Latest from Thursday, December 4th, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening global peace, stability and economic cooperation as he received Letters of Credence from 17 ambassadors and four high commissioners at the State House in Abuja on Thursday.

William Troost-Ekong, the captain of Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, has announced his retirement from international football.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday officially unveiled the new Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL) Corporate Headquarters in Asokoro, Abuja.

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has strongly condemned reports that President Bola Tinubu distributed luxury vehicles to state coordinators of a government-linked political group ahead of the 2027 elections.

Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has warned that Nigeria must protect its democracy, the only functioning one in the Sahel region, where military coups and instability are common.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed a Federal High Court ruling that prohibits the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (VIO) from stopping, impounding, or confiscating vehicles on the road and fining motorists.

The Defence Headquarters says the Armed Forces recorded “significant progress” against terrorists, bandits and other criminal groups nationwide in November, rescuing 318 kidnapped victims and forcing more than 69 insurgents and their family members to surrender.

Prince Adewale Adebayo, a former Social Democratic Party presidential candidate, accused the federal government on Thursday of hiding the truth about Nigeria’s security crisis and urged stronger leadership to end banditry and terrorism.

The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested 20 suspects in connection with the killing of a police officer and a series of cult-related attacks in the Ilesi community near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.

Lagos State has restated its commitment to building a fully inclusive society where persons with disabilities can live and work without discrimination, as Nigeria joined the global community to mark the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

NDLEA Chairman, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has renewed the Agency’s call for drug-integrity tests for intending couples, describing the measure as a vital early-prevention tool in Nigeria’s fight against substance abuse.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), setting Nigeria’s fiscal direction, economic assumptions and revenue outlook for the next three years.

The Senate on Wednesday took a major step toward strengthening Nigeria’s anti-kidnapping laws by advancing an amendment that would classify kidnapping, hostage-taking and related offences as terrorism and impose the death penalty on offenders and their enablers.

The Nigerian Senate has launched a sweeping investigation into the Safe School Initiative, opening what lawmakers say is a long-overdue probe into billions of naira and millions of dollars spent over the past decade to protect schools from attacks.

Six people have been confirmed dead and 13 others injured after a bus conveying participants from the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities event crashed along the Lokoja–Okene road on Wednesday, the Kogi State Government has announced.

The United States government announced on Wednesday that it will impose visa restrictions on individuals deemed responsible for serious violations of religious freedom, including the reported killings and violence against Christians in Nigeria.