IGP orders immediate redeployment of Aso Rock police
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has approved the immediate demobilisation and redeployment of police officers attached to the No. 24 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Presidential Escort at the State House, Abuja, to their respective state commands nationwide. The directive was contained in a police signal dated December 16, 2025, with reference number CH:5660/WEL/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.96, and was issued by the Department of...
Terrorists abduct LG Vice Chairman, two councillors in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters have abducted the newly elected Vice Chairman of Biu Local Government Area in Borno State, Alhaji Saidu, along with two councillors and several other passengers. Sources revealed that the abduction took place on Wednesday evening along the notorious Kamuya village–Buni Yadi road as the victims were travelling to Maiduguri following the local government elections held on...
FG reopens 47 Unity Colleges nationwide
The Federal Government has reopened 47 Unity Colleges that were earlier shut due to security challenges across Nigeria. The Ministry of Education announced the development via a statement issued by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Folasade noted that the decision followed the reinforcement of security arrangements in and around the affected schools. Folasade...
NAF aircraft crew continues mission from Burkina Faso to Portugal
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130, crew earlier detained in Burkina Faso and released on Thursday, has continued its mission from the country to Portugal with the same aircraft. The crew, comprising 11 NAF personnel, was on a mission to Portugal for scheduled aircraft maintenance when it made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso. The emergency landing, which occurred in Bobo-Dioulasso...
Senate confirms Yakubu, Ibas, 62 others as ambassadors
The Senate has confirmed the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the former sole administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, and 62 others as ambassadorial designates. The nominees were confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, December 18, 2025. This followed the presentation and consideration of the report on foreign affairs by the chairman...
Court dismisses Malami’s bail application against EFCC
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application for bail filed by a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Babangida Hassan delivered the ruling on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Malami, through his counsel, Dr. Suliaman Hassan, SAN, had approached the court...
CBN Gov reassures U.S. investors on Nigeria’s economic reforms, stability
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to macroeconomic stability and market-driven reforms during high-level engagements with U.S. business leaders and institutional investors in Washington, D.C. Cardoso spoke on Monday, December 15, 2025, at the U.S.–Nigeria Executive Business Roundtable, where he outlined Nigeria’s ongoing reform agenda amid rising global economic uncertainty. He...
N2.2bn fraud: Court grants Ngige bail
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja has granted bail to the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, who is facing an eight-count corruption charge. Justice Maryam Hassan granted Ngige bail on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as the judge adopted the terms of an administrative bail the Economic and Financial...
Howard Hughes to buy Vantage for $2.1bn
Howard Hughes Holdings has agreed a deal to buy privately held specialty insurance firm Vantage Group Holdings for about $2.1 billion. The companies announced this in a statement on Thursday, December 18, 2025. The real estate company will fund the deal with cash and up to a $1 billion loan from Bill Ackman-backed hedge fund, Pershing Square, which would be in...
American man decries U.S. travel ban blocking Nigerian wife’s entry
An American travel content creator, Chris Joondeph, has expressed concern over the impact of newly signed United States travel restrictions, saying the policy has left American citizens and their foreign spouses trapped in a sudden legal limbo. Joondeph, who is married to a Nigerian woman, shared his frustration in a post and video on Instagram on Wednesday, following a Proclamation...
