Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, arrested Archbishop Angel Oyeghe for conspiracy, naira mutilation, and suspected money laundering. The self-proclaimed Archbishop, founder of Faith Healing Ministry in Warri, Delta State, was taken into custody following a viral video showing several individuals under…
The Federal Government has reiterated its steadfast commitment to safeguarding the lives and property of all Nigerians, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu placing the country’s security apparatus on its highest state of alert in response to recent attacks across various regions. At a press briefing on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, at Radio House, Abuja, the…
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the invasion of the Party’s National Secretariat by expelled members who, on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, stormed the premises with the support of compromised security operatives and armed thugs. The attackers reportedly unleashed violence on party members in an attempt to…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that an early Tuesday bandit attack in Eruku, located in the Ekiti Local Government Area, resulted in two deaths, while one person sustained gunshot injuries. According to the Command, officers from the Eruku Divisional Police Headquarters, supported by local vigilante operatives, responded immediately after gunshots were heard on…
The Executive Chairman of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Hon. Hussaini Aliyu, wishes to formally release the verified names of the twenty-five (25) female students who were abducted by armed terrorists from their school hostel in the early hours of Saturday, 15th November 2025. The affected students are The Local Government Council is working in close…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his planned visits to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the attack on worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State. Responding to a request from the Kwara State Governor, the President…
The Honourable Minister of Education, Chief Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa FAMedS, CON, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic attack on Government Girls School, Maga, Kebbi State, where innocent schoolgirls were abducted and the vice principal, a devoted educator, was brutally killed. Dr Alausa described the incident as “heartbreaking”, extending his heartfelt condolences to the…
Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has reassured the families of the abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State—as well as the families of the late Brigadier-General Musa Uba and the late Vice Principal—that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is profoundly disturbed by the tragic events. Speaking in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday on President Tinubu’s directive, the Vice President…
19 November 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of gallant officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Armed Forces who paid the supreme price while confronting terrorists in active combat. In a statement issued today, the President said: “As the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, I am depressed with…
ABUJA, NIGERIA – 18 November 2025 – UNICEF has condemned in strong terms the attack on the Government Girls Secondary School in the Maga community of Kebbi State, Northwest Nigeria, which reportedly led to the killing of the school’s vice-principal and the abduction of 25 students. The organisation described the incident as a devastating reminder…
