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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described President Bola Tinubu’s order to withdraw police officers from very important personalities (VIPs) as a political gesture that does not address Nigeria’s escalating security crisis. On Sunday, the president ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs across the country. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information …

The House of Representatives and the Senate on Monday convened a joint retreat with speakers of state houses of assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital, as Nigeria’s constitution amendment process reached a decisive stage. The event brought together federal legislators, state houses of assembly presiding officers, and members of the constitution review committees of both chambers. Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker …

A review of the just-released audited financial statement for the year ended 2024 has shown that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Group spent N30.3billion on entertainment expenses. Earlier, a review of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s financial statement showed that the oil company spent N7.4 billion on “entertainment expenses in 2023”. The 2024 figure represents a sharp …

The international community has categorically rejected the Nigerian establishment’s attempt to label Mazi Nnamdi Kanu a terrorist. Instead, Nnamdi Kanu is widely recognized as a separatist leader. A diligent examination of major international headlines today suggests that the Nigerian government has inadvertently enhanced Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s stature as a prominent separatist leader through a disgraceful and egregious miscarriage of justice …

An armed terrorist group has released a new video claiming responsibility for the recent student abductions in Kebbi and Niger states, while threatening further attacks on soldiers and political office holders. The video, which emerged on Monday and has since been circulating on social media, shows an armed man, speaking in Hausa, boasting that the group would soon begin targeting …

The South-East caucus of the House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider a pardon for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. They said releasing Kanu through pardon would open space for broader engagement between the Federal Government, elected leaders, and community stakeholders, leading to long-term peace. The lawmakers, in a statement on Monday …

A viral video circulating on social media has stirred nationwide debate after a man identifying himself as a Fulani herdsman alleged that the Nigerian government provides weapons to armed groups. The clip, shared by several users on X, includes English interpretations provided by viewers, as the original audio has not been independently verified. In the footage, posted by an X …

The government of the United Kingdom has rejected Nigerian government’s request to transfer Ike Ekweremadu, the former deputy senate president, to serve the remainder of his prison term in Nigeria. Ekweremadu is currently serving a prison sentence in the UK for organ trafficking. He was convicted in March 2023 and sentenced to nine years and eight months for conspiring to …

An alleged terrorist commander has issued new threats against Nigeria, declaring that his group will soon begin targeting military officers, state governors, and even President Bola Tinubu for abduction. In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the armed militant — wearing what appeared to be a Nigerian military jacket — boasted about recent kidnappings of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states. …

President Bola Tinubu’s government has said the high-level Nigerian delegation and the United States officials have agreed to collaborate in ending the protracted security challenges facing the nation. A delegation, led by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu had last week, met with senior officials across the US Congress, the White House Faith Office, the State Department, the National …