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.
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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.
A fresh political face-off emerged in Rivers State on Monday as the State House of Assembly slammed Governor Siminalayi Fubara, accusing his administration of abandoning public schools despite having strong financial buffers. Naija News reports that the lawmakers argued that the immediate past Sole Administrator, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, left over ₦600 billion in state […] The post Fubara, Speaker Disagree Over State Of Public Schools In Rivers appeared first on Naija News.
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has formally resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing persistent leadership turmoil at the party’s national level as the primary reason for his decision. In a statement on Monday night, Governor Adeleke confirmed that he submitted his resignation to party officials in Sagba Abogunde, Ward […] The post Osun 2026: Governor Adeleke Resigns From PDP appeared first on Naija News.
There is rising political pressure on President Bola Tinubu to remove Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, following the resignation of former Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru. According to SaharaReporters, the United States government had requested the removal of both Badaru and Matawalle as a condition for any collaboration with Nigeria on combating terrorism […] The post Insecurity: ‘There Is Pressure On Tinubu To Remove Matawalle As Well’ appeared first on Naija News.
