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  The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has named Chief Superintendent of Corrections Jane Osuji as its new Public Relations Officer, marking the first time a woman will hold the position. Controller General Sylvester Nwakuche announced the appointment in a statement issued by Deputy Controller General Ado Sale on Monday in Abuja. Nwakuche described Osuji as…

  Former manager of Nigerian music star Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, Kaka Igbokwe, has confirmed that the singer was briefly arrested at London’s Gatwick Airport following a disagreement with his pregnant wife, Natasha Osawaru. Igbokwe made the disclosure on Monday, December 1, 2025, during an Instagram Live session with media personality Daddy Freeze….

Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa (retd.), on Monday paid a private visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in his first known meeting with the President since stepping down from office on October 24, 2025. Musa arrived at the State House at about 7:03 p.m. in traditional northern…

  Meta has suspended the official Facebook and Instagram accounts of veteran Nigerian rapper and social critic, Eedris Abdulkareem, following the release of his latest single titled “Open Letter to Donald Trump” in November 2025. The musician announced the development on Sunday, November 30, 2025, stating that both of his verified social-media pages were taken…

  French energy giant TotalEnergies has agreed to sell a 40 per cent interest in two Nigerian offshore exploration licences to Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a subsidiary of American oil major Chevron. The deal, announced on Monday, covers licences spanning about 2,000 square kilometres in the oil-rich Niger Delta deep-water basin and remains subject…

  Guinea-Bissau remained under firm military control on Thursday, November 27, after deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo fled to neighbouring Senegal following his detention by soldiers who seized power a day earlier. Senegal’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that Embalo arrived in Dakar aboard a military aircraft chartered by the Senegalese government, after being released from the…

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan is safe and has left Guinea-Bissau following Wednesday’s military coup, the Federal Government confirmed on Thursday. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, told journalists in Abuja that Jonathan departed the country on a special flight along with other members of his delegation, including former Ghanaian diplomat Mohamed…

  Gunmen on Wednesday night abducted at least 10 people from Angwan-Kawo and Kuchipa villages in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, the police have confirmed. The attack occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, at about 8 p.m., according to the spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun. “On November 26, 2025,…

  The Nigerian Defence Academy has fixed this Friday, November 28, 2025, for the opening of its online application portal for admission into the 78 Regular Course. The application window will run until April 30, 2026, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the Academy Registrar. The Academy said the opportunity is open to…

  Iliyasu Abdullahi Bah News of the death of renowned Islamic scholar and spiritual leader, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, began circulating early Thursday morning, throwing the Nigerian Muslim community into deep mourning. The death of the revered cleric was later confirmed by a former presidential aide to late President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad. In a…