Stop Abuse Of State Powers, Desecration Of Police, CSO Warns Politicians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsStop Abuse Of State Powers, Desecration Of Police, CSO Warns Politicians

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 18, 2025

….Asks Tinubu To Call Wike To Order The Movement for Credible Elections (MCE), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has condemned the deployment of the Nigeria Police Force as political weapons in the orchestrated chaos that unfolded at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Tuesday. The organisation, in a press statement on Tuesday, signed by Olawale Okunniyi, Head of Secretariat, asked President Bola Tinubu to call the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, to...

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Wike Led PDP Faction Expels Makinde, Bala Mohammed, Bode George, Others

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWike Led PDP Faction Expels Makinde, Bala Mohammed, Bode George, Others

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 18, 2025

….Dissolves Oyo, Bauchi, Ekiti, Lagos Excos The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nyesom Wike-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction has ratified the expulsion of the Governor of Seyi Makinde, Oyo State, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, and Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State. The group also expelled Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, Senator Kabiru Tanimu Turaki Taofeek Arapaja, and others for alleged anti-party activities. The NEC also ratified the dissolution...

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COAS Orders Relentless Hunt for Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCOAS Orders Relentless Hunt for Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 18, 2025

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu, has issued a forceful directive to troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA, insisting they “leave no stone unturned” in the ongoing search-and-rescue mission for the students abducted from a girls’ secondary school in Kebbi State. Shaibu made the call during a visit to Maga, where the students were kidnapped from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in the Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area. The raid, which took place on...

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Nigeria’s FX Reserves Hit $46bn, Highest Level Since 2018 — CBN

BusinessNewsNigeriaNigeria’s FX Reserves Hit $46bn, Highest Level Since 2018 — CBN

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 18, 2025

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has declared that the country’s foreign-exchange (FX) reserves have risen to over US$46 billion. Speaking at the opening of a colloquium to mark the 20th anniversary of the CBN’s Monetary Policy Department, Cardoso, represented by Deputy Governor Muhammad Abdullahi (Economic Policy Directorate), said the reserves level was the highest the country has recorded since 2018. He added that this amount could now cover more...

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Two Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls Escape

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTwo Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls Escape

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 18, 2025

…Security Forces Intensify Search Two of the 25 female students abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, have reportedly escaped from their captors, local authorities said. According to Hussaini Aliyu, an official from Danko Wasagu Local Government Area, the two girls fled as they were being led into the bush by the bandits and made their way across farmland to freedom. Aliyu stated that the girls are “back and are...

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Gov. Kefas Approves Payment Of Pensions, Gratuities To Retirees

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov. Kefas Approves Payment Of Pensions, Gratuities To Retirees

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 18, 2025

Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has issued an Executive Order for the immediate payment of all outstanding pensions, gratuities, to verified pensioners in the state. The Governor’s order was contained in a statement issued in Jalingo on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yusuf Sanda. According to Sanda, the directive was in line with the respect and compassion the governor has for senior citizens. He stated: “Taraba State must honour those who have...

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Killings: Plateau State Recruits 1,400 Vigilantes, Hunters To Tackle The Menace

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKillings: Plateau State Recruits 1,400 Vigilantes, Hunters To Tackle The Menace

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 18, 2025

As part of efforts to address the lingering concern over killings in Plateau State, at least 1,400 vigilantes, hunters and members of neighbourhood groups have been recruited to tackle lingering security challenges bedeviling various communities in Plateau State. Attacks on villages have resulted in the loss of hundreds of lives and the displacement of thousands of residents. The training of the recruits is taking place amidst recurrent security challenges in various communities of Bokkos, Barikin...

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Gov. Otu Dissolves Local Government Commission Board

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov. Otu Dissolves Local Government Commission Board

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 18, 2025

The Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, has ordered the immediate dissolution of the State’s Local Government Service Commission Board. The Governor in a statement released on Tuesday, explained that the decision followed the discovery of alleged abuse of office and mismanagement in the commission’s recent recruitment exercise. His words: “My dear people of Cross River State, I want to let you know that I have dissolved the Board of the Local Government Service...

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PDP Condemns Abduction Of Girls, Killings At Maga School

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP Condemns Abduction Of Girls, Killings At Maga School

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 18, 2025

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the attack on the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, where bandits killed the Vice Principal, Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and abducted 25 students. The party, in a press statement by its newly elected National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, said that the tragic incident has further highlighted the alarming rise in insecurity that has become the lived...

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PDP Crisis: Wike-Backed Faction Summons Emergency NEC, BOT Meetings

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP Crisis: Wike-Backed Faction Summons Emergency NEC, BOT Meetings

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 18, 2025

…As Turaki-Led NWC Seeks Police Protection To Hold Inaugural Meeting The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has barely 48 hours after the conclusion of its elective national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Saturday, the crisis in the party took another twist. The two factions have boasted of taking over the party’s national Secretariat tomorrow, Tuesday, to have their meetings. While the Nyesom Wike-backed faction is set to hold its National Executive Committee (NEC) and...

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