The Nigeria Police Force has announced strict enforcement of its directive withdrawing officers from escorting Very Important Persons (VIPs), insisting that any officer found violating the order will be arrested. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He stated that the Inspector-General […]
The Trump administration has enacted an immediate freeze on immigration applications from nationals of 19 countries already facing U.S. travel restrictions, a move federal officials say is aimed at reinforcing national-security protocols across the immigration system. The directive, contained in a memo circulated Tuesday by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), halts the processing of […]
The convener of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Ideological Group, Hon. Bamidele Atoyebi, has launched a renewed outreach campaign aimed at educating communities on the BAT Home-Cell strategy to strengthen grassroots engagement and maintain consistent contact with families who require support. During an exclusive meeting in Abuja with former local government chairmen drawn from across […]
The All Progressives Congress has fixed meetings of its National Caucus and National Executive Committee for Monday, 15 December 2025, and Tuesday, 16 December 2025, respectively. Both sessions will hold at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The party disclosed the schedule in an official notice issued by its National Secretary, Senator […]
Human‑rights organization Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) France has disclosed that 82 Nigerian women are currently on death row across the country, highlighting what the group describes as systemic gender disparities in the administration of capital punishment. The announcement was made during a capacity‑building workshop held in Abuja on December 3, 2025, as part of […]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sly Ezeokenwa, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s call for the establishment of state police in Nigeria, describing it as a crucial step toward addressing the nation’s escalating insecurity. Speaking at a press briefing at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, Ezeokenwa […]
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has rejected a motion seeking to ban the sale and consumption of dog meat across the state, following a brief but notable debate during Tuesday’s plenary session. The proposal, sponsored by Uduak Ekpoufot, member representing Etinan State Constituency, failed almost immediately after it was presented, as no […]
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has reportedly set the removal of Bello Mohammed Matawalle from his current federal position as the price for his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sources say Lawal communicated his demand directly to the presidency during strategic discussions about his prospective switch […]
The United States has announced a new round of visa restrictions targeting Nigerians deemed responsible for violating religious freedom, in what Washington describes as a firm response to rising attacks and persecution based on faith across parts of the country. The policy, announced by the US State Department, will apply to individuals who “knowingly […]
