The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Minna Branch, has called on the Niger State Police Command to immediately release Abdulmalik Usman Nagenu, the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP) chairmanship candidate in the November 1, 2025, Bida Local Government election. Nagenu has been in police custody since November 4, 2025, following the omission of his name and

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of a fresh nationwide strike, accusing the Nigerian government of deliberately neglecting university lecturers who have remained on the same salary structure for over 15 years. The warning was issued on Tuesday during a press briefing in Benin City, Edo State, where the ASUU Benin Zone

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Former governor and Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has condemned Tuesday evening’s terrorist attack on Eruku, a community in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, calling on the federal government and security agencies to act urgently to rescue abducted residents. In a statement on Wednesday, Saraki described the attack as “seriously disturbing,” noting that it

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Nigerian human rights lawyer and social critic, Dele Farotimi, has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing the country as being in “free fall” amid escalating insecurity and questioning the government’s ability to protect its citizens. Farotimi’s remarks come in response to recent violent incidents, including the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive

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President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a two-nation diplomatic trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, as part of one of his busiest international schedules this year. The visits will see him attend the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit and the 7th African Union–European Union Summit. According to a statement from the Presidency,

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The Debriche Health Development Centre (DHDC), a Nigerian youth-led health organisation, has received the 2025 Stop TB Partnership – Humana Community Award during the Union World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH 2025). The conference, organised by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, is the world’s largest gathering of lung health professionals, bringing together

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly criticised the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Tanimu Turaki, accusing him of undermining Nigeria’s sovereignty by publicly calling on foreign powers—particularly former U.S. President Donald Trump—to intervene in the country’s political crisis. In a statement issued in Abuja, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reaffirmed its longstanding position that Christians across the country are victims of an “ongoing genocide,” insisting that years of killings, persecution, and mass displacement can no longer be minimised or dismissed. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, restated this stance on Tuesday at the Fourth Quarterly National Executive Council

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Dozens of aggrieved NITEL–MTEL pensioners on Tuesday blocked the entrance of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, demanding the immediate payment of their outstanding pension arrears and an end to what they described as years of “systemic exclusion and calculated neglect.” Organised under the Progressive NITEL–MTEL Pensioners’ Forum, the protest drew hundreds of elderly

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The Nigerian Senate has called for an immediate and sweeping expansion of the country’s military manpower, urging the Armed Forces to recruit at least 100,000 additional personnel to address the escalating insecurity ravaging multiple regions. The lawmakers also agreed to establish an ad-hoc committee to investigate the funding, expenditure, and effectiveness of the Safe School

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