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The Nigerian Air Force said on Tuesday that following the emergency landing of its C-130 aircraft in Burkina Faso over technical concerns on Monday, plans are ongoing to resume the flight to Portugal as scheduled. Recall that the Burkina Faso authorities had claimed that the aircraft violated its airspace, leading to its being detained along with its aircrew and personnel …

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin in support of efforts to restore peace and stability following last weekend’s attempted coup. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this on Tuesday during plenary after lawmakers considered the request in the Committee of the Whole in line with section 5, Part 11 of …

The Senate on Tuesday began consideration of President Bola Tinubu’s request seeking approval to deploy Nigerian troops to the Benin Republic as part of efforts to safeguard the neighbouring country’s democratic institutions. The request, contained in a letter read on the Senate floor by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, detailed Tinubu’s explanation that the troops would be sent on …

Catholic Bishop of the Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has pushed back on reports alleging that he said there was no persecution of Christians in Nigeria, stressing that the imputation was untrue. In a statement tagged: “Of the Persecution of Christians in Nigeria : My Response,” Kukah said he was baffled that despite the clarity of his position, there appeared to …

The purported constitution of a so-called National Caretaker Committee by Nyesom Wike and his friends, clearly designed to coordinate their personal political affairs, would have passed unnoticed, just like the drab audience of their sympathy party, if they had not attempted to falsely cloak it in the name of the Peoples Democratic Party- @OfficialPDPNig a party that had duly expelled …

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced a regulatory move to sanitise Nigeria’s rapidly expanding Point of Sale (PoS) industry, declaring January 1, 2026 as the enforcement date for mandatory registration of all PoS operators nationwide. In a public notice signed by the Commission’s management, the CAC expressed concern over the rising number of unregistered PoS operators conducting business in …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has once more taken into custody Nigeria’s former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN). Sources confirmed that Nigeria’s former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), was arrested late Monday. By Monday night, Malami was reportedly working to meet bail conditions set …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the diversion of its C-130 transport aircraft, which made a precautionary landing in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, during a ferry mission to Portugal on 8 December. NAF, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the aircraft had departed Lagos …

The so-called coups in Guinea-Bissau and the latest episode in the Republic of Benin share disturbing similarities. In Guinea-Bissau, the phony coup unfolded after a criminal former president effectively invited the military to intervene to avoid announcing elections and relinquishing power to an opposition figure with a popular mandate. It was not a seizure of power to restore order, but …

The government of Burkina Faso says an aircraft carrying 11 Nigerian soldiers had violated its airspace. In a statement signed by Assimi Goita, the junta leader, the Burkinabe government said an aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) was forced to land on Monday in Bobo Dioulasso, following an “emergency situation in flight” while it was operating in the …