BBNaija star Queen Mercy Atang has made a revelation about the current state of her marriage.
The reality TV star announced that her marriage to David Oyekanmi has come to an end.
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Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju on Wednesday called for the open trial of terrorism suspects, following the House of Representatives’ demand that the Federal Government publicly identify terrorism financiers.
Lawmakers at Wednesday’s plenary adopted a report from its security debate held last week, passing a resolution that seeks full public disclosure and swift sanctions.
The report stated, “That financiers of terrorism, banditry and kidnapping be publicly named, sanctioned and prosecuted.
“That terrorism-related prosecutions be open, expeditious and transparent.”
Deji Adeyanju, in an interview with Vanguard, said, “I think that the Reps are not serious because many of them are not sincere. It is a known fact that some politicians hold meetings with terrorists in their constituencies.
“Did you not see the recent video of a local government chairman in one of the northern states holding discussions with terrorists? There is no genuine commitment on the part of the government to confront this problem. The Reps are simply unserious. Is it an open trial that will solve the problem?
“There is too much romance with terrorists in Nigeria. The only time you feel the presence of security agencies is when people call for a protest. Once there is a call for protest, that is when you suddenly see the full weight of the Nigerian security apparatus.
“But when it concerns actual public safety and national security, everything becomes business as usual. Security has been commercialised.
“I saw one senator recently calling on the President to remove Nuhu Ribadu and appoint an ex-General as NSA. Is that what will solve Nigeria’s problems? This wave of insecurity did not start today. ‘’Was it not under Buhari that insecurity became entrenched?
“Large parts of the country were practically conceded to terrorists. The Abuja–Kaduna expressway was overrun. Katsina, his home state, witnessed attacks, including the attempted breach of the President’s convoy. Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina and Jigawa were heavily infiltrated by bandits and terrorists.”
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned two businessmen, Dr. Fagite Oladipo and Raymond Akintayo, before the Federal High Court in Lagos on charges of conspiracy, fraud, and the unlawful conversion of N1.55 billion.
The funds were reportedly obtained from Ocean Lord Limited under the pretense of holding a legitimate foreign exchange transaction licence.
Alongside the two individuals, the EFCC also arraigned two corporate entities, Cabota Power Company Limited and Cabota Group Limited, facing an eight-count charge detailing alleged fraudulent activities that occurred between May 2 and May 15, 2025.
At the start of proceedings, EFCC counsel requested that the charges be read to the defendants to enable them to enter their plea. Both Oladipo and Akintayo pleaded not guilty to all counts.
According to the charge sheet before Justice Daniel Osiagor, the EFCC accused the defendants of conspiring to obtain N1.55 billion under false pretences, claiming they had a valid licence to engage in foreign exchange transactions, a licence the prosecution asserts was non-existent.
The anti-graft agency further alleged that the defendants fraudulently converted N464 million belonging to Ocean Lord Limited on May 6, 2025.
The sum was reportedly broken down into four separate amounts: N85 million, N150 million, N208 million, and N121 million. These actions, the EFCC said, contravene Sections 383 and 390 of the Criminal Code Act.
In addition to the fraud and theft charges, the defendants were accused of operating as a financial institution without proper authorisation.
The EFCC claimed that Dr Oladipo and Akintayo conducted bureau de change operations without a licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, violating Section 57(1) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA), 2020.
Following their not guilty plea, the defendants’ counsel, Chief (Dr) Richard Oma Ahonaruogho, SAN, informed the court that a formal bail application had been filed and served on the prosecution.
EFCC prosecutor Mr Suleiman requested additional time to prepare a counter-affidavit, noting that the bail documents had just been received.
When the defence sought an oral bail application, Justice Osiagor declined, citing the need for procedural fairness.
The defence then requested that the defendants remain in EFCC custody pending the formal hearing of their bail application, a request granted by the court.
The matter was adjourned to December 11, 2025, for the hearing of the bail application.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced major changes to its cash-handling regulations, removing the cap on cash deposits and increasing the weekly withdrawal limit across all platforms to N500,000, up from the previous N100,000.
The policy shift was communicated through a circular issued to financial institutions and titled “Revised Cash-Related Policies”, endorsed by Dr. Rita Sike, Director of the Financial Policy & Regulation Department.
In the document, the apex bank explained that the overhaul aligns with efforts to curb the surging cost of managing physical cash, tackle security risks, and stem money-laundering vulnerabilities linked to Nigeria’s cash-driven economy.
