Condemn Prisoner Escape From Custodial Centre

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCondemn Prisoner Escape From Custodial Centre

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 2, 2025

A condemned inmate, Abba Hassan, on 31st October, 2025, has escaped from the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Potiskum, Yobe State. According to a statement by the Yobe State Police Command spokesman, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the escapee is an indigene of Maiduguri, Borno State. “Members of the public, security agencies, transport operators, community leaders, and vigilante groups within Yobe State and neighbouring states are hereby advised to be vigilant and report any sighting or information that...

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November 1, the Gathering Drum —A tide of quiet preparations

Chris Chinwe UlasiColumnsFiction & PoetryNovember 1, the Gathering Drum —A tide of quiet preparations

PilotnewsNovember 1, 20252

November walks in with the grace of an elder, its feet brushing the dust of ancestral roads. It does not shout— it hums, a low, steady rhythm beneath the noise of the year. It is the month of quiet preparations, of whispered calls across cities, of mothers folding wrappers into travel bags, of fathers checking tires and fuel, of children counting down to the village moon. The Igbo are stirring. From Lagos to Kaduna, Port...

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FG Rejects Trump’s Claim Of Nigeria, Country Of Particular Concern 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Rejects Trump’s Claim Of Nigeria, Country Of Particular Concern 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 1, 2025

The Federal Government on Saturday rejected the claim by United States President Donald Trump that Nigeria is a country of particular concern. A press statement signed by Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that the Federal Government has noted the recent remarks by U.S. President Donald J. Trump alleging large-scale killings of Christians in Nigeria and calling for the country’s designation as a “Country of Particular Concern.”, stressing that the country remains...

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“Nigeria’s Security Remains in Capable Hands”, says Former CDS Gen. Musa at Farewell Parade

National SecurityNewsNigeria“Nigeria’s Security Remains in Capable Hands”, says Former CDS Gen. Musa at Farewell Parade

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 1, 2025

In a valedictory address at his pulling-out parade in Abuja, retired General Christopher Gwabin Musa has assured Nigerians that, despite his retirement, “Nigeria’s security is in capable hands.” The parade marked the close of a distinguished career spanning 39 years and four months in the Armed Forces. Held at Mogadishu Cantonment, the ceremony was both solemn and celebratory. General Musa thanked God, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and all Nigerians for the opportunity to serve the...

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Army Reshuffles Senior Command, Redeploys 71 Top Officers

National SecurityNewsNigeriaArmy Reshuffles Senior Command, Redeploys 71 Top Officers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 1, 2025

The Nigerian Army has redeployed 60 major generals and 11 brigadier generals, according to a memo signed on October 30, 2025. Four of the officers, all major-generals, remain in their current posts but with new appointments. The redeployments take effect on 3 November 2025. The memo was signed by E.L Okoro, the Military Secretary (Army), as reported by TheCable. It directs that officers must assume their new primary assignments on the effective date, and that...

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Senate Confirms Appointment of New Service Chiefs

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenate Confirms Appointment of New Service Chiefs

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 1, 2025

…Tinubu Orders Military to End Insecurity The Nigerian Senate on Thursday screened and confirmed the appointments of four new service chiefs for them to immediately assume office. The confirmation followed an intensive screening session at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, where lawmakers assessed the nominees’ readiness to tackle the country’s worsening security challenges. The newly confirmed military chiefs are General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Waheedi Shaibu as Chief of...

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Coup Plot: Brigadier General, Colonel, 4 Lieutenant Colonels, Others Under Investigation

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCoup Plot: Brigadier General, Colonel, 4 Lieutenant Colonels, Others Under Investigation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 1, 2025

Military authorities are investigating 16 military officers detained for their alleged involvement in a botched coup plot against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. The detained officers, according to Premium Times, an online news platform, include a brigadier general, a colonel, four lieutenant colonels, five majors, two captains, a lieutenant, a lieutenant commander from the Navy (the naval equivalent of a major), and a squadron leader from the Air Force. The Defence Headquarters and the...

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Tinubu Issues Marching Order To New Service Chiefs Over Emerging Armed Groups

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTinubu Issues Marching Order To New Service Chiefs Over Emerging Armed Groups

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 1, 2025

Tinubu Issues Marching Order To New Service Chiefs Over Emerging Armed Groups President Bola Tinubu on Thursday charged the newly decorated service chiefs to act decisively against emerging security threats, warning that “new snakes must be smashed right in the head before they grow.” Thursday’s event followed the Senate’s confirmation of the nominees a day earlier after a two-hour closed-door screening. Tinubu, while decorating the four security chiefs with their ranks in the Council Chamber...

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INEC Says Eight Associations Scale Hurdles to Complete Political Party Registration

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Says Eight Associations Scale Hurdles to Complete Political Party Registration

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 1, 2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that eight of the 14 pre-qualified associations seeking registration as political parties have completed the upload of all required information and documentation. The eight associations that advanced are the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Citizens Democratic Alliance (CDA), Abundance Social Party (ASP), African Alliance Party (AAP), Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), Green Future Party (GFP), National Democratic Party (NDP), and Peoples Freedom Party (PFP). Last month, the commission announced...

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Entire Enugu State Caucus in House of Reps Formally Declares for APC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEntire Enugu State Caucus in House of Reps Formally Declares for APC

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 31, 2025

The entire Enugu State caucus in the House of Representatives formally declared its support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday, abandoning the parties on whose platforms they were elected to the Green Chamber. Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker, announced their defection during plenary after reading letters of resignation submitted by the lawmakers who previously belonged to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP). Explaining their decision, the lawmakers stated that they...

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