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ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray, sounded the warning to Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Monday during the launch of “Regional Partnership for Democracy”, a new initiative aimed at countering the continent’s mounting democratic decline. Represented by ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Touray stressed that democracy in the region is under severe strain. He praised …

The National Judicial Institute (NJI) has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that judges at the opening ceremony of the 2025 All Nigeria Judges Conference sang a political song “On Your Mandate We Shall Stand” in support of President Bola Tinubu. On Tuesday, a video circulating on social media showed judges rising to their feet as the signature song …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has warned that recent public statements by United States President Donald Trump have emboldened violent networks across Nigeria, giving extremist groups a fresh international narrative to justify attacks on vulnerable communities. Akume, in a statement issued Wednesday, linked the spike in propaganda by terror cells, bandit groups and extremist actors …

A former senior aide to Nigeria’s Defence Minister and former Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle, has accused him of continuing to maintain direct contact with notorious terrorist commanders whom he allegedly funded, equipped, and politically mobilised during his time as governor. The “mobilisation” had included providing “36 brand new Hilux vehicles” and buying stolen livestock from bandit groups. The whistleblower, whose …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected a correspondence signed by the acting chairman of the Samuel Anyanwu faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it failed to meet the requirements of the law. Abdulrahaman Mohammed and Senator Samuel Anyanwu had written to the commission seeking to postpone the Ekiti Governorship primaries due to what they called logistical …

Fresh facts have emerged concerning the demise of the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial zone, Chief Okey Ezea. Senator Ezea passed away on Tuesday while receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom. However, fresh facts revealed that Ezea, who was diabetic had one of his legs amputated. Family sources claimed he died in Lagos from complications arising from the operation. …

Several soldiers sustained injuries after terrorists launched an ambush on troops heading to rescue kidnapped schoolgirls in Kebbi State. The attack occurred just 24 hours after the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, directed troops of Operation Fasan Yamma to go “all out” against the bandits responsible for abducting students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga. “You …

President Bola Tinubu has been asked to quickly tender his resignation following the Federal Government’s inability to end the worsening security crisis. Terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements have been on a recent rampage, killing and abducting unsuspecting citizens. There have been incidents of killings and mass abductions in Kebbi, Kwara, Zamfara, and other states. The surge in insecurity has …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his planned trips to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits detailed security briefings on the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, Eruku, in Kwara State, Very Nigerian reports. According to a statement shared by his aide, Dada Olusegun, the President …

The Nigeria Police Force has sealed off the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following hours of a tense standoff between the rival factions engulfed in the party’s leadership crisis. Truckloads of policemen were deployed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command to prevent a breakdown of law and order, as the two factions, each laying claim …