Latest from Monday, December 15th, 2025

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Monday adjourned until Dec. 18 its ruling on a bail application filed by former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who is facing an eight-count corruption charge brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested no fewer than 627 suspected criminals and recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and stolen property during operations carried out in the ember months across the state.

The Kano State government has warned that the spread of misinformation during disease outbreaks can cause panic and may be more harmful than the disease itself.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu renewed his administration's "unwavering commitment to the welfare, professionalism and operational effectiveness of the Nigerian Armed Forces" at the opening of the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference 2025 in Lagos.

Nigeria’s Supreme Court, in a split six-to-one decision, ruled that the president has the power to suspend elected officials during a state of emergency, but said such suspensions must be for a limited period.

Australia’s leaders agreed Monday to toughen gun laws after the country’s deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades, in which a father and son opened fire at a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people, including a child.

Senior military and government leaders told the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference in Lagos on Monday that Nigeria must keep improving its army to meet rising threats and protect development.

The new draft tenancy bill before the Lagos House of Assembly would make it illegal for landlords to evict tenants without a court order and give stronger rights to renters.

Edo State police said they arrested 27 people after a raid on a suspected initiation ceremony for a cult group at Urohi village in Esan West Local Government Area late Saturday.

The Oodua Youth Parliament (OYP) on Tuesday praised Nigeria’s new Defence minister, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, for early improvements in the country’s security work and urged that reforms be sustained.

Billionaire Aliko Dangote on Sunday accused the chief of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, of paying about $5 million in school fees for his children in Switzerland and urged a formal investigation.

Film director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead Sunday in their Brentwood home, and police are investigating the deaths as an apparent homicide, authorities said.

The Nigerian Air Force said Monday it carried out a “precision Air Interdiction (AI) mission” on Dec. 14 at Dabar Masara in the Southern Tumbuns, destroying a suspected terrorist logistics hub.

President Bola Tinubu, speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at an ECOWAS summit in Abuja on Thursday, called on West African leaders to stick together to fight terrorism, violent extremism and coups.

The Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, urged Nigerians on Saturday to work together to stop the rising killings and to build lasting peace across the country.