Day: November 19, 2025

“Come and save us”  - PDP Chairman seeks Trump’s help, as party factions clash in Abuja

Aminu Imam
Turaki

…Police fire teargas The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached a breaking point yesterday, as rival factions clashed violently at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, forcing Police to fire teargas to disperse supporters. The confrontation unfolded just hours after the new PDP National Chairman, Kabiru Turaki, issued an extraordinary appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump and the international community, warning that Nigeria’s democracy was “under threat” as tensions escalated within the opposition party. Turaki, who leads one of the two contending PDP blocs, accused Federal Capital…

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Tinubu to depart Abuja today for S’Africa, Angola

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Tinubu to depart

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today, Wednesday for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, to participate in the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit and the 7th African Union–European Union Summit, the Presidency has said. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, “President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola. “President Tinubu’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit of…

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ACF@25: Forum rolls out nationwide events

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ACF@25

…Reaffirms commitment to unity, peace & development The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has unveiled a comprehensive three-day programme to commemorate its 25th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in its long-standing advocacy for unity, peace and development across Northern Nigeria. Addressing newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, Chairman of the ACF Board of Trustees, (BoT), Bashir Ɗalhatu, described the anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on the Forum’s journey since its establishment in 2000, honour its founding fathers, and renew its commitment to building a peaceful and prosperous region. Ɗalhatu noted that for…

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Human rights lawyer criticises political praise-singng at Judges’ conference

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Odinkalu criticises

…Accuses CJN Kekere-Ekun of partisanship  Renowned legal scholar and former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has ignited a firestorm of criticism after accusing the country’s top judiciary of formally aligning with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during President Bola Tinubu’s address at the2025 All Nigerian Judges Conference. Odinkalu’s scathing X post, described the moment as “the moment…when Nigeria’s senior-most judges, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Kekere-Ekun, officially decamped to @OfficialAPCNg”, in reaction to judges enthusiastically singing the pro-Tinubu anthem: “On…

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Nigeria’s foreign reserves hit 7-year high of $46.7bn – CBN

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Cardoso

Nigeria’s foreign reserves have surged to their strongest level in seven years, hitting $46.7bn as of November 14, 2025, the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) announced yesterday. The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, represented by the Deputy Governor in charge of Economic Policy, Dr. Muhammad Abdullahi, said the reserves had reached a new high level, the first time the country has attained such a level since 2018. Speaking in Abuja at the 20th Anniversary of the Monetary Policy Department yesterday, Cardoso said the reserves milestone reflected renewed investor confidence, improved oil…

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“CAN welcomes US to help Nigeria end killings, insecurity” – President

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CAN welcomes US

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), says it was welcoming for the United States (U.S) Government to decide to help Nigeria fight and end killings and insecurity in the country. Its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a keynote address at the opening of the association’s Fourth Quarterly National Executive Council meeting in Jos yesterday, said it was painful for the country to be in the global spotlight for negative reasons. According to him, though we are pained that Nigeria is being spotlighted for such grievous reasons, if international attention is…

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Hackers hack phones of Ɗangote, Otedola; demand ransom

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Dangote, Otedola

Hackers have reportedly broken into the mobile phones of two of Nigeria’s top billionaires, Aliko Ɗangote and Femi Otedola. According to reports, both men had their phones compromised within the past week, with the intruders making direct financial demands. Otedola, Chairman of FirstHoldCo Plc, was hacked once, while Dangote — Africa’s richest man — suffered two breaches within 48 hours. It is still unclear whether the business moguls have fully regained control of their devices, but sources say the attackers immediately demanded ransom. “The hackers are asking for money from…

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“Deal with criminals irrespective of tribe, religion” – Sultan

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Sultan on criminality

The Sultan of Sokoto/President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence, Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on security agencies to deal with criminals irrespective of their religion or tribe. He urged Nigerians to be united and not allow themselves to be divided by external forces. The Sultan, who spoke during the 10th General Assembly of the Muslim Ummah of Southwest Nigeria (MUSWEN) at the Bola Babalakin Auditorium in Gbongan, Osun State, condemned the killings by terrorists and bandits across the country, According to him, “There have been…

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