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Immediate-past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd.), officially hung up his uniform on Friday,31 October, declaring that he departs “with a clear conscience” after nearly four decades of dedicated service to the country. He bared his mind during his pull-out parade, held at the Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja. The ceremony drew military top brass, government officials, and family members who gathered under the midday sun to felicitate the soft-spoken general who steered the Armed Forces through some of the most challenging years in the battle against insurgency, banditry, and other security threats. “As I hang my uniform…

*Radical Islamists Responsible For Slaughter, He Says Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria, President Donald Trump has said. On this basis, the US President today, 31 October, redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) in reaction to allegations of widespread persecution and genocide against Christians. Trump disclosed these while writing on his Truth Social account. Aside these, Trump added Nigeria to the US State Department watch list. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” Trump wrote. According to the US President,…

*As New COAS Plants Own Men On Ground A heavy shakeup has hit the Nigeria Army today with new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.Gen. Waidi Shaibu, posting several top brass to new positions. Amid news of coup plot, which reportedly led President Bola Tinubu to sack the former service chiefs and appoint Gen. Shaibu and others as replacements, there emerged a strong need to move officers around and possibly disrupt any fresh coup plans. According to a statement signed by Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Appolonia Anele, on Thursday evening, among the newly appointed senior officers are…

President Bola Tinubu has charged the new service chiefs not to leave any stone unturned in the country’s battle against insecurity. The President gave the directive today during the decoration of the service chiefs at Ado Rock, Abuja, stressing that Nigerians expect results and not excuses. He said: "Of grave concern to our administration is the recent emergence of new armed groups in the North-Central, North-West, and parts of the South. We must not allow these new threats to fester. "We must be decisive and proactive. Let us smash the new snakes right in the head. We cannot allow the…

*Company Top Shots Use Security To Refuse Journalists Access To Official Response By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna A fresh round of protests rocked Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO) as disengaged staff members of the firm disrupted the serenity of the company's headquarters, demanding payment of their benefits by the management. The benefits total N175 million,the protesters claimed. Bearing placards showing different inscriptions such as "Umar Abubakar Hashidu pay us our exit token and all our dues and entitlement", "Kaduna state Governor, you are the mediator, we have confidence in you, your Excellency", amongst others,the protesters said they were only after their…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State governor, Barrister Peter Mbah, has appealed to the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and financial institutions to protect local industries to thrive and be positioned to compete with others in the ECOWAS subregion. Mbah lamented that many small scale industries are not growing because they find it difficult to get financial assistance since financial institutions such as NEXIM, Bank of Industry and Bank of Agriculture, demand collateral before granting loans. The governor, represented by his deputy, Barrister Ifeanyi Ossai, made the appeal in Enugu on Tuesday at a one-day workshop on modalities for participation…

Opening up on his alleged involvement in a coup plot to topple the government of President Bola Tinubu, former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has rubbished claims linking him to any such plot. He also dismissed media reports which said he fled the country via the Niger Delta creeks, to a European country en route Argentina, South America, in the wake of a leak of the alleged coup plot. To the contrary, he explained, he left the country for routine medical checkup in the UK after which he is scheduled to attend a professional conference in…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan As alignment and realignment among politicians continue ahead of the 2027 general elections, the South-West Zonal Public Relations Officer (PRO) of opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Hon. Kilamuwaye Badmus Oladayo, has resigned from the party. Oladoye, in a letter dated 29 October, fired to the NNPP Chairman of his Ward 3 of Abeokuta South State Constituency 1, Ogun State, copies of which were sent to National Leader of the party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso; Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf; the party's governorship candidate in Ogun State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo; and the South-West Chairman of…

A fresh list of those granted clemency by President Bola Tinubu has been unfurled by the Presidency. The list contains about 15 Nigerians pardoned by the Tinubu administration. Another four persons, whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment and 15 others granted clemency, are equally on the list. Pardon: Mrs Anastasia Daniel NwaobiaBarr. Hussaini Alhaji UmarAyinla Saadu AlanamuHon. Farouk M. LawanHerbert MacaulayMajor General Mamman Jiya VatsaKen Saro-WiwaSaturday DobeeNordu EawoDaniel GbookoPaul LeveraFelix NualeBaribor BeraBarinem KiobelJohn Kpuine. From Death Sentences To Life Imprisonment: Emmanuel BabaAbubakar UsmanKhalifa UmarMohammed Umar Clemency: Oroka Michael ChibuezeAdesanya Olufemi PaulDaniel BodunwaHamza AbubakarBuhari SaniMohammed MusaMuharazu AbubakarIbrahim YusufSaad Ahmed…

The United States (US) has revoked the visa of Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, leaving the playwright in disbelief. By the global superpower's action, Soyinka cannot enter the US as he has been barred. Speaking today at a media briefing held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island, Soyinka expressed surprise and confusion over the decision. He said he is unaware of any wrongdoing that could have led to the revocation. According to him, the US Consulate in Lagos officially informed him of the revocation in a letter dated 23 October, 2025. The Trump administration has embarked on immigration…