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The 23 Brigade of the Nigerian Army has dismissed as entirely false a report published by Sahara Reporters and other online platforms alleging that soldiers attached to the Brigade Commander opened fire on women protesters during unrest in Adamawa State. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Army described the report as baseless and misleading, insisting that neither the Brigade Commander nor his escorts were present at the scene. According to the Brigade, the Commander was attending the weekly operational briefing of the Chief of Army Staff virtually at the time of the alleged incident. The Army clarified that it…

The Nigerian Air Force has clarified the circumstances surrounding the diversion of one of its C130 aircraft during a ferry mission to Portugal on 8 December 2025. According to the Air Force, the aircraft made a precautionary landing in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, after the crew detected a technical issue shortly after departing Lagos. The Air Force explained that the decision to land at the nearest available airfield was strictly in line with global aviation safety procedures and routine operational protocols. The crew, it added, remained calm and professional throughout the process and landed the aircraft without incident. Officials confirmed…

The Senate has given swift approval to President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin as part of an emergency peacekeeping operation. Lawmakers reached the decision on Tuesday after receiving a formal letter from the President seeking consent to send military personnel across the border. The request followed an attempted takeover of power in Cotonou, which the Nigerian leader described as a direct threat to stability in the region. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the communication during plenary, after which the chamber briefly went into a Committee of the Whole. Within minutes, the lawmakers returned…

A prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Okechukwu Osohua, has dismissed the recent PDP convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, describing it as an informal gathering rather than a legitimate political event. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Osohua compared the meeting to a Christmas carol and insisted it had no legal backing. “In my view, it was simply a gathering of friends. I can even call it a Christmas Carol. It was not recognised by law and therefore cannot be considered a convention,” he said. The PDP faction held the event between November 15 and 16,…

The Economic Community of West African States has announced a state of emergency across the region in response to the growing wave of coups, attempted takeovers and military unrest affecting several member countries. The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, made the declaration on Tuesday during the 55th session of the Mediation and Security Council at ministerial level held in Abuja. He explained that the meeting was called to address rising instability in the region, noting that recent developments have placed serious pressure on democratic institutions and regional security structures. Touray stated that the situation demands a deep reassessment…

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin as part of a peace support mission following an attempted takeover of government in the neighbouring country. The President made the request in a letter presented to lawmakers on Tuesday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary. Tinubu explained that his request is in line with Section Five, Subsection Five, Part Two of the 1999 Constitution as amended, and comes after consultations with the National Defence Council. According to the letter, the Government of Benin Republic reached out to Nigeria…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday held a private meeting with several governors from the All Progressives Congress and a few others from different parties at the State House in Abuja. The purpose of the gathering was not disclosed, and officials kept details away from the press as at the time of filing this report. Information gathered indicates that the governors of Kebbi and Sokoto were the first to arrive, before being joined by others, including those from the southern region. Among the governors present were Umar Namadi of Jigawa, Monday Okpebholo of Edo, Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, Usman Ododo…

The authorities in Burkina Faso have announced that a Nigerian Air Force C130 transport aircraft carrying eleven soldiers was compelled to land in the country on Monday after it allegedly entered Burkinabe airspace without the required clearance. The report was released by the Agence d’information du Burkina, the national news agency, which published a formal statement from the Confederation of Sahel States. According to the statement, the aircraft made an unexpected landing in Bobo Dioulasso following an in flight emergency while it was operating within Burkina Faso’s airspace. The translated statement explained that the military plane was carrying two crew…

Niger State Governor Umaru Bago on Monday received one hundred of the abducted pupils of Saint Marys Catholic Private Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, following their release by the Federal Government. The children, conveyed in several buses, arrived at the Niger State Government House around five twenty in the evening. They were formally handed over to the state authorities by the Office of the National Security Adviser. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, was represented at the ceremony by Wing Commander Abdullahi Dare. While presenting the rescued pupils, Dare explained that security agencies had worked relentlessly since the abduction…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down a request by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to be moved from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a facility within the Federal Capital Territory or nearby Nasarawa State. Kanu, through the Legal Aid Council, had filed an ex parte application asking the court to direct the Federal Government or the Nigerian Correctional Service to relocate him immediately from Sokoto to either the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja or the Keffi Custodial Centre in Nasarawa. He also asked, in the alternative, to be moved to any…