Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara announced on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, that he is leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement, made before a gathering of stakeholders at the Government House in Port Harcourt, marks a seismic shift in the political landscape of Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta…

  Gunfire erupted in Lamurde Local Government Area, Adamawa State, at 1:30 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025, as long-standing land disputes between the Bachama and Chobo communities boiled over. By dawn, three militiamen and two women were dead, and a motorcycle lay abandoned. The Nigerian Army’s 23 Brigade, however, insists none of the civilian…

  A civil rights body has raised the alarm over a breakaway Hisbah group in Kano State, branding the self-styled “Hisba Independent Fisabilillahi” an unlawful vigilante outfit allegedly created by former officials to stir trouble. The Advocacy for Human Rights and Cultural Values for Development Initiative (AHRCVDI) issued the warning in Abuja on Tuesday, urging…

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, December 8, 2025, told a Lagos court how billions of naira and dollar-denominated loans meant for the survival of Arik Air were allegedly diverted to establish NG Eagle Airlines. Testifying before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, the EFCC’s Acting Zonal Director…

  Come January 1, 2026, all payments to Federal Government agencies must go fully digital—ending direct cash handling and paper receipts. The Federal Treasury eReceipt (FTeR) and the new Revenue Optimisation (RevOp) Platform will become the standard system. The Ministry of Finance announced the reform in Abuja on Monday, December 8, 2025, describing it as…

  A Nigerian Air Force C-130 transport aircraft carrying 11 military personnel was detained in Burkina Faso on Monday, December 8, 2025, after making a forced landing in the country’s airspace without prior clearance, escalating tensions between West Africa’s regional blocs. The aircraft reportedly suffered an in-flight emergency while transiting Burkinabè airspace and was compelled…

  The 10th coronation anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Sunday, December 7, 2025, witnessed a dramatic moment in Ile-Ife, Osun State, when Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, interrupted Governor Ademola Adeleke’s singing and dancing on the stage and urged him to proceed with his formal address. The event,…

  Benin’s dollar bonds took a sharp hit on Monday, dropping up to 1.8 cents on the dollar after a botched coup attempt the day before left markets jittery over the West African nation’s political future. President Patrice Talon announced that loyal troops had crushed the mutiny by a handful of soldiers in Cotonou, the…

  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday turned down Nnamdi Kanu’s urgent plea to be moved from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a facility closer to the capital. The ruling comes just weeks after the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader received a life sentence on terrorism charges, rekindling debate over security, fairness,…

  Former Premier League midfielder Joey Barton avoided immediate prison time on Monday after a Liverpool Crown Court judge handed him a six-month sentence, suspended for 18 months, over offensive attacks on football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, as well as broadcaster Jeremy Vine. Barton, who has 2.7 million followers on X, was ordered…