…Pledges Continued Efforts for Release On Sunday, Alex Otti, Governor of Abia State, paid a visit to Nnamdi Kanu, the jailed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, where he is serving a life sentence. The visit was described by Otti’s media office as part of a renewed push to secure Kanu’s release. According to a statement issued by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr...

…Tinubu Calls It Global Confidence Vote Nigeria has secured a seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for the 2026–2027 biennium, signalling the country’s return to the global maritime decision-making table after a 14-year absence. Announcing the development on Saturday, the Presidency said the re-election, under Category C of the Council, was confirmed during the IMO General Assembly held in London on Friday, 28 November 2025. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu lauded the outcome, calling...

In compliance with President Bola Tinubu’s directive to remove and redirect security personnel assigned to VIPs to core policing duties, the Nigeria Police Force has begun recalling officers attached to prominent individuals nationwide. A memo issued under reference AB: 4087/FCT/50PMF/VOL.10/, instructing all personnel deployed as escorts to high-profile figures to report back to base by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025, has been issued by the Mobile Police Force’s 50 Squadron in Kubwa, Abuja....

President Bola Tinubu received the news of the death of Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss.  The revered Bauchi-based cleric passed away on Thursday at the age of 101. The President mourns the late leader of the Tijjaniyya Muslim Brotherhood, describing him as a moral compass who dedicated his life to teaching and preaching. In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and...

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is among a group of African leaders and high-profile election observers currently stranded in Guinea-Bissau after the country’s military seized power and suspended its electoral process on Wednesday. Jonathan was part of a 36-member delegation from the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) sent to monitor the presidential election held last Sunday. On Wednesday, a group of military...