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•As New Service Chiefs assume duty •Vow to sustain fight against terrorists, bandits, others •Oluyede promises accountability, discipline, others President Bola Tinubu on Thursday gave marching orders to the nation’s new security chiefs, saying that their topmost priority must be to end the security crisis the country is facing. The president, who said the time for entertaining excuses was over, …

In the new court document obtained by SaharaReporters on Friday morning, the motion is titled “Motion on Notice and Written Address in Support” and dated 30th of October, 2025.  The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a new motion before the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking the court to strike out …

Several people were injured on Wednesday night during a violent clash between Hausa and Benin youths in Ogheghe community, Egor Local Council of Edo State, following the killing of a suspected Internet fraudster identified as Chizi Benz. Sources said the deceased was allegedly stabbed to death by an Hausa youth after a disagreement over a failed deal. Although details of the incident …

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of the newly nominated service chiefs. The confirmed appointees are: Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, a lieutenant general; Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, a major general; Chief of Air Staff, Sunday Aneke, an air vice marshal; and the Chief of Naval Staff, Idi Abbas, a rear admiral. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, …

President Bola Tinubu has reviewed the list of individuals granted presidential pardon, clemency or sentence reduction, reducing the total number of beneficiaries from 175 to 86. The presidency said the review became necessary to ensure sensitivity to the feelings of crime victims and the wider society, to boost the morale of law enforcement agencies, and to uphold Nigeria’s bilateral obligations. …

President Bola Tinubu has cancelled the pardon he earlier granted dozens of drug offenders, arms dealers, illegal miners and other convicts. This was disclosed by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga in a statement on Wednesday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Nigerian leader previously granted pardon to about 175 people including dozens of drug offenders. That pardon was condemned by many Nigerians forcing the …

Senator Osita Izunaso (Imo State) has expressed profound appreciation to the Joint Committee of the National Assembly on Constitution Review for approving the creation of an additional state for the South East geopolitical zone, a historic decision that brings Nigeria closer to true equity, justice and balance among its regions. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Senator Izunaso hailed the …

The Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to former Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, Chief Julius Bokoru, has dismissed rumours linking his principal to an alleged coup plot, describing them as false and politically motivated. Bokoru stated that the former Bayelsa State governor had no connection to any coup-related activity, affirming that Sylva remains a committed …

Military investigators probing an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu are reportedly grilling a Managing Director of a Federal Government agency in the South South region, The PUNCH has learnt. Two intelligence officers confirmed that the MD was arrested for allegedly transferring a huge sum of money to a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, who …

•Lagos, Abia, Anambra, Kwara complete the top 5 Enugu State has emerged as Nigeria’s most fiscally viable subnational government, according to BudgIT’s 2025 State of States ranking. The report showed that Enugu State is the most probable state to finance its operating expenses exclusively from internally generated revenue, IGR, and independent of allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC. …