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The Nigerian military has suffered yet another security breach as nine soldiers on Monday escaped from a military guardroom at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State, SaharaReporters has learnt. Maimalari Cantonment is the Nigerian Army barracks and the headquarters of the Nigerian Army’s 7th Division. Top military sources told SaharaReporters that most of the escaped soldiers were arrested by the …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Abuja has called on Nigerians to rise above outrage and use former U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement on alleged Christian genocide as a rallying point for unity, understanding, and collective national healing. Rather than viewing Trump’s comments as a trigger for religious friction, the association’s Chairman, Rev. John …

The President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, NANTA, Yinka Folami, has revealed that the Federal Government will soon end the sale of tickets in dollars by foreign airlines. Folami stated this while speaking on a cultural and tourism programme in Lagos at the weekend, describing the cross-border trading in foreign currency as “a crime against the economy.” …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the suspension of four of its national officers over alleged anti-party activities. In a letter signed by 14 out of 18 members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and received by the commission on November 4, 2025, the party said the decision was reached at …

The Senate on Tuesday deferred debate on the raging controversies surrounding allegations of genocide against Christians in Nigeria. President Donald Trump had declared Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern and accused the Federal Government of allowing killing of Christians. Following Trump’s statement, the U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, confirmed in a post on X that his department was “preparing …

Phrank Shaibu, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has taken to his official X account on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 to criticize President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. His statement came after President Bola Tinubu met with Ignatius Kaigama, the Archbishop of Abuja at the State House in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. According …

US lawmaker, Rep Riley Moote, has said that President Trump is absolutely right to defend our brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering horrific persecution, and even martyrdom, for their faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He maintained that “China will not dictate our foreign policy to us, and we will not be lectured to by a …

The Department of State Services, DSS, has dismissed a total of 115 personnel as part of its ongoing internal reforms aimed at sanitising the Service and upholding professional standards. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Service explained that the dismissals occurred over a period of time and formed part of broader efforts to rid the organisation of misconduct and …

A High Court in Oyo State has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, to go ahead with the national convention scheduled for November 15 in Ibadan. The presiding judge, A.L. Akintola, issued the order following an ex parte application filed by Folahan Malomo Adelabi. The court, in suit No. I/1336/2025, filed by …

A High Court in Oyo State has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, to go ahead with the national convention scheduled for November 15 in Ibadan. The presiding judge, A.L. Akintola, issued the order following an ex parte application filed by Folahan Malomo Adelabi. The court, in suit No. I/1336/2025, filed by …