GUINEA-Bissau’s Transitional President Name Prime Minister 

AfricaNewsPoliticsGUINEA-Bissau’s Transitional President Name Prime Minister 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 30, 2025

GUINEA-Bissau’s Transitional President Horta Inta-A on Saturday, 28 November, announced Ilídio Vieira Té as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of his new regime. Inta-A said he would govern for one year. The military took power on 26 November in Guinea-Bissau, before the electoral commission released the election results. The appointment of the Prime Minister is based on a Presidential decree. Té was Minister of Finance in the government of deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo...

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Be Concerned About Your Leader’s True Identity, Atiku’s Camp Mocks APC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBe Concerned About Your Leader’s True Identity, Atiku’s Camp Mocks APC

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 28, 2025

…Says Former VP Political Relevance Isn’t In Question The media office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has mocked the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over a statement credited to it, asking the party to be rather concerned about the true identity of its leader, his fading capacity, and not former Vice President’s political choices. The office, in a press statement issued on Thursday, signed by Phrank Shaibu, Senior Special Assistant to...

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You Were A Colossus, Exponent Of Tolerance, Atiku Mourns Sheikh Bauchi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsYou Were A Colossus, Exponent Of Tolerance, Atiku Mourns Sheikh Bauchi

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 28, 2025

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the death of Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, as a devastating loss not only to the Muslim community in Nigeria, but also to the entire African continent. Reacting to his death through his media office in Abuja on Thursday, the chieftain of the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) said that the Sheikh’s demise comes at a time when his healing voice was badly needed in a country infected...

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Police Withdraw Officers Attached To Atiku, Wike, Others 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Withdraw Officers Attached To Atiku, Wike, Others 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 28, 2025

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....

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President Tinubu Mourns Renowned Islamic Leader, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu Mourns Renowned Islamic Leader, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 28, 2025

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...

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General Nta Sworn In As Guinea-Bissau President

AfricaNewsGeneral Nta Sworn In As Guinea-Bissau President

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 27, 2025

The military high command in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday inaugurated General Horta Nta as the head of the military government. The military, in a declaration announced on state television, said General Horta Nta will oversee a one-year transition period. Nta was the army chief of staff until the coup and a close ally of deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. The development cemented a forceful takeover of power that began after the country’s presidential election. Embalo’s whereabouts...

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AfricaNewsPoliticsGuinea-Bissau Military Reopens Borders After Military Coup

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 27, 2025

Military authorities in Guinea-Bissau have reopened the country’s borders, 24 hours after seizing power and dismantling the electoral process in the coup-prone West African nation. The military on Wednesday declared that they had assumed full control of the country, announcing the suspension of all electoral activities and an immediate closure of national borders. General Lansana Mansali, Inspector General of the Armed Forces, reversed Wednesday’s closure of all land, air, and sea entry points, saying “All...

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Tinubu Nominates 3 Non-Career Diplomats as Ambassadors to US, UK, France

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Nominates 3 Non-Career Diplomats as Ambassadors to US, UK, France

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 27, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated three non-career envoys to represent Nigeria in critical foreign capitals, forwarding their names to the National Assembly for confirmation. The nominees are Ambassador Ayodele Oke, Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are, and Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu. The appointments await Senate screening before assuming their respective posts. Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu previously served as Nigeria’s envoy to South Korea under the former administration. He was first appointed in 2016. Ambassador Ayodele...

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CAN Tasks FG on Security, Says Protection of Nigerians is Spiritual Obligation

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCAN Tasks FG on Security, Says Protection of Nigerians is Spiritual Obligation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 27, 2025

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the Federal Government to take stronger action to address the country’s deteriorating security situation and fulfill its constitutional duty of protecting citizens across all regions and faiths. Speaking at the opening of the 32nd Triennial General Assembly of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) in Abuja on Wednesday, CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said the spate of violence, particularly in rural and vulnerable communities, demanded urgent and...

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Jonathan, AU–ECOWAS Delegates Trapped in  Guinea-Bissau After Military Takeover

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJonathan, AU–ECOWAS Delegates Trapped in  Guinea-Bissau After Military Takeover

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 27, 2025

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...

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