NAFDAC Sachet Alcohol Ban Under Review as SGF Seeks Health Ministry’s Clarification The Federal Government is reassessing the proposed enforcement of the ban on sachet alcoholic beverages and 200ml PET bottle spirits scheduled for implementation by December 2025. This follows formal engagement initiated by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), requesting counsel from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. In an official correspondence dated 1st December, 2025 addressed to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, the Permanent Secretary (General Services), M.S. Danjuma, writing on behalf of the SGF, referenced concerns…
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Bandits Write Christians To Shut Down Churches Or Risk Attacks A group of bandits has written to the Christian community in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria to close churches or risk ferocious attacks. The Zamfara State police command has confirmed the threat, saying, “We are on top of the threat.” Spokesperson for the command, DSP Mohammed Shehu, told our correspondent that the police were aware of the threat letter. He said, “Yes, I can confirm that it’s true, a threat letter was sent to the Christians in Zamfara State to stop worship and to close churches. “Actually the police informed the…
WATCH: Top Nigerian Lawmaker Caught Negotiating With Terrorists Gunmen have released 37 residents of Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State who were abducted days before a local “peace deal” was reached. The victims were handed over on Friday in a tense exchange led by the Member representing Bakori Constituency at the Katsina State House of Assembly, Hon. AbdulRahman Ahmad Kandarawa, alongside the Chairman of Bakori LGA. Images and eyewitness accounts show government officials in the company of armed men during the handover. Some of the released victims were seen sitting on the ground, while several officials stood alongside the…
BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Lady Filming Attack On Ngige’s Convoy A yet-to-be-identified lady was shot dead while recording an attack on the convoy of Chris Ngige, former Anambra governor and ex-minister of labour and employment. Fred Chukwuelobe, Ngige’s former spokesperson, said the gunmen ambushed the convoy along the Nkpor-Nnobi road, Idemili north LGA of Anambra, on Wednesday. Chukwuelobe said Ngige was not in the convoy when the incident happened. “A policeman in the pilot car was shot, and his gun and uniform were taken away by the suspected assailants, who were dressed in police and army uniforms,” he said. “Unfortunately, a…
Insecurity: Hon. Wale Raji’s Radical Proposals Set Tone at Reps Special Security Plenary” The House of Representatives, on Thursday, intensified its search for sustainable solutions to Nigeria’s worsening security challenges as lawmakers continued it’s Special Plenary Session dedicated to reviewing the nation’s security architecture and strengthening its legislative response to growing threats. Contributing to the debate, Hon. Wale Raji Member Representing Epe federal constituency of Lagos State and the Chairman House committee on livestock development presented far-reaching proposal aimed at strengthening national defense and tackling the escalating wave of insecurity across the country. Hon. Raji commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
BREAKING: Kidnapped Priest, Wife Dies In Captivity Abducted Anglican priest, Venerable Edwin Achi, has reportedly died in captivity. The priest and his wife, Sarah Achi, were kidnapped from their home in the Nissi community of Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State, near the Kaduna Refinery, on October 28, 2025. Their abduction was reported on October 29, 2025. Earlier, the bandits had sent photographs of the couple to their family as proof of life, while demanding a ransom of N600 million. The images showed Venerable Achi and his wife in a distressed state. Other captives were also visible, reportedly tied in…
BREAKING: Tinubu Declares Security Emergency, Orders Recruitment Of 20,000 New Police President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, ordering the Nigerian Police and Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel to tackle rising insecurity across the country. In a statement issued from the Statehouse, the president directed the police to recruit 20,000 new officers, bringing the total planned intake to 50,000. He also authorised the use of National Youth Service Corps camps as temporary training facilities for the recruits. The statement read, “Today, in view of the emerging security situation, I have decided to declare a nationwide…
Senate Urges FG To Review Firearm Law To Allow Citizens Own Gun The Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to review the country’s firearm laws to allow responsible citizens to own gnns, citing escalating insecurity in Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger states. The call followed a motion titled “Urgent Need to Address Escalating Insecurity in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger States,” sponsored by Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Lola Ashiru (APC, Kwara South). The motion highlighted recent att+cks on schools, worship centres, and rural communities, including the November 18 attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, Kwara State, where two…
Bandits Kill Police Officer, Seize Service Weapon A mobile police officer serving under Operation Restore Peace has been killed in an ambush by armed bandits in Adabka village, located in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Security analyst Zagazola Makama reported that the attack happened on Tuesday at about 11:44 a.m. The officer, who was deployed from Mopol 15 in Ilorin, was said to have left his base in Adabka and was heading to Tibis village to buy essential items when he came under attack. Security sources in Bukkuyum disclosed to Zagazola that the bandits, who had taken cover…
Guinea-Bissau President, Three Others Arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau has been arrested by armed men in the capital, Bissau, deepening fears of instability following last week’s contested presidential election. His arrest comes three days after the vote in which the main opposition candidate was disqualified, a decision that has drawn criticism and heightened political division, BBC reports. Witnesses reported hearing gunfire at about 1 p.m. local time, although it remains unclear who was involved in the shooting or how the confrontation began. Embaló confirmed to The Africa Report’s sister publication, Jeune Afrique, that he was arrested on Wednesday,…