Nigeria’s World Cup Hopes Revived As DR Congo Face Player Eligibility Scrutiny
Nigeria’s prospects of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have received a potential lifeline following an official complaint by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, over the alleged use of ineligible players by the Democratic Republic of Congo during the qualifiers. The Super Eagles were knocked out of the African play-offs in November after losing…
Benin Republic Places 30 Soldiers In Pre-Trial Detention After Foiled Coup
Benin Republic has placed approximately 30 individuals, mostly soldiers, in pre-trial detention following a failed coup attempt on December 7, 2025, according to legal sources cited by multiple news outlets including AFP and local media. The suspects appeared before Benin’s Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) on December 15 and were…
Cruelty Is Planning To Tax People Who Find It Hard To Pay 100k Tuition Fee For Their Children—Nigerians Decry imminent Tinubu’s Massive Taxation
Nigerians are expressing concerns and protests over Bola Tinubu’s tax reforms, citing worries about increased financial burdens and potential economic instability. The reforms according to the Tinubu led government aims to boost revenue, simplify tax compliance, and promote fiscal sustainability, however critics argue the taxations may disproportionately affect low-income earners and small businesses. Key concerns…
Terrorists Invade Osun Community: Ex-Customs Officer Kidnapped, Resident Killed In Daring Attack
Armed terrorists struck the quiet border community of Ora-Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area on Monday evening, December 15, 2025, abducting a retired Nigeria Customs Service officer, Prince Emmanuel Owolabi, and killing one resident during their escape. The attack occurred around 7 p.m., when the terrorists stormed the town, firing sporadically into the air to…
Tinubu’s Health Minister Caught Lying About Undisrupted Health Sector in Two Years On National TV
Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, has come under fire for claiming that the health sector has been “undisrupted” under Bola Tinubu’s administration for the past two years. Pate made the statement while speaking in a televised interview on Sunday, attributing it to the government’s strategic planning and…
Nigerian Government Knows Where Bello Turji Is But Fails To Arrest Him Because They Are Not Serious — Security Expert
An intelligence and Security Expert, Dr Yahuza Getso, has lamented how terrorist Bello Turji remained unarrested despite providing intelligence on the whereabouts to the government at various times. Speaking in a televised interview, Getso Bello Turji said Bello is not in hiding as popularly believed, saying he could be arrested within 24 hours only if…
Supreme Court Backs Tinubu’s Illegal Precedent, Grants Presidential Power To Suspend Elected Officials
Following the suspension of elected government officials including Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and members of the Rivers State Assembly after declaration of state of emergency in the oil rich state on March 18, 2025 by Bola Tinubu, Supreme Court on Monday upheld presidential power to suspend elected officials during state of emergency in any…
Three Dead, Several Others Injured As NAF Bombs Borno Civilians In Another Accidental Strike
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jet mistakenly bombed civilians in Mararaba, Borno, killing fishermen and commercial drivers. The incident occurred on Sunday, December 14, 2025, between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. at a bustling junction where locals gathered to transport fish and goods. Reports indicate at least three civilians were killed, and multiple vehicles were…
More Troubles For Peller As FRSC Announces Plans to Prosecute Tiktoker After Intentional Crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced plans to prosecute popular TikTok streamer, Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, over alleged reckless and distracted driving. The decision follows a viral video in which the influencer was seen live streaming while driving—an act the FRSC said reportedly resulted in a road traffic crash. This was…
‘’APC Government Using State Power To Persecute Perceived Political Adversaries’’ Peter Obi, Other Opposition Leaders Cry Out
There are mounting concerns that state power is being deployed not for prevention of economic crimes, but for persecution of perceived political adversaries, with the ultimate aim of weakening opposition voices and dismantling Nigeria’s multiparty democracy. Nigerian opposition leaders including former Senate President David Mark, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a chieftain of the Peoples…