The CBN noted that although earlier cash directives were created to push Nigerians toward electronic payment options, a review became necessary to align with current economic conditions.
With effect from January 1, 2026, the circular listed several major amendments. The cap on cumulative deposits has been abolished, and additional charges for surpassing former deposit limits have been eliminated.
The bank also announced a fresh cumulative withdrawal ceiling of N500,000 weekly for individuals and N5 million for corporate entities across all access points. Any amount above the stated limits will incur excess-withdrawal fees as outlined in the new guidelines.
The earlier monthly special approval which permitted individuals to draw N5 million and corporates N10 million once every month has now been scrapped.
For ATM usage, customers will still be restricted to N100,000 daily, with a total weekly limit of N500,000, which contributes to the overall weekly withdrawal total applicable to ATMs, POS machines, and other channels.
The CBN added that withdrawals exceeding the approved thresholds will attract charges of 3% for individuals and 5% for organisations, to be split 40% to the CBN and 60% to the servicing bank or financial institution.
Banks have also been instructed to ensure ATMs are stocked with all available currency denominations. Meanwhile, the ceiling on over-the-counter withdrawals using third-party cheques remains at N100,000, which will also count toward a customer’s weekly limit.
In addition, deposit money banks are mandated to submit monthly compliance reports to departments responsible for supervision, including Banking Supervision, Other Financial Institutions Supervision, and Payments System Supervision.
The circular clarified that the new rules will not apply to revenue-collecting accounts operated by federal, state, or local governments.
Accounts belonging to microfinance banks and primary mortgage banks domiciled with commercial or non-interest banks also remain exempt.
However, the previous privileges granted to embassies, diplomatic offices, and donor agencies have been withdrawn.
Omoyele Sowore, the renowned activist and SaharaReporters publisher, has stated that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has become a celebrity within the Sokoto Custodial Centre.
Sowore spoke to journalists at the Federal High Court, Abuja, where he insisted that the Federal Government would eventually realise it made a historic blunder by securing a life sentence against the separatist agitator.
The former presidential candidate said Kanu’s influence inside the detention facility had grown significantly since his relocation to Sokoto.
According to him: “Nnamdi Kanu is already a celebrity in prison. They said he has already become the president of the prison, but I doubt, it must have been conferred on him just by respect.”
He added that attempts by authorities to humiliate the IPOB leader had backfired: “When they were taking him to Sokoto, they thought that they would ridicule him, and when they got to Sokoto, he turned Sokoto into another Mecca.”
Sowore maintained that the government would eventually reverse Kanu’s sentence.
“Very soon you will see that, on their own, they would reverse the fundamental mistake they have made regarding Kanu,” he said.
The activist further claimed he had long foreseen the outcome: “I predicted that they would send him to prison, and I predicted that it would be the mistake of their lives.”
The former Presidential candidate also took a swipe at the trial judge, Justice James Omotosho.
“I want his family members to give me the right to admit people to see him, so that I would tell you the day the judge who sentenced him would go to Sokoto to beg, like Fela was begged, if he has not done that already,” Sowore said.
He mocked the rush of people seeking to visit the IPOB leader: “The people we asked to protest to prevent Kanu from going to jail are all rushing to Sokoto.”
Sowore blasted federal authorities for allegedly mismanaging the case.
“They don’t have sense or people who can reason in government. Look at where we are, you jailed Kanu and he’s now a celebrity in prison,” he stated.
The National Youth Service Corps has fixed Thursday, December 18, 2025, as the passing-out date for Corps Members of the 2024 Batch C, Stream II.
According to a statement signed and released on Tuesday by the NSYC’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, the management approved a low-key ceremony that will feature the distribution of Certificates of National Service to deserving Corps Members across all local government areas in the country.
The scheme explained that activities leading up to the event include Job Advisory and Counselling sessions organised by the Corps and relevant partner agencies, as well as the signing of final clearance forms by Zonal Inspectors.
“The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, wishes the Corps Members a successful winding-up and passing-out exercise.
“He also urged them to allow the core values of the Scheme guide them in their post-service relationships as good ambassadors of NYSC,” the statement read.
NYSC is a programme established by the Nigerian government in 1973 to promote national unity, integration, and development.
It is a one-year mandatory service for Nigerian graduates under the age of 30, which includes a three-week orientation camp, a primary assignment phase, and a community development service period.
The three-week training introduced corps members to paramilitary drills, leadership development, entrepreneurship training under the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme, and community integration.
