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Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is safe and has left Guinea-Bissau following the military coup that toppled the country’s government, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday. The ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, told journalists in Abuja that Jonathan departed the country on a special flight alongside members of his delegation, including Mohamed Chambas. Jonathan had been in Guinea-Bissau as part of the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission,

The Dangote Refinery is now saving Nigeria more than ₦10 billion every year in foreign exchange as locally refined products gradually replace fuel imports, an official of Dangote Industries has revealed. Speaking in Lagos during the 2025 Media Week organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (Lagos Council), the company’s Senior General Manager for Corporate Communications, Sunday Esan, said the refinery has become a major economic relief for the country.

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, has revealed that suspected Boko Haram members and other criminals were once discovered on recruitment lists for the Nigerian Army and police. Speaking at a special House session on national security, Wase said the incident occurred during previous recruitment exercises, stressing that the infiltration of security institutions poses a serious danger to national stability. He noted that the former Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has urged herders across the country to abandon open grazing, hand over all illegal firearms, and fully adopt ranching as part of the Federal Government’s new strategy to end the recurring farmer–herder crisis. In a statement released on Wednesday, the President said his administration is now focused on long-term, peaceful solutions to the clashes between herders and farming communities — disputes that continue to escalate insecurity in

The Lagos State Police Command has halted an Egungun festival scheduled to hold this Friday and Saturday in the Oregun area after posters circulated warning residents to stay indoors during the event. According to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, several suspects were arrested for distributing handbills and social media notices under the name “Oje Parapo of Oregun,” restricting movement and causing fear among residents. Adebisi said

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade have thwarted a bandit operation and rescued an abducted victim during a coordinated mission around the Oshokoshoko–Obajana axis in Lokoja Local Government Area, Kogi State. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations for the brigade, Lieutenant Hassan Abdulahi, disclosed the development in a statement released early Wednesday. He noted that the operation aligns with the military’s renewed push to stamp out banditry, kidnapping,

Nigeria is experiencing a renewed spike in kidnappings, with coordinated attacks unfolding across multiple northern states even as the Federal Government continues negotiating the release of earlier abductees. Fresh Kidnappings in Kwara On Monday evening, Isapa community in Ekiti LGA, Kwara State, came under fire as about 30 armed men stormed the settlement with herds of cattle. They fired into homes, leaving bullet holes across buildings before seizing at least

Former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Nduese Essien, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action against individuals funding or enabling terrorism in Nigeria, regardless of their influence or social class. In a statement released in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Essien criticised what he described as questionable appointments into the nation’s defence leadership, arguing that some defence ministers lack the necessary security expertise to confront Nigeria’s escalating