Kano 2027: Gov Yusuf plans to dump NNPP for APC
Barring a last-minute change, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is reportedly preparing to leave the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), according to sources familiar with the developments. The move, if it happens, marks a major political shift as Governor Yusuf — who was elected under the NNPP platform with the backing...
ISWAP raid Yobe communities, loot health centre
Suspected members of ISWAP launched coordinated attacks on two communities — Ja Jibiri and Ladu — in Yobe State, injuring a village leader, abducting a driver, and looting a health facility. The incident reportedly took place at about 12:20 a.m. on December 27, 2025. During the invasion of Ja Jibiri, the village head, 45-year-old Lawan Hassan, was wounded in the shoulder. The...
Man killed during turbaning ceremony in Yobe
A 25-year-old man, identified as Maina Jano, has died after being attacked during a turbaning ceremony at Barwa Fulani settlement in Kafetuwa, Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The incident reportedly took place at about 11:50 p.m. on December 26, 2025, while youths were participating in a Shadi competition held during the ceremony of Lamido Alhaji Kunjo. Sources said Jano,...
‘Benue is too important’: Tinubu wades into Akume, Alia feud
President Bola Tinubu has promised to resolve the political feud between the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, and Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia. Tinubu made the vow at the wedding reception of Deborah and Samuel Akume, son of the SGF, in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, on Sunday, December 28, 2025. The president, who was...
Gunmen kill 2, abduct 4 in Gombe community
Gunmen have killed two persons and kidnapped four others during an attack on Pindiga community in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. The Gombe State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed the incident via a statement issued on Sunday, December 28, 2025. Abdullahi said the attack occurred at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Abdullahi stated that the gunmen invaded the...
Judges’ selection: Senior police officer, 33 others fail NJC integrity screening
The National Judicial Council has revealed that 34 nominees — including a Chief Superintendent of Police — did not scale through the integrity assessment conducted as part of the process for appointing new judges. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the Council explained that although 62 applicants passed the Computer-Based Test organised by the Federal High Court in...
Tinubu departs Lagos for end-of-year break in Europe
President Bola Tinubu departed Lagos on Sunday, December 28, 2025, for Europe, continuing his end-of-year break and ahead of his official trip to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Onanuga said the UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed...
‘There’s a problem’: Doris Ogala reacts to Pastor Okafor’s apology
Nollywood actress Doris Ogala has reacted to the public apology tendered to her by the founder of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, also known as Grace Nation Liberation City, Pastor Chris Okafor. Okafor had, during a live broadcast on Sunday, December 28, 2025, apologised to Ogala and offered to make restitution following their widely publicised dispute. The cleric acknowledged...
Pastor Okafor apologises to Doris Ogala, offers restitution
The founder of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, also known as Grace Nation Liberation City, Pastor Chris Okafor, has apologised to Nollywood actress Doris Ogala following a public dispute that culminated in her arrest and later release by the police. Okafor tendered the apology during a livestream on Sunday, December 28, 2025, admitting that mistakes were made while...
Bello Turji not killed in US airstrikes — Report
A report has debunked claims making the rounds that notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, was killed in a United States airstrike in Sokoto State. The report by security analyst Zagazola on Sunday, December 28, 2025, said Turji is alive and currently taking refuge at Dubagale, north of Dan Adama village, in the Sabon Birni area of Sokoto State, about 25...
