The Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has granted asylum to the country’s opposition presidential candidate, Fernando Dias da Costa, citing alleged threats to his life following a military coup last Wednesday. The coup took place just days after the presidential elections in the Portuguese-speaking West African nation, during which both Da Costa and the incumbent President […] The post FG Explains Why Nigeria Granted Asylum To Guinea-Bissau Opposition Candidate appeared first on Naija News.
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Segun Showunmi, the promoter of The Alternative Movement, has urgently appealed to President Bola Tinubu to pursue a political resolution in the case of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who was recently sentenced to life imprisonment. Naija News recalls that Kanu was convicted by a Federal High Court […] The post ‘Civil War Is Over’ – Showunmi Asks Tinubu To Release Nnamdi Kanu appeared first on Naija News.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) led by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has released the names of 1,095 individuals and organizations whose property titles it revoked for failing to settle statutory land charges, signalling the commencement of a new phase of enforcement across Abuja. In a notice published on Monday, December 1st, […] The post ‘It Is Not My Land’ – Fayose, Obahiagbon Reacts As Wike Revokes Plots Of Land Linked To Them appeared first on Naija News.
A security and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sack the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. Naija News reports that he made this demand following the resignation of the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru. According to his resignation letter, dated December 1, 2025, the former Jigawa State […] The post ‘Why Tinubu Should Fire Matawalle, Minister Of Police Affairs’ appeared first on Naija News.
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has strongly denied claims circulating on social media that it proposed amnesty and financial incentives for terrorists and bandits wreaking havoc across northern Nigeria. In a rebuttal on Monday, December 1, the northern socio-political group said the allegation stemmed from a deliberately distorted video clip taken from an interview granted […] The post ACF Denies Endorsing Amnesty For Terrorists, Bandits appeared first on Naija News.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, raised alarm over what it described as an ongoing, coordinated and increasingly reckless campaign of calumny, provocation, distortion and hostility being orchestrated by the Edo State Government under Governor Monday Okpebholo and his cohort of overbearing All Progressives Congress (APC) godfathers. In […] The post ‘Godfathers Now Run Edo Govt’ – PDP Warns Tinubu, Says Okpebholo’s Actions May Trigger Crisis appeared first on Naija News.
The High Court of Abia State has again stopped the proposed local government congresses scheduled by the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee of the Labour Party, planned as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. Naija News reports that the court stance comes after Abure-led NWC, after a meeting last week in Abuja, reaffirmed […] The post Fresh Blow To Abure-Led NWC As Court Halts Faction’s LG Congresses appeared first on Naija News.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has committed to making himself available to testify in any court or forum regarding the controversial award of the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. This was disclosed by an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Umar Babangida, who testified before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the federal high court in Abuja on […] The post Obasanjo To Testify In Mambilla Power Project Trial Against Ex-Minister Agunloye appeared first on Naija News.
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 1. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar Resigns As Tinubu’s Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has resigned as the Minister of Defence in the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu. Naija News understands that the resignation is with immediate effect. […] The post Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 appeared first on Naija News.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday warned the Federal Government that it would resume a total, indefinite, and comprehensive strike if agreed-upon demands are not fully implemented within a four-week period. This announcement was contained in a communique issued at the end of NARD’s Extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, signed by […] The post Resident Doctors Give FG Four-Week Deadline, Threaten Nationwide Strike appeared first on Naija News.
