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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to meet with United States President Donald Trump in the coming days to address growing diplomatic tension over claims of widespread attacks on Christians in Nigeria. The planned meeting comes after Trump, in a series of recent public statements, accused the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christian communities and threatened to halt U.S. aid — and potentially deploy American military force — if the alleged killings continue. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, disclosed the scheduled engagement on Saturday in a statement shared on X, noting that both leaders would address…

The Lagos State High Court has ordered Guaranty Trust Bank Plc to pay ₦5 million in damages to a customer, Ms. Rebecca Bonje, for issuing contradictory account statements and breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023. Justice O.A. Oresanya, in a judgment delivered on September 18, 2025, found the bank guilty of mishandling the customer’s financial data, failing to correct errors after multiple complaints, and removing transaction entries without explanation. Bonje had dragged GTBank to court in suit number LD/18590MFHR/2024, filed through Olumide Babalola LP, accusing the bank of issuing two conflicting statements and refusing to rectify the discrepancies…

The Ogun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress has called on the State House of Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against Governor Dapo Abiodun over what it described as alleged financial recklessness, dereliction of duty, and abandonment of core governance responsibilities. In a strongly worded statement on Monday, signed by its chairman, Otunba (Dr.) Femi Soluade, the opposition party accused the governor of running what it termed “a government of reckless extravagance, administrative incompetence, and disregard for the welfare of citizens,” claiming that the state under Abiodun had suffered unprecedented infrastructural decay — particularly in Ogun Central. The ADC…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has announced that more than one million students have applied for government-backed education loans, marking a major milestone in the implementation of the scheme since its rollout on May 24, 2024. The scheme, established to support students in tertiary institutions across the country, has so far disbursed over ₦116 billion covering tuition and upkeep allowances for beneficiaries in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. NELFUND said the feat reflects growing public confidence in the student loan programme, which forms part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda aimed at expanding access to higher education and…

Chief Judge of Ebonyi State, Justice Elvis Ngene, has raised alarm over what he described as an escalating crisis of confidence in Nigeria’s justice system, warning that corruption and unethical conduct among judicial officers continue to erode public trust and push citizens away from the courts. Justice Ngene spoke on Friday at the High Court Complex in Abakaliki during a special court session to mark the commencement of the 2025/2026 legal year in the state. He lamented that bribery, case manipulation, and political interference remain entrenched in Nigeria’s judicial system, stressing that such acts undermine fair hearing and access to…

The Federal Government has approved the release of ₦11.9 billion within the next 72 hours to offset part of the wage arrears owed to medical doctors and other health workers across the country, following the indefinite strike declared by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The payment directive, issued by President Bola Tinubu, comes amid nationwide disruption of medical services as resident doctors down tools over what they described as government’s persistent failure to fulfil promises on welfare and salary arrears. In a statement on Saturday, the Head of Information and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Health…

Ayomide Awe The Oyo State Government has disclosed that it received no fewer than 2,215 petitions on alleged land-grabbing and forceful acquisition of properties between 2023 and 2025, signalling rising battles over land ownership across the state. The Chairman of the Oyo State Real Properties Protection Law Agency (popularly known as the Anti-Land Grabbing Agency), Justice Olajumoke Aiki (retd), revealed this while giving an update on the agency’s operations in Ibadan. Aiki said the government has intensified efforts to curb land-related crimes, noting that the agency has resolved 860 petitions, filed 143 cases in court, and prosecuted 480 suspected land-grabbers…

By : AFP President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to send US forces into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” if Africa’s most populous country does not stem what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamists. In an explosive post on his Truth Social platform, the Republican leader — who had campaigned unsuccessfully for the Nobel Peace Prize — said he asked the Pentagon to map out a possible plan of attack, one day after warning that Christianity was “facing an existential threat in Nigeria.” “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop…

Tension marred Saturday’s local government election in Niger State as angry youths in Kontagora chased away a House of Representatives member, Abdullahi Idris Garba, from a polling unit, accusing him of political interference and failing to deliver good governance. Garba, who represents Kontagora, Mariga, Mashegu and Wushishi Federal Constituency, reportedly arrived at the Tudun Wada Utia polling unit after voting and attempted to monitor the ongoing process when the incident occurred. But dozens of youths confronted him, insisting he had no right to stay back after casting his ballot. In a video obtained by PLATFORM TIMES, the mob could be…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old private school teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his nine-year-old pupil. Justice M. Osho-Adebiyi delivered the verdict on October 29, 2025, after finding Abbass guilty of raping the minor in violation of Section 2 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015, which prescribes life jail for offenders. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, Vincent Adekoye, said Abbass lured the victim from his home after school hours on March 19, 2025,…