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Abuja, Nigeria — November 28, 2025 The National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has ratified the expulsion of Hon. Leke Abejide, a serving member of the House of Representatives, following his removal by the Kogi State Executive Committee over alleged acts of indiscipline. The decision was confirmed in a statement released…

Abuja, Nigeria — November 28, 2025 A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has instituted legal action at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to halt the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on…

Abuja, Nigeria — November 28, 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all its decision-making bodies with immediate effect following a military coup that ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló on Tuesday, November 26.The suspension was announced in a strongly worded communiqué issued after an emergency virtual summit of ECOWAS…

Abuja, Nigeria — November 28, 2025 The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has ordered the immediate shutdown of Cornerstone Company, operated by Istanbul Quarry, in the Dutse area of Abuja following a blasting incident that injured school children and staff and damaged several structures. According to NESREA officials, the quarry’s blasting operation…

Abuja, Nigeria – November 28, 2025 President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Nigerian contingent of the US–Nigeria Joint Working Group, marking a major step toward strengthening bilateral cooperation aimed at addressing Nigeria’s multifaceted security challenges. The creation of the Joint Working Group follows agreements reached during a recent high-level engagement in Washington,…

Abuja, Nigeria — 27th November, 2025The Federal Government has formally launched a National Agricultural Traceability and Environmental Monitoring Framework, a strategic intervention designed to safeguard Nigeria’s agricultural export sector from losing over $4 billion annually following the enforcement of the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR). The initiative was unveiled in Abuja as the Minister of…

London, 27 November 2025 — The government of the People’s Republic of China has pledged strong technical and diplomatic support for Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to modernise and automate operations across its seaports, marking a significant step toward deepening bilateral cooperation in the maritime sector. China’s Vice Minister of Transport, Mr. Li Yang, made the commitment…

Gboloko, Kogi State | 25 November 2025 The remains of the Late Estu Bassa-Nge Kingdom, Brigadier General Abu Ali, have been laid to rest in his palace in Gboloko, located in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State.The funeral, conducted according to Islamic rites, was performed by the Nigerian Army in honour of the late…

Port Harcourt, Rivers State | 25 November 2025 The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has struck out a case filed against the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) by Percy Nyengiyikado, Aribiba Ngeribara, and 998 other fishermen and women from Yayo-Ama village in Bolo community, Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area….

Abuja, Nigeria | 25 November 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the release of the 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga, Kebbi State, last Monday.According to a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, terrorists had attacked the school at dawn on 17 November, abducting the…