Day: November 9, 2025

No Christian Genocide in Nigeria – NSCIA ….. says violence affects all citizens, warns against foreign and domestic manipulation

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has dismissed claims that there is a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria, calling such assertions false, destabilising, and politically motivated. The statement was delivered during a press conference on Sunday, November 9, 2025, following the United States’ designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern”.   Addressing journalists and diplomats, the NSCIA emphasized that the violence in Nigeria is a national security crisis affecting all citizens, regardless of religion. The council said that groups like ISWAP and Boko Haram target both Muslims…

NCC to host First-Ever Digital Awareness and Sensitization Fora Nov 13 …. Event to drive equity, inclusion, safe access for 140m Internet users

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host the inaugural Digital Awareness and Sensitization Fora, a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening digital inclusion, policy innovation, and infrastructure development for Nigeria’s rapidly evolving digital economy.   Announcing the event in a statement signed by Nnenna Ukoha, Head of Public Affairs, NCC said the maiden edition themed “Leaving No One Behind: Digital Assets, Equity, and Empowerment” will hold on Thursday, November 13, 2025.   The fora will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, and key stakeholders to explore strategies for inclusive access,…

Tinubu hails Soludo’s re-election, describes it as testament to visionary leadership

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo on his re-election as Governor of Anambra State, describing the victory as an affirmation of his visionary leadership and the progress achieved under his administration. In a statement issued on Sunday from the State House, President Tinubu said Soludo’s landslide victory in Saturday’s governorship election has made him the third governor in Anambra’s history to win a second term in office. The President also commended the people of Anambra, the security agencies, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for…

Reaping the Ready Fields: Positioning the Church for a Global Harvest – Rev. Adebayo Azeez

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By Dr. Afolabi Olajuwon   On a serene Sunday morning at the Foursquare Gospel Church, Wuse District Headquarters, Abuja, worshippers gathered with hearts full of anticipation. The air was saturated with praise, and the choir’s harmonious worship ushered the congregation into divine expectancy. Under the overarching theme “Securing and Preserving the Harvest,” the message of the day, “Positioning the Church for Harvest”, was delivered with passion and prophetic depth by Rev. Adebayo Azeez.   Drawing his text from John 4:35–38, Rev. Azeez declared that the harvest season is not futuristic,…

Senator Mohammed Sani Musa: A Statesman Mending the Fabric of Niger East and Beyond By Adamu Adamu

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Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, fondly called “Senator 313” in many quarters, is one of the few public servants whose names are spoken with casual familiarity and mentioned as one of the rare statesmen whose footprints on the soil of their constituency read like a map of care, competence, and custodianship. His political persona is not a mere parade of campaign rhetoric but an architecture of visible interventions: boreholes that bring water to the thirsty, vocational centres that resurrect hope for young people, rehabilitated clinics that restore dignity to the sick,…

NDLEA nabs Saudi-Bound drug kingpin, dismantles massive Colorado Lab in Lekki …Recovers 148.3kg illicit drugs, arrests 73-year-old grandpa, 70-year-old grandma in Edo, Bayelsa

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug lord, Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while attempting to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for Umrah pilgrimage. The 40-year-old suspect, who had previously jumped bail in the United Kingdom over drug-related offences, was apprehended after months of intelligence tracking by NDLEA’s Special Operations Unit. According to a statement on Sunday, November 9, 2025, by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Azeez had established a clandestine laboratory at…

Diaspora Group applauds NUPRC Boss Komolafe’s Global Leadership Award ….. Says his reforms and integrity are redefining Nigeria’s global energy image

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerians in Diaspora Assembly (NiDA) in London has commended Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), following his recent dual honours a professional doctorate in Leadership (Energy Law) from the International Business School of Scandinavia and the Global Sustainable Leadership Award at the Global Sustainable Education and Leadership (G-SEL) Conference 2025, held at the House of Lords, UK Parliament.   In a statement on Saturday, NiDA London President, Dr. Sani Abubakar, and Secretary, Mrs. Chioma Okorafor, praised Komolafe for elevating Nigeria’s profile on…

Soludo re-elected as Anambra Governor, wins decisively across 21 LGAs

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Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has secured a second term in office after winning the Anambra State governorship election held on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results after the conclusion of collation across all 21 local government areas of the state. Soludo polled a total of 422,664 votes, maintaining a commanding lead over his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 99,445 votes. Other contenders included the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which…

Trump: War General, Kurunmi’s lessons for Tinubu By Festus Adedayo

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Greek philosopher, Socrates, may be the most famous Western figure of his time to have swallowed the poisonous plant’s juice called hemlock. But, Africa, too had its. As he was sentenced to death in 399 BCE, Socrates was forced to drink this poisonous plant secretion which causes muscular paralysis, leading to respiratory failure. As he lay dying, having swallowed his own hemlock kept in a calabash bowl, the tragic life of Kurunmi, 19th century Yoruba military general and Yoruba race’s 10th Aare Ona Kakanfo, stands as a huge lesson for…

IGP Egbetokun advocates Town–Gown partnership to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has called for a renewed alliance between academic institutions and security agencies to tackle Nigeria’s evolving security challenges, stressed that the nation’s first line of defence is not its army, but its people educated, disciplined, and united by the rule of law. Speaking at the Strategic Conference on Security and Development held at the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Oto-Ijanikin, Egbetokun, in his keynote address titled “Securing Nigeria Through the Town–Gown Partnership,” described the gathering as an awakening a call for…