Gunmen Storm Kogi Church, Kidnap Pastor, Wife, Others 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Storm Kogi Church, Kidnap Pastor, Wife, Others 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 1, 2025

Gunmen on Sunday stormed the newly established Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State, kidnapping a pastor, his wife, and several congregants during an early Sunday service. The community was said to have been thrown into confusion as the attackers stormed the worship centre, prompting residents to flee in search of safety. Confirming the development in a statement, Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi commissioner for information, described the attack...

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Jonathan Calls Military Takeover in Guinea-Bissau a ‘Ceremonial Coup’

AfricaNewsJonathan Calls Military Takeover in Guinea-Bissau a ‘Ceremonial Coup’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 30, 2025

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the recent political upheaval in Guinea-Bissau as a ‘ceremonial coup’, rather than a traditional military takeover. Jonathan made the remarks on Friday after returning to Abuja, following his dismissal from the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) election observation mission in Guinea-Bissau where he had been caught up in the crisis. According to him, the circumstances surrounding the takeover — including the fact that President Umaro Sissoco Embaló himself announced...

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Nigeria Returns to IMO Council After 14-Year Absence

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Returns to IMO Council After 14-Year Absence

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 30, 2025

…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...

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Tinubu Lists Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Ugwuanyi, 29 Others for Ambassadorial Positions

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Lists Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Ugwuanyi, 29 Others for Ambassadorial Positions

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 30, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a second batch of ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, bringing the number of nominees submitted within the past week to thirty-five. In two separate letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the President urged lawmakers to “consider and confirm expeditiously” a new list comprising 15 career ambassadors and 17 non-career ambassadors. The latest list includes four women among the career nominees and six women among the non-career nominees, reflecting...

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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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