In another incident of escalating insecurity in Kwara State, gunmen on Monday stormed the Igbo Ofe Ora community near Oke-Ode in the Ifelodun Local Government Area, abducting a housewife identified as Rukayat. It was gathered that the gunmen also shot her brother-in-law, Abdulateef. Speaking to Sahara Reporters, family sources confirmed on Tuesday evening that the […] The post Bandits Abduct Housewife In Kwara, Demand ₦100 Million appeared first on Naija News.
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During a joint House briefing in Washington on Tuesday, experts urged United States lawmakers to pressure the Nigerian government to abolish the application of Sharia criminal law in northern states and to disband the religious-enforcement Hisbah commissions. Naija News reports that the briefing, held in response to the US designation of Nigeria as a Country […] The post Sharia Law, Hisbah: US Congress Told What Tinubu Govt Must Do To End Christian Genocide appeared first on Naija News.
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 1. CDS Oluyede Reveals What Service Chiefs Discussed With President Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, charged the nation’s service chiefs to develop and deploy new strategies in achieving results in the ongoing fight against […] The post Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 appeared first on Naija News.
The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) proceeded with its nationwide ward congresses on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, despite deep internal divisions and legal challenges. It was gathered that the only state exempted from the exercise was Abia State, in compliance with a subsisting injunction obtained by the rival faction led by Governor […] The post Despite Court Order, Abure’s Camp Holds Labour Party Congresses appeared first on Naija News.
The Nigerian Senate has revealed that it will, on Wednesday, screen the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. Naija News reports that this was disclosed by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, in a statement by his Directorate on Media and Public Affairs Tuesday. […] The post Senate Reveals Date To Screen Defence Minister Nominee appeared first on Naija News.
U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday sharply contradicted the Nigerian government’s position on the ongoing massacres in the country, describing the violence as escalating and targeted at Christians during a rare joint congressional briefing in Washington. The session, part of a Trump-ordered investigation, was convened by House Appropriations Vice Chair, Mario Díaz-Balart, to examine recent killings and […] The post Trump: US Lawmakers Call For Visa Restrictions, Asset Freezes Over Killings Of Christians In Nigeria appeared first on Naija News.
A former Director of the Department of State Services, Mike Ejiofor, has raised fresh concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s directive to move VIP protection duties from the police to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Speaking in an interview on Politics Today, Ejiofor said the NSCDC does not have the manpower or the combat-level […] The post VIPs’ Protection: ‘NSCDC Are Not Trained For It’ – Mike Ejiofor appeared first on Naija News.
Former lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district, Smart Adeyemi, on Tuesday, stated that terrorists attacking the country have the support of both local and international forces. Naija News reports that Adeyemi made this claim during an interview on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm, adding that the terrorists have in-house agents. Adeyemi said, “They made sure they were already […] The post Terrorists: ‘They Have People Who Are Backing Them In And Outside The Country’ – Adeyemi appeared first on Naija News.
The Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to reorganise Nigeria’s security command structure by appointing a retired military officer as National Security Adviser, insisting that the present architecture carries titles that lack combat-era authority. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Segun-Progress, and obtained in Osogbo […] The post Lawmaker Charges Tinubu To Replace Ribadu With Retired Military Officer appeared first on Naija News.
The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday directed the member representing Egor Constituency, Natasha Irobosa Osawaru, to appear before its Ethics and Privileges Committee within one week following the circulation of a viral video in which she was involved in a heated altercation with her husband, renowned Nigerian singer Innocent Ujah Idibia (2Baba). The […] The post BREAKING: Edo Assembly Summons Natasha Osawaru Over Viral ‘Fight’ With Husband, 2Baba appeared first on Naija News.
