Troops of Operation Hadin Kai executed a bold pre-dawn raid that freed 12 individuals, seven women and five children, held captive by Boko Haram in the unforgiving Mandara Mountains, offering a dramatic end to days of terror and uncertainty. The victims, who were abducted on 14 November while traveling along the Gwoza-Limankara road, regained their […]
The Convener of the BAT Ideological Group, Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi, on Tuesday met with the North-West Forum Chairman, Abdullahi Maikano Chiromawa, in Abuja during a dinner held ahead of a three-day conference scheduled for December 2–4, 2025. Although the conference officially opened with a dinner on Tuesday, the main activities are expected to commence […]
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai executed a bold pre-dawn raid that freed 12 individuals, seven women and five children, held captive by Boko Haram in the unforgiving Mandara Mountains, offering a dramatic end to days of terror and uncertainty. The victims, who were abducted on 14 November while traveling along the Gwoza-Limankara road, regained their […]
A four-year-old boy reported missing in Koko Local Government Area of Kebbi State has been found alive, while his mother has been taken into custody for allegedly coordinating his abduction. The child, identified as Abdulmumini Surajo, was declared missing on November 26, 2025. According to police sources, his father later received a distress call from […]
The Nigerian Senate has introduced a bill seeking to establish 112 as the single, nationwide emergency number, enabling citizens to call or text during urgent situations. Leading debate on the proposed legislation, Senator Abdulaziz Yaradua explained that the current use of multiple emergency numbers across different government agencies has created confusion and slowed down response […]
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. General Musa, 58, on December 25, is a distinguished soldier […]
Nigeria has stepped in to offer temporary asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential contender Fernando Dia Da Costa after intelligence reports indicated credible threats to his life, raising fresh concerns about candidate safety and election integrity in the country. The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs outlined the decision in a letter sent to the ECOWAS Commission on […]
The Nigerian Army has stepped up coordinated security pressure across multiple regions, executing operations that significantly disrupted armed groups, illegal trafficking rings and other criminal networks between 29 November and 1 December 2025. The series of raids neutralized eight terrorists, led to 51 arrests and secured the freedom of 27 victims, reinforcing the military’s broader […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to appear before its investigators every day throughout December as part of an ongoing probe into the alleged diversion of $490 million Abacha loot recovered under a Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) arrangement. A senior EFCC […]
