Homepage News from Thursday, November 27th, 2025

The Victor Attah Airport in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has been upgraded to international status, officially clearing the way for the processing of international passengers.

U.S. President, Donald Trump says South Africa will not receive an invitation to the 2026 G20 in Miami, accusing the country of failing to address what he called “horrific human rights abuses” against white South Africans.

 A massive fire swept through a public housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing at least 55 people and leaving more than 270 others missing in what officials say could be the city’s deadliest blaze since World War II.

A public affairs commentator, Ahmad Sajoh, says Nigeria needs strong political will to make President Bola Tinubu’s new security emergency work for ordinary people.

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for declaring a national security emergency and approving 20,000 new police recruits, calling the move “decisive” and necessary to curb rising crime.

A Lagos lawmaker has joined growing calls for a national plan to keep schools safe after a string of kidnappings and attacks on students around Nigeria.

A leading Nigerian Islamic scholar and a senior figure in the Tijaniyya Sufi order, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, is dead.

Arsenal started brightly and kept control from the first whistle. Their pressure paid off in the 22nd minute when Jurrien Timber headed in Bukayo Saka’s corner — Arsenal’s 10th goal from a corner this season and the most by any team in Europe’s top five leagues.

Election observers from the AU, ECOWAS, and West African Elders Forum have condemned the suspension of Guinea-Bissau’s election results after soldiers seized power on Wednesday.

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly trapped but safe in Guinea-Bissau, after the country’s military announced a takeover on Wednesday, suspending the electoral process and sealing all borders.