A coalition of Christian leaders, human rights advocates, academics and civil society groups under the aegis of Global Coalition for Freedom of Religion in Nigeria (GCFRN), has written an open letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, calling for urgent legislative action to address escalating religious-freedom violations that have now attracted intensified…
Gunmen, in the early hours of Monday, attacked the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Kebbi State, killing the Vice Principal while 25 students were kidnapped. Spokesperson of the Kebbi State Police Command, Nafi’u Abubakar, confirmed the attack in a statement, noting that the assailants, wielding “sophisticated weapons,” stormed the school at…
Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, former governor of Kaduna, has resigned as secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), insisting the party must respect its zoning formula. In a letter dated November 17 and addressed to Adolphus Wabara, BoT chairman, Makarfi said he could not remain in office after the emergence of Kabiru…
A major political shake-up hit Taraba State on Monday as Speaker John Bonzena and all Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the State House of Assembly defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of Governor Agbu Kefas’ planned defection. The lawmakers made their switch public during a brief ceremony in Jalingo, where viral videos…
Dan Agbese, veteran columnist, celebrated editor and co-founder of Newswatch magazine, has passed away at the age of 81. In a statement released on Monday, the family spokesperson, Okibe Agbese, confirmed that the respected media icon died earlier in the day. “Chief Dan Agbese transited to eternal glory this morning, Monday, November 17, 2025,” the…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman The horrific scourge of armed banditry across North-West Nigeria has plunged the region into one of the darkest and most tragic chapters in our nation’s recent history. From the epicentre in Zamfara, the violence has spread across Kaduna, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa, and Kebbi, bleeding into parts of Niger State. The entire…
