Author: Aminu Imam

Inmates declare Nnamdi Kanu “president” inside Sokoto prisons

Aminu Imam
Kanu Sokoto prison

Reports have revealed that inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sokoto, have announced leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as their president. Recall that Kanu was recently sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice James Omotosho in a controversial judgment after he was found guilty on all seven counts of terrorism offences. The charges related to his secessionist agitations, membership of a proscribed group, concealment, and the importation of an unregistered radio transmitter. The IPOB leader, who had been in the custody of the Department of…

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Nigeria breaks the cycle, secures IMO Category-C seat after 14yrs

Aminu Imam
Nigeria secures IMO seat

Nigeria has finally clinched a seat in Category-C of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for the 2026–2027 biennium, a breakthrough that ends years of failed attempts, and marks the country’s most significant diplomatic comeback in the maritime sector in over a decade. The victory, announced during the Assembly’s Council yesterday in London, marks Nigeria’s triumphant return to the Council after a 14-year absence, restoring the nation to global reckoning among the comity of maritime nations. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, who led Nigeria’s campaign, said…

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NNPCL spends ₦17.5tr on pipeline, fuel security in 2024

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NNPCL spends

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) paid a total of ₦7.1 trillion as subsidy for premium motor spirit (PMS) in 2024, this sum represents a 47.9% increase from ₦4.8 trillion recorded in 2023. This is despite the government’s announcement of subsidy removal in 2023. The company explained that the amount, which it termed ‘energy security expense’ arises when there is differential between the exchange rate used to freeze the premium motor spirit ex-coastal price and the prevailing rate at the point of import settlement. According to the report, government…

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“FG won’t allow another school attack, students’ abductions” – Defence Minister

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Badaru Abkr on abductions

Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government will not allow a repeat of attacks on schools across the country. Speaking in an interview in Dutse, Jigawa state,  the Minister said intelligence operatives have been deployed to high-risk areas to forestall further breaches. According to him, security agencies are on heightened alert. “Our intelligence personnel are everywhere – especially in places with high threat levels – gathering information for lasting solutions”, he said. Badaru insisted that the recent incidents should not be interpreted as a…

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Liberty TVR mourn prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ɗahiru Bauchi

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Liberty TVR mourn

The Muslim community in Nigeria and across West Africa is mourning the passing of one of its most revered scholars, Sheikh Ɗahiru Usman Bauchi, who died yesterday at the age of over 100 years. The respected Tijjaniyyah cleric, widely regarded as one of the most influential Islamic figures of his generation, was celebrated for his vast scholarship, simple lifestyle, and unwavering commitment to spreading Islamic knowledge over several decades. The announcement of his death was confirmed by his son, Sayyadi Ali Ɗahiru Usman Bauchi, from Madinah. “It is confirmed; Sheikh…

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Niger: 10 feared kidnapped in Shiroro LGA communities

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Niger kidnap

Bandits  have reportedly abducted 10 people from Unguwan-Kawo and Kuchipa villages in Shiroro local government area of Niger State, yesterday. The Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, told newsmen that the incident occurred on Wednesday evening. “On November 26, 2025, at about 8 p.m, a report was received indicating that suspected armed men abducted about ten persons from Unguwan-Kawo and Kuchipa villages, of Shiroro local government area. Effort is being made to rescue the victims,” Abiodun said. Earlier on the same day, another attack was reported in…

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IGP confirms withdrawal of 11,566 police officers attached to VIPs

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IGP Police VIPs

Following a presidential directive, the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, yesterday confirmed the withdrawal of 11,566 officers previously assigned to Very Important Personalities, (VIPs). Egbetokun made this known during a meeting with senior police officers in Abuja, noting that the presidential order has given him the mandate to fully implement the directive without interference. According to him, no VIP will question the recall of their security personnel since the instruction came directly from the President. He urged officers to remain professional and committed to securing the nation, stressing the…

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Kaduna: Govt. declares every month’s last Saturday as sanitation day

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Kaduna govt. sanitation day

The Kaduna State government has designated the last Saturday of every month as state-wide Sanitation Day, unveiling a renewed environmental campaign aimed at improving public health, curbing flooding, and tackling sanitation-related risks across the state. In a statement issued yesterday by the Commissioner for Information, Ahmed Maiyaƙi, the government announced that the maiden exercise will hold on Saturday, November 29, 2025, from 7:00 am to 10:00 am. The initiative forms part of Governor Uba Sani’s preventive strategy to strengthen environmental safety and promote a cleaner, more resilient Kaduna. Speaking on…

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Ex-Kaduna state governor, el-Rufa’i formally joins ADC

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el Rufa'i joins ADC

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress, (ADC). El-Rufa’i, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), left the party earlier this year for the Social Democratic Party, SDP. In his resignation letter from the SDP, dated November 26, 2025, the former governor stated that his focus is on contributing to the strengthening of a unified democratic platform that can offer a credible political alternative to the people of Nigeria.  “I wish to notify that I have resigned my membership of the…

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Bandits abduct 7 in fresh night raid on FCT community

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FCT bandits abduction

Exactly one week after a police officer was shot dead in the Guto area of Bwari, bandits have launched yet another violent attack on the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), abducting six young girls and a 16-year-old boy during a night raid on Gidan-Bijimi, a settlement in Kawu ward on the fringes of Bwari Area Council. Kawu shares a boundary with Kaduna State, and lies close to the Gidan-Dogo and Kweti forests – areas long regarded as transit routes and hideouts for criminal gangs operating along the FCT–Kaduna corridor. Gidan-Bijimi itself…

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