The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has expressed its full support for Operation Safe Corridor (OSC), a Federal Government initiative focused on the deradicalisation and reintegration of former insurgents, particularly those linked to Boko Haram.

In a statement released on Friday, NOA Director-General Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu voiced the agency’s commitment during a courtesy visit by an OSC delegation to the NOA headquarters in Abuja.

Issa-Onilu urged Nigerians to reconsider their views on the programme, emphasizing its critical role in ensuring long-term peace and strengthening national security.

Brigadier General Yusuf Ali, the OSC Coordinator who led the delegation, provided an overview of the programme’s phased approach—covering screening, rehabilitation, and reintegration of former combatants. He appealed for NOA’s collaboration in reshaping public perception and communicating the initiative’s true purpose and impact.

Issa-Onilu admitted he was initially skeptical about the programme but later came to understand that many of the participants were not ideologically driven insurgents. Instead, they were often victims—abducted, coerced, or manipulated amid the protracted insurgency in the North-East.

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has categorically denied allegations made in a viral Facebook livestream broadcast on May 1, 2025, by UK-based activist Sandra C. Duru, labeling the claims as “completely false and digitally manipulated.”

In a public statement, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan asserted that the voice featured in the livestream was not hers and had been fabricated to serve the political interests of Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

“The voice and content shared in that broadcast are fake, manipulated, and crafted to fit a script written by Akpabio,” she stated.

The Senator further alleged a past identity for Duru, claiming, “I have uncovered that the individual now known as Sandra C. Duru previously operated under the name ‘Prof. Mgbeke’ on Facebook.”

She concluded by assuring the public that a comprehensive response would be issued soon to address what she described as baseless accusations, emphasizing that no amount of “digital deception or media drama” would derail her commitment to truth and justice.

Good news from Oke-Ero Local Government: the Director of Personnel Management (DPM), Alhaji Musibau Amuda, and the Legal Officer, Barrister Omoladun Elizabeth Arinde, have safely returned after a period of absence.

In a statement released on behalf of the Executive Chairman, Hon. James Abiodun Fadipe — and obtained by Just Event Online TV — the Council expressed gratitude to Almighty God for their safe return in good health.

Hon. Fadipe described their return as “the Lord’s doing” and extended appreciation to the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON, and ALGON leadership for their support during the period.

The Council also thanked religious leaders, traditional rulers, security agencies, political leaders, party members, the DPM and LGT forums, and all well-wishers for their prayers and encouragement.

Reaffirming commitment to peace and development, Hon. Fadipe prayed for continued divine protection and progress for Oke-Ero.

“We remain committed to building a stronger, united, and progressive Oke-Ero,” the statement concluded.