The Nasrul-Lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) on Wednesday, 3 December, 2025 warned against twisting Qur’an to abuse women. The Society it described as the growing misuse of Qur’anic verses and prophetic traditions to justify the abuse and discrimination of women and girls, describing the trend as dangerous, misleading, and un-Islamic. The organisation issued the warning through a statement issued on Wednesday, 3 December, 2025 as part of its activities marking the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. It stated that many acts of violence carried out in the name of Islam were rooted in harmful cultural beliefs,…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
A Federal High Court in Abuja Presided by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik has warned the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) Olanipekun Olukoyede about the consequences of his alleged continued failure to comply with its October 31, 2025, judgment, directing the immediate release of 27 houses the commission had allegedly wrongly seized on the assumption that they were acquired with proceeds of crime. The warning is contained in a Form 48 issued on Tuesday, 2 December by the court’s registrar and addressed directly to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC. It reads: “To the Executive Chairman of the Economic…
In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, 4 November, 2025 affirmed a judgment barring the Directorate of Road Traffic Services and Vehicle Inspection Officers from stopping motorists, confiscating vehicles, or imposing fines on road users. According to the three-member panel, there was no basis to overturn the Federal High Court’s ruling of October 16, 2024, which prohibited VIO officials from harassing motorists. The appeal filed by the VIO was dismissed for lacking merit in the lead judgment delivered by Justice Oyejoju Oyewumi. Justice Nkeonye Maha of the Federal High Court had earlier ruled…
Nigerian troops deployed across the country rescued at least 318 kidnapped victims and arrested 74 suspects involved in terrorism, oil theft and other criminal activities in November. The Defence Headquarters, through its Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, announced the development through a statement issued on Thursday, 4 November, 2025. Onoja, who released the figures in Abuja during a briefing on military operations, said 69 terrorists and their family members also surrendered to troops in the North-East within the same period. “Accordingly, for the month of November, several terrorists, bandits, extremists and other criminal elements were arrested, scores…
A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Omotosho on Thursday, 4 November, 2025 fixed Monday, December 8, 2025 for the hearing of a motion ex parte filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to be transferred from the Sokoto Correctional Facility. Kanu, on November 20, was found guilty by Justice Omotosho of all seven counts of terrorism charges preferred against him by the Federal Government and sentenced to life imprisonment. Following his sentence, Kanu was taken to the Sokoto Correctional Facility after the court expressed concern for his safety, noting…
After a decade playing for Super Eagles of Nigeria, Captain William Troost-Ekong , on Thursday, 4 November, 2025 announced his retirement from international football. Announcing the decision in an emotional statement issued on his instagram page on Thursday, 4 November, 2025, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to represent Nigeria, describing it as the greatest privilege of his career and affirming that while his journey on the pitch has ended, his support for the team will continue as he looks forward to a new chapter. “Honoured. Grateful. Forever a Super Eagle. Playing for Nigeria has been the greatest privilege of my…
The Rivers State House of Assembly, during its 37th Legislative Session on Wednesday, 3 December, 2025, unanimously endorsed President Bola Tinubu candidature for second term. The House said its decision was in appreciation of the numerous Federal Government projects attracted under the Tinubu administration. The endorsement was contained in a motion signed by 26 members and read at plenary by the House Leader, Mr Major Jack (Akuku-Toru). They acknowledged that the vote of confidence in the President became necessary to pave the way for continuity. The members recalled the role played by the President during the intense political crisis in…
At least 20 suspected cultists have been arrested by the operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, in connection with the murder of a police officer and related violent crimes in Ilesi, near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Umma Ayuba, who confirmed the development, through a statement issued on Wednesday, 3 December, 2025 in Lagos, said the incident occurred on November 29 at about 9:30 pm, when suspected members of the Neo Black Movement, also known as Aye Confraternity, invaded the Ilesi area in retaliation for an earlier attack on one of their members.…
The visit of Abia State Governor Alex Otti visit to President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, 2 December, 2025 was centred on issues concerning the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, not about defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC). The Special Adviser to Abia State Governor Alex Otti on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, made the clarification through a statement issued on Thursday, 4 December, 2025. Ekeoma was reacting to a claim by a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Charles Ogbonnaya, who alleged that the Governor visited Tinubu to discuss plans…
Victor Fajemirokun, the boyfriend of the late Federal Road Safety Corps officer, Lasisi Funmilayo, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, on Wednesday, 3 December, 2025 explained why he lured the deceased to their death in the hands of some herbalists in Osun State. Fajemirokun, aged 40, was paraded alongside two herbalists, Gboyega Daramola and Sunday James, at the headquarters of the Osun State Police Command in Osogbo on Wednesday, 3 December, 2025. The Osogbo-based businessman said he lured the deceased from Ogun State to Ijebu-Jesa in Osun State after being told by a Islamic cleric that Funmilayo, relying on “spiritual manipulations,”…