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. A mild drama unfolded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Tuesday morning after immigration officials held on to Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s passport — for perhaps a little longer than necessary. Afterwards, the senator representing Kogi central alleged that her passport was seized by airport officials on the orders of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The Kogi lawmaker made …

Femi Adesina, the former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has described him as a friend of the masses which underscored many of his policies and decisions while in government. Adesina said such considerations were responsible for his decision not to remove fuel subsidies as Nigeria’s president. He described him as ‘Ore Mekunu’, a Yoruba phrase …

Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO). Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics. The strike was conducted in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. No U.S. …

Kanu appeared in court, stood up, and represented himself. The courtroom was full, tense, and expectant. Kanu: “My Lord, there is no charge before this court.” Kanu immediately adopted his Motion on Notice filed on 30 October 2025, and said: “My Lord, this court lacks jurisdiction. There is no charge against me that exists in any current Nigerian statute. I …

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 …