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Troops Neutralise 18 Terrorists, Rescue 14 Victims, Apprehend 47 Suspects Nationwide – Army

Accurate ReportersDecember 10, 2025

The Nigerian Army troops deployed across various Theatres of operation have in the last 48 hours, neutralised about 18 terrorists, rescued 14 kidnapped victims and apprehended 47 suspects in intensified offensives. A credible source at the Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the operations also led to the recovery...

Gov Fubara Dumps PDP, Defects to APC

Accurate ReportersDecember 10, 2025

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He made the announcement on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House, Port Harcourt. At the meeting, Fubara confirmed to political leaders and selected groups that he had joined the...

NUPRC Denies Withholding Exploration Fund, Says $185m, N14.9bn Released To NNPCL

Accurate ReportersDecember 10, 2025

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has dismissed reports that it is withholding the Frontier Exploration Fund (FEF) from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd.). The commission’s Head of Media and Strategic Communication, Eniola Akinkuotu, who dismissed the reports in a statement on Monday said that 185.123 million dollars had been approved along...

Failed Coup: ECOWAS May Deploy Standby Force To Benin

Accurate ReportersDecember 10, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it will deploy its regional standby force to defend Benin Republic, if necessary, following a failed military coup in the country. A statement issued by the commission on Sunday in Abuja said ECOWAS condemned the failed coup, describing it as a subversion of the will of...

Ladoja Urges FG To Reopen All Land Borders

Accurate ReportersDecember 9, 2025

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has appealed to the Federal Government to open all land borders in Nigeria to ease the movement of persons and goods across the sub-region as provided under the ECOWAS trade liberation scheme. Ladoja made the appeal when the outgoing Controller of Customs, Oyo/Osun Area Command, Compt. Gambo Aliyu,...

France, Nigeria To Strengthen Relations Amid Security Crisis

Accurate ReportersDecember 9, 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday that his country would strengthen ties with Nigeria, amid a growing security crisis in Nigeria’s north, at the request of his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu. “Could France and Nigeria be working more closely together in the future?” This is the announcement made by French President Emmanuel Macron on...

Dantalle Re-elected As IPAC Chairman

Accurate ReportersDecember 9, 2025

Alhaji Yusuf Dantalle has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) to steer the affairs of the Council for another two-year term. Dantalle was re-elected during the IPAC National Executive Committee (NEC) election, which took place on Monday at the IPAC Secretariat in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...

Vandalism, Major Threat To Power Supply – TCN

Accurate ReportersDecember 9, 2025

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says vandalism of its transmission facilities by hoodlums is a major obstacle it faces nationwide, calling for proactive steps to curb the threat. Adesina Adeonipekun, TCN Regional Head of Operations for the Southwest, said this during a sensitisation and awareness programme on safety and protection of the company’s facilities...

Speeding: LASTMA Warns As Accident Claims 2

Accurate ReportersDecember 9, 2025

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says a midnight accident on Otedola Bridge claimed two lives on Monday, warning against excessive spending. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki said that the accident occurred inward the Berger axis of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. He...

TikTok Bans Nigerians From Going Live At Night

Accurate ReportersDecember 8, 2025

TikTok has announced a temporary restriction on access to its live feature during late-night hours for users in Nigeria. The social media platform has issued an in-app notice to creators to inform them. According to the notice, their decision is a part of an ongoing safety investigation. At midnight Nigerian time on Sunday, the platform...

Why Gov. Abiodun Is Prioritising Youth-Led Security Strategies — Akinmade

The Ogun State Government has continued to take deliberate and measurable steps that place youth empowerment at the centre of its approach to community security, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, has said. Akinmade made this known while delivering the keynote address at a one-day Youth Security Summit...

FG To Raise N1.23trn In 4 Months To Clear Gencos And Gas Debts

The Federal Government says it will raise N1.23 trillion within the next four months as part of a major push to settle longstanding debts owed to power generation companies (Gencos) and gas suppliers. The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs Olu Verheijen disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja which was made...

Presidential Pardon: Supreme Court Affirms Maryam Sanda’s Death Sentence

The Supreme Court on Friday overrode the pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based house wife, Maryam Sanda and affirmed the death sentence handed out to her by lower courts. Sanda was in 2020 sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. Justice Moore Adumein in...

Itua’s Sack: Matters Arising

By Chris Akhabue The realm of Social Media is rife with superfluous lamentations of inexperienced commentators bemoaning the sack of Fred Itua, the former Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo. Two of such misleading conjectures caught my attention. One of the baseless and unfounded pieces titled, “Sir...

Ogun Records 502 Cases Of Gender-based Violence In 11 Months – Commissioner

The Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development says the state recorded 502 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) between January and November. Mrs Adijat Adeleye, the Commissioner, disclosed this during an advocacy walk held in commemoration of the 2025 16-Day of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Adeleye described the figure...

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