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Seven resolutions from US joint hearing on alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria

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United States lawmakers and foreign relations experts convened on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, for a joint congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., to discuss the escalating violence and alleged targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The session, led by House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), sought expert testimony following […]

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Tension as singer 2Face, wife caught in heated exchange during live programme

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Nigerian star musician, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, has spoken publicly for the first time since the controversy involving him and his wife, the Edo State lawmaker, Natasha Osawaru, began trending online. In a short message shared on his Instagram Story on Wednesday, the singer wrote: “Help me.” The post is […]

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Cameroon opposition leader, Anicet Ekane dies in detention

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A strong nationalist and top Cameroonian opposition leader, Anicet Ekane, has died in detention in Yaounde on Monday morning, his party’s vice president told AFP. “Anicet Ekane died this morning in Yaounde, where he had been transferred following his arrest at the end of October in Douala,” Valentin Dongmo of the African Movement for the […]

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Kidnappings surge: Northern govs, traditional rulers demand mining suspension, unveil N228bn security fund

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Northern States governors and traditional rulers on Monday called for a six-month suspension of mining activities across the region, blaming illegal mining for the worsening insecurity in many states. The northern leaders also announced plans to mobilise N228bn to fight bandits terrorising communities across the region. Under the arrangement, each state and its local governments […]

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Former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Chris Musa nominated as defence minister

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Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (rtd), has been nominated by President Bola Tinubu as the new Minister of Defence. The nomination was conveyed in a letter sent to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, announcing Musa as the replacement for Mohammed Badaru, who resigned from the position on Monday due to health […]

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Nigeria’s minister of defence resigns

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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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