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Former Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has claimed he came close to joining Chelsea in 2008.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has berated Governor Ademola Adeleke for holidaying abroad while security concerns persist in the state.

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has assured citizens that efforts to secure the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, have already been set in motion, describing Thursday’s Federal High Court judgment as “not yet the end of the road.”

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Usman Abdullahi, 24, from Shelleng LGA, Adamawa State, has revealed that he st%le packs of Indomie noodles and shared them among his three girlfriends, but none visited him while he was in detention. Usman, a car washer, vowed to end the relationships once he regains his freedom.

“Being unwell or facing challenges doesn’t mean I should welcome assistance from a deranged individual,” Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said as he criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for his recent comments on alleged Christian g+nocide in Nigeria.

  TikTok has revealed that it banned 49,512 live sessions in Nigeria between April and June 2025, as part of efforts to curb harmful behaviour and ensure real-time safety on the platform. The figures were shared at the West Africa Safety Summit in Dakar, Senegal, organised with AfricTivistes.

  The Niger State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools after t+rrorists abd¥cted 315 students and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwarra Local Government Area.

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has slammed the United States President, Donald Trump, for threatening to invade Nigeria with the American military over the rising insecurity and alleged Christian genocide in the country.

The Imo State Police Command has beefed up security at strategic locations within the state, especially in the capital city, to forestall any breakdown of law and order following the conviction of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, by a Federal High Court.

  Governor Alex Otti has responded to the life imprisonment sentence handed down to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), by the Federal High Court Abuja on November 20, 2025.

US president Donald Trump has criticized the Nigerian government, describing the k+lling of Christians in the country as a “g+nocide.”

  I honestly don’t have to say much more on this matter because myself and many others have already said enough for now.

  The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has reaffirmed its plan to trace and verify the disbursement of the Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) between 2019 and 2022. 

 Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri hosted top national leaders, royal majesties, and dignitaries at a cultural cocktail reception in Yola ahead of the 2025 Marghi National Day and the unveiling of the new Marghi cultural attire.

  Amnesty International has condemned the surge in v%olent att+cks and mass abd¥ctions targeting schools across northern Nigeria, saying the government is failing to protect children.

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has called for a day of fasting and prayer as insecurity continues to escalate across the state.

The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to the conviction and life imprisonment sentencing of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

Bandits who attacked the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have reduced their ransom demand as security operatives intensify a coordinated search for their hideouts, Daily Trust has gathered.

Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said that the government is aware of who is responsible for killings in Nigeria.

  The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has revised the number of abducted persons from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Agwarra LGA, raising the figure from 227 to 315.

  Residents in Ibadan and several local government areas across Oyo State have performed the Yoruba ritual known as “Akara Ìkú” or “Akara Ẹmí” for Governor Seyi Makinde, giving him a seven-day ultimatum to address their grievances.

The Federal Government has clarified that President Bola Tinubu will visit the White House once the timing is appropriate, dismissing claims that he is avoiding the United States amid recent diplomatic strains.

The number of pupils, students, and teachers k+dn@pped during the att+ck on St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara LGA of Niger State has increased to 315, following a fresh verification by authorities.

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For decades, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has prioritised the protection of Very Important Persons (VIPs) over its core duty of safeguarding the general public.

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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, operating with the support of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) operatives, have uncovered a significant cache of logistics supplies suspected to belong to Boko Haram t+rrorists along the Damasak–Kareto road in northern Borno State.

  Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu to urgently declare a state of emergency on the security situation in Nigeria.

  Hashimu Sulaiman Dungurawa, chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not have the political power to win the 2027 elections unless it relies on the influence of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that politics should not be reduced to a playground for unruly conduct.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lashed out at the cancellation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s planned trips to South Africa and Angola over the recent wave of insecurity in the country. ​

  Security agencies comprising police tactical units, military components and others have launched a search for the abducted students of St. Mary Secondary School, Papiri Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State.

  The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Niger State and the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora have condemned the early-morning attack on St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, where armed men kidnapped pupils, students, teachers, and a security guard.

An unknown number of pupils have been abducted by armed men from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, the second mass school kidnapping this week.

The family of Nnamdi Kanu has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the Nigerian Government and South-East political leaders to assassinate the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader in Sokoto Prison.

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dismissed recent media reports suggesting that the state is unsafe, describing such claims as misleading and politically motivated.

  *Fear has gripped Rukubi in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State as kidnappers invaded Peter’s Foundation Secondary School and abducted some pupils💔😥* 

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has blasted President Bola Tinubu over the recent upsurge in killings and kidnappings in Nigeria.

  Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has finally addressed the chaotic incident at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national headquarters in Wadata Plaza, which nearly erupted into violence due to tensions between opposing factions. On Tuesday, Wike’s supporters clashed with those backing governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, as both groups fought for dominance over the party’s base.

A member of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Fasiu Bakene, has assured that the crisis bedeviling the party will soon be resolved.

 Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been transferred to a maximum-security correctional facility in Sokoto State following his sentencing to life imprisonment on Thursday by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Segun Awolowo, former Director-General of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and grandson of one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, has passed away at the age of 62.

The Senator representing Kebbi South, Garba Maidoki, has expressed optimism that the schoolgirls abducted in Maga, Kebbi State, will return home soon, saying security agencies are closing in on the kidnappers.

  Kwara State Government has directed the shutdown of schools in four local government areas following fresh security threats across communities in the southern part of the state.

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According to the report from SYMFONI TV, Veteran actor and political spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, has issued a strongly worded reaction to the recent confrontation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and a young naval officer identified as Ahmed Yerima.

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke may have to seek an alternative platform for re-election in 2026,  Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Engr. Kamoru Ajisafe has stated. 

Bayelsa PDP Chieftain George Turnah has apologized for the events that occurred at the PDP Secretariat in Abuja, where different factions of the party clashed. Speaking on Arise TV, Turnah provided background on what led to the clash, revealing that it was due to disobedience of a court order.

  Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo State, recently lauded Senate President Godswill Akpabio for his pivotal, non-public role in securing the All Progressives Congress’s success in the recent gubernatorial election in Edo State.