Month: November 2025

Governor Bala Mohammed Engages First-Class Emirs on Strengthening Traditional Institutions

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar In a strategic move to deepen collaboration with the traditional institution, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has held a closed-door meeting with the six First-Class Emirs of the state at the Government House, Bauchi. In a press release signed by Adulwahab Muhammad, Senior Special Assistant on Communications to the Governor said that the meeting, convened at the instance of the Governor, brought together the following royal fathers: Speaking to Government House correspondents after the meeting, the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Aminu Hammayo, said…

BBC Crisis: Director General, News CEO Resign

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Sunday, November 9, BBC Director General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned, after a newspaper report suggested a BBC Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump. According to the BBC; ” They announced their resignations in separate emails to all BBC staff, at 18:00. The BBC’s chair Samir Shah also released a statement. BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned, after a newspaper report suggested a BBC Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a…

9-Day Ordeal Ends: Kidnapped Kebbi Deputy Speaker Released by Bandits

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The Deputy speaker, Kebbi State House of Assembly Hon. Muhammad Bagudo, has regained his freedom after being held captive by bandits since Friday, 0ctober 31. Earlier, Sooth News reported the unfortunate incident on Saturday, November 1st, that the lawmaker was abducted by suspected bandits in Bagudo LGA while returning home shortly after observing Isha’i prayer. The spokesperson of the state Police Command, Nafi’u Abubakar, in a statement confirmed both Bagudo’s release on November 8, around 8 p.m., and his subsequent receipt of treatment at a medical facility before being reunited…

Nigeria Reports 81% Drop In Terror Deaths Since 2015 Presidency Says

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Nigeria has recorded an 81% decrease in terror-related deaths since 2015, according to the Presidency. In a statement posted on its official X account on Sunday, November 9, the Presidency said the decline reflects improved counter-insurgency operations and stronger collaboration between the country’s security agencies and affected communities. It added that more than 13,000 terrorists have been neutralised in the past year, while over 124,000 fighters and their dependents have surrendered to authorities. The statement also noted that more than 2.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned home, with…

Road Crash Claims 3 Varsity Students in Lagos, 7 Hurt

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Three Students of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, were killed while seven others sustained injuries in a fatal road crash on Saturday morning, November 8, at Powerline Junction, near Aleje, inward Ikorodu Roundabout. Vehicles involved in the unfortunate accident were Toyota Corolla with registration number SMK 42 AJ, an MPV Bus, four tricycles and a tipper truck A tipper truck moving at excessive speed reportedly suffered a brake failure, resulting in the incident. The said vehicle veered into other road users, colliding with several vehicles…

”Our Job is Only killing” – How Sudan’s Brutal Militia Carried Out a Massacre

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BBC Verify reported on November 7 the horrific, terrible, and inhuman killings in El-Fasher, Sudan, which the actors involved have openly carried out and confirmed. The reports read: “Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of executions. Fighters laugh as they ride on the back of a pick-up truck, speeding past a row of nine dead bodies and driving towards the setting Sudanese sun. “Look at all this work. Look at this genocide,” one cheers. He smiles as he turns the camera on himself and his fellow fighters, their Rapid Support…

Kogi: Troops Rescue 31 of 40 Abducted by Kidnappers

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Forty people traveling by bus from a Continuous Voter Registration Exercise (CVR) were abducted by kidnappers along the Dekina-Ajiyolo-Anyigba road in Kogi state around 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 7. According to reports, most of the individuals abducted were residents of the Abocho community and environs, who had chartered a bus to transport them to the Dekina LGA headquarters for the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise. Troops of 12 Brigade Lokoja, in collaboration with the local security network, sprang into action to rescue the abducted persons. Thirty-one persons were rescued,…

ASHH Foundation, UNICEF Train Facilitators on Positive Parenting in Bauchi

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar A women-led civil society organization, Attah Sisters Helping Hand (ASHH) Foundation, has concluded a two-day Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on Positive Parenting in Bauchi. The training, supported by UNICEF Nigeria, was designed to equip 32 selected facilitators with practical knowledge and skills to promote positive parenting practices and enhance the well-being of children across 32 communities in Bauchi, Darazo, Dass, and Ganjuwa Local Government Areas of Bauchi State. During the sessions, participants engaged in interactive modules covering key themes such as Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships,…

Apapa Traffic: Sanwo-Olu Calls for Joint Action

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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged port operators and the state government to collaborate more deeply on tackling incessant traffic gridlock and logistics challenges in Apapa, Lagos. Speaking on Tuesday, November 5th, during a visit by Igor van den Essen, APM Terminals’ Regional Managing Director for Africa and Europe, the Governor stressed the need for a unified approach to infrastructure and community support efforts. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, acknowledged the operators’ contributions to maintaining Lagos’ commercial status. “We understand our responsibility, and we…

Kaduna Commissioner: Bandits Received Livelihood Offers, not Cash

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Kaduna is offering bandits livelihood opportunities, not cash payments, to curb killings and kidnappings, according to state Information Commissioner Malam Ahmed Maiyaki. The initiative aims to end years of violence in the state. The commissioner spoke at a one-day workshop on Peace Journalism, organized by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kaduna State chapter, in collaboration with the Global Peace Foundation Nigeria and the state Ministry of Information The “Kaduna Peace Model” represents a deliberate shift from confrontation to conversation, Maiyaki confirmed The initiative focuses on…