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Admin - December 2, 2025

NIGERIA: Kukah Centre Rejects “Mischaracterisation” Of Bishop Kukah’s Remarks On Christian Persecution

      By Onoja Baba, Nigeria     The Kukah Centre (TKC) has strongly refuted media reports that its founder, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, downplayed or denied the persecution of Christians in parts of Northern Nigeria.     In a press statement issued by Executive Director, Fr. Atta Barkindo, the Centre described recent headlines […]
Admin - December 2, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: Ministry Of Mining Probes Jebel Iraq Deaths

    By Debora Akur Chol, South Sudan   The Ministry of Mining has launched a full investigation into the deadly incident at Jebel Iraq in Central Equatoria State, where four miners lost their lives earlier in November amid what officials describe as widespread illegal mining activities. Undersecretary Matiok Santino confirmed on Tuesday that a […]
Admin - December 2, 2025

NIGERIA: Lagos Set to Host Inaugural Foods And Culture Festival

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    Lagos State is set to welcome its very first Foods and Culture Festival, Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa.   Scheduled to take place on 16th and 17th December 2025 at the Cricket Pitch, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, the festival aims to celebrate […]
Admin - December 2, 2025

NIGERIA: Nigerian Journalists Are Democracy’s Last Line Of Defence – Shettima 

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the Tinubu administration’s commitment to protecting press freedom, describing journalists as the nation’s strongest barrier against authoritarian drift.   Speaking at the 2025 Conference and Annual General Meeting of the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria in Abuja, Shettima said journalists […]
Admin - December 2, 2025

JUST IN: President Tinubu Nominates General Christopher Musa As New Defence Minister

    By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has nominated the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence.   The nomination was contained in a letter sent Tuesday to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, requesting the upper chamber to screen and confirm General […]
Admin - December 2, 2025

MALAWI: Former Flames Striker Esau Kanyenda Dies In UK

    By Smile Hamilton, Malawi   Former Flames striker Esau Kanyenda has died after being diagnosed with liver cancer while in the United Kingdom.   Earlier on Monday, December 1, 2025, Kanyenda posted on his Facebook page, saying he was fighting the disease and asked the public to pray for him.       […]
Admin - December 2, 2025

NIGERIA: Army Intercepts 276kg Cannabis In Kogi, Rescues 6 Kidnapped Victims In Separate Operations

      By Onoja Baba, Nigeria      Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have recorded major successes against crime in Kogi State, intercepting a vehicle loaded with 276 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa and separately rescuing six kidnapped victims within 24 hours.   In the first operation on Sunday, 1 December 2025, troops on […]
Admin - December 2, 2025

NIGERIA: NUPRC Targets $10bn Investments As Licensing Round Portal Opens.

    By Lisa Chankat, Abuja   The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has officially launched the 2025 licensing Round Portal, with a view to attracting fresh investments worth $10 billion and an additional two billion barrels to the national oil reserves over the next 10 years.   The Commission Chief Executive, Engineer Gbenga […]
Admin - December 2, 2025

NIGERIA: Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers Raise Alarm Over Worsening Insecurity, Demand Coordinated Action

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has called for an extraordinary level of unity and decisive leadership to confront what he described as a rapidly deteriorating security and socio-economic situation across Northern Nigeria.   Speaking at the […]
Admin - December 2, 2025

NIGERIA: Defence Minister Badaru Abubakar Resigns On Health Grounds

    By Onoja Baba, Nigeria      Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has tendered his resignation with immediate effect, citing health reasons.   In a resignation letter dated December 1, 2025 and addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the minister formally stepped down from the cabinet.   President Tinubu has accepted […]
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