Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, attributed the recent defection of the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and 15 lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the deepening internal crisis within the PDP. Speaking with journalists after inspecting ongoing road projects in Abuja, Wike said the defections reflected the level of factionalisation in the party.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has handed over N96.5 million to victims of ponzi schemes in Enugu State. Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Oyewale said the step was in line with the anti-graft agency’s commitment to combating economic and financial crimes and ensuring restitution for victims of fraudulent schemes.
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The era of fuel queues is gone forever in Nigeria, according to Africa’s richest man and the Chairman of the Dangote Refineries, Aliko Dangote. Addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, Dangote said for the first time, the refinery is supplying to Europe and US.
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Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa Rtd, has said that though the road ahead to combating banditry, terrorism and other security challenges will be tough, the shedding of innocent blood by bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements must be brought to an end. He spoke in the presence of the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Olufemi Oluyede, the Service Chiefs and the Chief of Defence Intelligence as well as Directors of the Ministry of Defence while assuming office at the Ministry of Defence.
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Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd) has warned that creating new security agencies will not solve insecurity in the country. Irabor urged Federal Government to do an in-depth investigation of the country’s security situation, saying existing agencies in charge of security suffer from intelligence gaps, manpower, equipment and coordination issues.
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The exchange rate between the United States Dollar and the Nigerian Naira remained stable on Friday, December 5, 2025, as the local currency held its ground across both the official and parallel markets. Data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange, which oversees the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, indicates that the Naira is trading at N1,450.25 to the dollar today.
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Sokoto State Police Command has arrested suspected bandit financiers and motorcycle thieves in two coordinated operations carried out on Wednesday across Sokoto and neighbouring Zamfara State. According to a statement released on Friday by the command’s spokesman, Ahmed Rufai, three men were apprehended in Tangaza Local Government Area for allegedly funding a notorious bandit group by helping them sell rustled cattle.
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A medical doctor has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services for allegedly transporting medical supplies from Sokoto State to suspected kidnapping gangs operating in Kwara State. The Kwara State Government disclosed the arrest in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Friday.
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Gombe State Police Command on Friday announced the arrest of seven suspected members of a kidnap syndicate, the neutralisation of two others, and the recovery of a General Purpose Machine Gun during coordinated operations. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Buhari Abdullahi, on Friday, the Command said the operation was carried out in collaboration with the Gombe State Professional Hunters Association.
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