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PRESIDENT TINUBU SALUTES PROFESSOR JERRY GANA AT 80
ABUJA, NIGERIA — December 2, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended warm felicitations to distinguished statesman, academician, and politician, Professor Jerry Gana, on the occasion of his 80th birthday.In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, President Tinubu celebrated Professor Gana’s enduring influence and decades of…
In the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, a third prosecution witness (PW3), Umar Hussein Babangida, told the Federal High Court in Apo, Abuja, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo had expressed his willingness to testify regarding the controversial Mambilla Power Project contract “when the need arises.”
Abuja, Nigeria – December 2, 2025 Babangida made the statement on Monday while being cross-examined by the defence counsel, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie. Agunloye is currently facing trial on an amended seven-count charge bordering on official corruption and the alleged fraudulent award of the $6 billion Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project contract. According…
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 3.98% year-on-year in real terms in the third quarter of 2025, according to newly released data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
Lagos, Nigeria – December 2, 2025 The latest figure reflects a slight but meaningful acceleration from the 3.86% growth rate recorded in Q3 2024, signaling continued economic resilience despite global and domestic challenges. The agricultural sector played a pivotal role in boosting overall output. Agriculture grew by 3.79% in Q3 2025, compared with 2.55% in…
FCT POLICE FOIL PLANNED ATTACK, NEUTRALIZE NOTORIOUS BANDITS, RECOVER ARMS AND AMMUNITION
Abuja, 1st December 2025 The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has successfully averted a planned large-scale attack on an unidentified community within the Territory, following credible intelligence and a swift, coordinated tactical operation by the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit. This major breakthrough comes in the wake of recent kidnapping incidents in ACO Community, Gwagwalada, and…
Inuwa Yahaya Rallies Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers for United Action Against Regional Insecurity, Socio-economic Challenges
Kaduna, Nigeria — 2 December, 2025 …NSGF Chairman Warns: “Now Is Not the Time for Politics, but for Survival”…Reiterates North’s Support for State Policing, Calls on NASS to Treat Matter with Utmost Priority…“Out-of-School Children Menace Is a Stain on Our Collective Conscience”The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Gombe State,…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has appointed Chief Superintendent of Corrections Jane Osuji as its new Public Relations Officer, marking a historic moment as she becomes the first woman to hold the position since the agency’s inception.
Abuja, Nigeria — December 2, 2025 The appointment was formally announced in a statement signed by the Deputy Controller General of Corrections in charge of Human Resources, Ado Sale. According to the statement, Osuji assumes the role following the retirement of the former spokesperson, Deputy Controller of Corrections Umar Abubakar, who bowed out of service…
DGP/IGP Conference Highlights Commitment to “Viksit Bharat: Security Dimensions”
New Delhi | 12 December 2025 This year’s DGP/IGP Conference proved to be an exceptionally productive convergence of the nation’s top policing leadership. Held in New Delhi, the conference brought together Directors General and Inspectors General of Police from across the country to deliberate on the evolving security landscape in alignment with the central theme:…
Defence Minister Resigns on Health Grounds
Abuja, Nigeria — December 2, 2025 Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from office with immediate effect, citing health challenges.In a letter dated December 1 and addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the 63-year-old minister conveyed his decision to step down, stating that the move was necessary to allow him to…
Gov. Dapo Abiodun CON Positioned Ogun State As A Leading Hub For Sustainable And Inclusive Growth.
Today, the Honourable Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser, Hon Otunba OlaDapo Okubadejo, who also doubles as the Chairman, Project Steering Committee (PSC), delivered the opening remarks at the 8th and Final Implementation Support Mission of the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP) held in Abeokuta. In his address, the Hon. Commissioner OlaDapo Okubadejo…
INSECURITY: FG RENEWS COMMITMENT TO TACKLING INSECURITY, CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ALLIES TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION
ABUJA, NIGERIA — 1 March 2025 The Federal Government has reaffirmed its determination to confront insecurity head-on while calling on regional and international allies to deepen collaboration in the collective fight against terrorism, banditry, and other security threats. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, made this known in Abuja when…