Nigeria’s minister of defence resigns

Nigeria’s minister of defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, and it takes immediate effect. In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds. The development was announced in a statement issued Monday evening by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo […]

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Court reportedly stops a Labour Party faction’s nationwide congresses

One faction of the Labour Party (LP) loyal to the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, and former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has been reported to have obtained a court injunction stopping the nationwide congresses planned by the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee. The injunction, said to have been issued by an Abia State High Court […]

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Abia governor, Alex Otti visits Nnamdi Kanu in Sokoto prison

Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti,  has visited the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at a prison facility in Sokoto State, Nigeria, where he is serving his life imprisonment for terrorism. Otti visited the prison facility on Sunday, accompanied by Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel Kanu; the Abia State Attorney […]

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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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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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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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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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UK turns down Nigeria’s request to transfer Ekweremadu to Nigeria

British Government has rejected a request by Nigeria to deport the former three consecutive term Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is serving a prison term in the United Kingdom for organ trafficking, The Guardian UK reports on Monday. The lawyer cum politician was sentenced to nine years and eight months in 2023 after a […]

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50 escape from the over 300 students abducted in Nigerian school, names of the 50 released

Out of the over 300 pupils and students abducted from St. Mary Private Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State, Fifty pupils have reportedly escaped from their captors and reunited with their parents. This was confirmed on Sunday by the Niger State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), […]

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I’m really angry over Christian genocide in Nigeria ―Donald Trump says

United States President Donald Trump has voiced strong outrage over the alleged Christian genocide taking place in Nigeria. In his latest comments on the issue, Trump stated that thousands of Christians are being killed in the West African country. The US President spoke on a conservative radio program on Friday, as captured by Fox News. […]

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