Stop negotiating with terrorists, deploy modern technology ―Obasanjo tells Tinubu

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Nigerians owe no one an apology for seeking assistance from the international community to tackle the country’s insecurity, stressing that lives are being lost daily regardless of religion, ethnicity, or political affiliation. While speaking on Friday night at the Plateau Unity Christmas Carols and Praise Festival […]

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‘Stop playing ostrich, overhaul security, invade terrorists camps’ ―Tunde Bakare tells Tinubu in a State of the nation address

Pastor Tunde Bakare, the senior pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church, has urged the federal government to suspend all non-essential gatherings in vulnerable areas nationwide and place them under emergency patrols. Mr. Bakare made the call at a state-of-the-nation news conference titled “The Darkness before Dawn” held at the church in Lagos on Sunday. […]

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Retired judge killed in Nigeria with her hands, legs, and mouth tied, Police arrest one

Delta State Police Command, Nigeria, has arrested one Lucky Matthew and launched a manhunt over the killing of retired Justice Ifeoma Okogwu. The Police Spokesperson for the Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday in Asaba, the state capital. Edafe said: “On November 24, 2025, the DPO of […]

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Mr President, Police May Not Obey You!, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Maintaining public order and safety, detecting and preventing criminal activities and enforcing the law are among the primary responsibilities of the Police. But, as I have consistently argued, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) cannot effectively carry out these duties if most of their personnel are running errands, including for people without any visible means of livelihood. It therefore came […]

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Is Former INEC Chair Yakubu Now an Ambassador?, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said in his press statement today that former INEC chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has been appointed an ambassador by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. But the list of newly appointed ambassadors circulating on social media names a “Mahmud Yakubu” from Ekiti State. If that list is accurate, two issues stand out. First, […]

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Tinubu nominates 32 Ambassadors-designate (Full list)

In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. The nominees include 17 non-career ambassadors and 15 career ambassadors, who will be posted to countries and international organisations critical to […]

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Kidnapped Anglican priest, Edwin Achi dies in captivity

Anglican Diocese of Kaduna, Nigeria, has announced the death of Venerable Edwin Achi, Priest-in-Charge of Ebenezer Anglican Church, Ungwan Maijero, who was kidnapped along with his wife and daughter on October 28, 2025. In a statement on Wednesday, the diocese described Achi’s death as “a painful loss to the entire diocese, the clergy, the church […]

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Nigerian Appeal Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s human rights violation suit against DSS DG, AGF

Nigerian Court of Appeal, sitting in the Abuja Judicial Division, on Friday, struck out an appeal filed by the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The IPOB leader, in the appeal, challenged what he described as the violations of his fundamental rights by the Director-General of the Department of State […]

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Like Atiku, El-Rufai too officially joins ADC

Following the footsteps of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), months after leaving the All Progressives Congress. The former governor registered with the ADC and collected his membership card at the party office in Unguwar Sarki Ward, Kaduna State. […]

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Nigeria’s Return To The 2014 Nightmare, By Farooq A. Kperogi

The events and atmospherics of the past few days in Nigeria feel eerily and frighteningly familiar. They are redolent of the disabling instability and helplessness (and more) of 2014 and 2015 when Goodluck Jonathan was president. Three crises are unfolding in near synchrony. One, there’s a resurgence of Boko Haram activities. Two, there’s an alarming […]

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Woman found dead in Nigerian hotel, male companion flees

Ondo State Police Command, Nigeria, has launched an investigation into the death of a yet-to-be-identified woman found in a hotel room in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Lifeless body of the woman was reportedly discovered on Wednesday inside the facility located along the Ore–Okitipupa Road, while the man who checked into the […]

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I am very happy Obasanjo returned my $20,000 ―Ayodele Fayose

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has confirmed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has returned the $20,000 he gave him for his birthday logistics following a fresh clash between them. Fayose revealed this in an interview, stating that Obasanjo returned the money after he wrote to him, and it’s now back in his possession, converted […]

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Nigerian man heartbroken as his fiancé suddenly dies weeks to their wedding

Nigerian man, Abednego Simon aka Mr. Lengtu has been left heartbroken after his fiancé died a month to their wedding. Abednego and Naomi Danladi’s wedding was scheduled to hold on December 27, 2025 in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The circumstances surrounding Naomi’s sudden death are still sketchy at the time of filing […]

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On whose mandate do judges stand?, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Atanda Fatayi Williams, the fourth Chief Justice of post-colonial Nigeria (CJN), has not always received the kind of credit that he probably should for a judicial career of impact. Few judicial careers in Nigerian history can compete with that of this grand-son of an Ijebu merchant in terms of both legacy and luminosity. Sworn in […]

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Tinubu declares nationwide state of emergency on security (Declaration full text)

In a statement on Wednesday evening, President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the Nigerian Army and Police to launch a large-scale recruitment drive to strengthen national security. The President instructed the Police to utilize National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country for training new recruits. His statement reads in […]

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Military announces a takeover in Guinea-Bissau

In a broadcast, a group of military officers led by General Denis N’Canha announced they had taken “total control” of the country. This follows after an earlier arrest of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. N’Canha said the “High Military Command for the Restoration of Order, “composed of all branches of the armed forces, […]

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Father of 3 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren dies of heart attack ―CAN chairman reveals

Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Northern Region and the FCT, Rev. John Hayab, has revealed that a parent died of a heart attack following the abduction of his three children from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State. While speaking to ARISE News on Tuesday, Hayab described the trauma faced […]

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PDP writes FHC Chief Judge against repeated assignment of its cases to Justice Omotosho, two others

Opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has written to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, protesting what it describes as the “unusual, repeated and suspicious” assignment of almost all cases involving the party to a select number of judges. In the petition, signed by the PDP National Secretary, Amb. […]

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The terrorists are winning, By Lasisi Olagunju

“There were many famous warriors in the village during the pillaging by the Fulani and yet the village was swept off almost completely by the invading warriors. This was not because they (the enemies) were stronger but due to their trickery, the people of Eruku became susceptible (vulnerable). When the invaders came, they would besiege […]

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I’m ready to get pregnant, have babies out of wedlock ―BBNaija star, Mercy Eke says

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) season 4 Reality TV show known as ‘Pepper Dem’ winner, and media personality, Mercy Eke, has opened up about her plans for motherhood, making it clear that she is ready to have children even outside of marriage. The beautiful Reality TV show star shared her candid thoughts during a recent interview, […]

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