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...

…Orders Massive Recruitment Into Armed Forces President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a nationwide security emergency on Wednesday, unveiling the most sweeping security measures of his administration amid rising attacks across several states. The President said the new directive would put “more boots on the ground” as part of an urgent effort to contain terrorist and bandit assaults targeting schools, worship centres and rural communities. In a statement issued from the State House, Tinubu announced immediate...