening 10 league matches.
The decision was reached following discussions involving chief executive Omar Berrada, director of football Jason Wilcox and co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Carrick had come under mounting pressure in recent weeks, particularly after Manchester United suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth.
Although he was initially given another opportunity to turn the situation around, Sunday’s dramatic 4-4 draw against Aston Villa reportedly proved decisive.
United fought back from a two-goal deficit to rescue a point through two late stoppage-time goals. However, the result extended the club’s disappointing run and left them trapped in the relegation zone.
Meanwhile, former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is expected to take over as Manchester United’s next head coach.
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The Argentine, who currently manages the United States men’s national team, has reportedly reached a verbal agreement in principle with the Old Trafford club.
Manchester United are expected to activate a release clause believed to be worth approximately £7 million to secure his departure from the US national team, where his contract runs until 2030.
The overall compensation could rise if Pochettino brings members of his preferred coaching staff to Old Trafford.
Pochettino previously managed Southampton, Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, and is now being linked with a return to the Premier League.
Carrick’s dismissal represents a dramatic turnaround after his impressive performance during the second half of last season.
Appointed in January following the departure of Ruben Amorim, the former Manchester United midfielder guided the club to a third-place Premier League finish and secured qualification for the UEFA Champions League.
However, his success last season could not shield him from the consequences of United’s poor performances this campaign.
Pochettino’s potential first major assignment could be a high-profile Premier League encounter against Liverpool at Anfield on November 22, as Manchester United seek to revive their struggling season.
BREAKING: Manchester United Sack Michael Carrick After Disastrous Start to Season
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Notorious Bandit Kingpin, Kachalla Bello, Killed in Rival Gang Clash in Katsina Forest
Notorious Bandit Kingpin, Kachalla Bello, Killed in Rival Gang Clash in Katsina Forest
KATSINA STATE – A notorious bandit leader identified as Kachalla Bello has reportedly been killed during a fierce gun battle between rival armed groups in a forest in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Bello was reportedly among those killed when rival bandit factions engaged in a deadly confrontation on Tuesday evening, November 10, 2026, amid an apparent struggle for territorial control.
According to local sources and counter-insurgency reports, the clash involved heavy exchanges of gunfire, leaving several fighters dead.
The late bandit leader was reportedly notorious for terrorising farming communities across parts of Katsina State through attacks, abductions and other criminal activities.
Beyond kidnapping for ransom, Bello was accused of subjecting some of his victims to forced labour on farmlands allegedly belonging to him.
Local accounts indicated that he frequently abducted farmers while they were working on their farms and compelled them to work on his farmland before considering their release.
His alleged activities reportedly contributed to insecurity, economic hardship and displacement among residents of affected communities, particularly farmers who depended on agriculture for their livelihoods.
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However, the Katsina State Police Command had yet to officially confirm Bello’s reported death as of the time of filing this report.
The Command’s spokesperson, Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, reportedly said he was making efforts to verify the incident and establish the exact location of the alleged confrontation.
He explained that security personnel were working to identify the location of the clash and liaise with the relevant Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) for further investigation.
Meanwhile, security observers have repeatedly identified rivalries and internal disputes among armed criminal groups as factors contributing to violent confrontations within bandit networks operating across Nigeria’s North-West region.
The circumstances surrounding Bello’s reported death, including the number of casualties recorded during the encounter, remain unclear.
Further details are expected as security agencies work to establish what happened.
Notorious Bandit Kingpin, Kachalla Bello, Killed in Rival Gang Clash in Katsina Forest
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Airtime Deductions: Senate Moves Against MTN, Glo, Airtel, T2, Demands Refunds for Failed Calls
The Nigerian Senate has moved to protect millions of telecommunications subscribers from what it describes as unjustified airtime deductions, directing the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to investigate mobile network operators and introduce measures to ensure customers are not charged for failed, dropped or interrupted calls.
The lawmakers also called for a system that would compel telecommunications companies to automatically refund subscribers whenever airtime is deducted for calls that fail to connect or are disrupted by network-related problems.
The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno, representing Borno North, during plenary on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
The Senate expressed concern over persistent complaints from Nigerians who lose airtime when telephone calls fail to connect, terminate unexpectedly or experience interruptions, forcing subscribers to spend additional money trying to complete the same conversations.
The lawmakers argued that Nigerians should not be made to pay for services they do not effectively receive, particularly when network failures are beyond their control.
They observed that although individual deductions may appear insignificant, the cumulative financial losses could amount to substantial sums across millions of telecommunications subscribers.
The situation, they noted, places an additional financial burden on low-income earners, students, traders, small business owners and other Nigerians who depend on mobile telephone services for their daily activities.
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As part of its resolutions, the Senate urged the NCC to investigate the billing practices of major telecommunications operators, including MTN Nigeria, Globacom, Airtel Nigeria and T2 Mobile, formerly known as 9mobile.
The regulator is expected to examine the extent of airtime deductions arising from failed, dropped and interrupted calls and determine whether subscribers are being charged for services that were not properly delivered.
The upper chamber also called on the NCC to establish an accessible and time-bound complaints and redress mechanism through which affected subscribers can seek refunds or appropriate compensation for unjustified deductions and persistent service failures.
The lawmakers further urged the commission to conduct independent technical audits of telecom operators’ billing systems to ensure that customers are charged only for actual call durations and services effectively delivered.
The Senate also called for stricter enforcement of quality-of-service standards, including appropriate sanctions against operators whose persistent network deficiencies violate existing regulatory requirements.
To ensure compliance, the chamber mandated its Committee on Communications to engage the NCC and telecommunications operators, investigate the complaints, assess the financial losses suffered by subscribers and submit its recommendations within four weeks.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio urged the committee to begin work immediately, warning that the Senate could take over the investigation if the regulator failed to provide satisfactory explanations.
He indicated that the Senate could constitute itself into a Committee of the Whole and summon telecommunications operators, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, and the NCC leadership to account for the situation.
The intervention comes amid growing complaints by Nigerian subscribers over poor network quality, unexplained airtime depletion and the difficulty of obtaining redress when calls fail or are interrupted.
The lawmakers recalled that the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003, empowers the NCC to regulate the telecommunications industry, protect consumers and enforce acceptable standards of service delivery.
The proposed investigation is expected to establish the extent of the complaints and determine the regulatory measures required to prevent unjustified charges and improve accountability in the telecommunications sector.
However, the Senate’s resolution does not mean that automatic refunds have commenced. The proposed measures will depend on the outcome of the investigation and subsequent regulatory action by the NCC.
Airtime Deductions: Senate Moves Against MTN, Glo, Airtel, T2, Demands Refunds for Failed Calls
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