Following the orientation, the corps members were posted to their various Places of Primary Assignment where they served in education, health, agriculture, and other critical sectors, contributing to community development across the country.
President Bola Tinubu has nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, to serve as the new Minister of Defence.
The nomination was contained in a letter sent to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, announcing Musa as the replacement for Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, who resigned from the position on Monday due to health reasons.
In his letter to the Senate, the President expressed confidence in Musa’s capacity to lead the Defence Ministry and strengthen Nigeria’s security framework.
The nomination was confirmed in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The statement added, “General Musa, 58, on December 25, is a distinguished soldier who served as Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025. He won the Colin Powell Award for Soldiering in 2012.
“Born in Sokoto in 1967, General Musa received his primary and secondary education there before attending the College of Advanced Studies in Zaria. He graduated in 1986 and enrolled at the Nigerian Defence Academy the same year, earning a Bachelor of Science degree upon graduation in 1991.
“General Musa was commissioned into the Nigerian Army as a Second Lieutenant in 1991 and has since had a distinguished career. His appointments include General Staff Officer 1, Training/Operations at HQ 81 Division; Commanding Officer, 73 Battalion; Assistant Director, Operational Requirements, Department of Army Policy and Plans; and Infantry Representative/Member, Training Team, HQ Nigerian Army Armour Corps.
“In 2019, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Training/Operations, Headquarters Infantry Centre and Corps; Commander, Sector 3, Operation Lafiya Dole; and Commander, Sector 3 Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad Region.
“In 2021, General Musa was appointed Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai. He later became Commander of the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps before being appointed Chief of Defence Staff by President Tinubu in 2023.”
Ademola Adeleke, the Osun State Governor has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
This comes with less than 24 hours to the PDP governorship primary election.
Adeleke’s decision was communicated in a letter which surfaced on Monday, but was dated November 4, 2025.
The governor cited the crisis in the party as the reason behind his decision.
It read: “Due to the current crisis of the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), I hereby resign my Membership of the People’s Democratic Party with immediate effect.
“I thank the People’s Democratic Party for the opportunities given to me for my elections as a Senator (Represented Osun West) and as Governor of Osun State under the People’s Democratic Party.”
The PDP Chairman in Osun State, Mr Sunday Bisi, on Monday said the party would not hold the primary election on Tuesday as scheduled due to factional crisis within the party.
Bisi also revealed that Adeleke is no longer interested in picking the party’s nomination as a result of the crisis.
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has alleged that President Bola Tinubu instructed Mohammed Badaru Abubakar to step aside from his role as Defence Minister.
Earlier, 626Blaze reported that the Minister tendered his resignation from office on Monday, citing health issues.
However, Sowore in a Facebook post claimed that the Minister was asked to resign to pave the way for the appointment of former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa as Defence Minister
He said, Abubakar “was asked by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to step aside to make room for former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa to be appointed Defence Minister”.
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The activist also alleged that the Nigerian government is also under pressure to relieve the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle over security concerns.
“There are also strong indications that US President Donald Trump’s United States military is pressing for the removal of the equally ineffective and utterly useless Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, citing serious concerns over intelligence sharing and collaboration”,Sowore added.
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has alleged a plot to assassinate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Frank said the sudden withdrawal of all police personnel attached to Atiku, despite his statutory entitlement as a former vice president, was not only suspicious but part of a wider scheme to expose him to danger.
Frank made this known in a statement on Tuesday.
“No administration since 2007 has ever tampered with Atiku Abubakar’s security despite his consistent role as a major opposition figure. Why now? Why at a time when insecurity is at an all-time high across the country? This action clearly reveals an ulterior motive.”
He stated that the claim that security was being withdrawn broadly from VIPs was a smokescreen, insisting that the main target is Atiku Abubakar.
Frank warned that the move mirrors dangerous political trends across Africa, where incumbent leaders intimidate, arrest, detain, prosecute, and, in extreme cases, eliminate opposition leaders to retain power.
“President Tinubu is now following the disturbing trend in parts of Africa where incumbents use state power to silence their opponents. Atiku has been very vocal in exposing the failures of this administration, and this withdrawal of security is nothing but a political witch-hunt,” he declared.
He challenged the government to prove its claim of a general security withdrawal by also stripping the president’s family members, close associates, and political appointees of their police orderlies and escorts.
“If this directive is truly nationwide, then let the President’s family members, friends, and appointees also lose their security. They are also VIPs. But we know the truth: the main target is Atiku Abubakar, nobody else.”
This comes as the Nigeria Police commenced the withdrawal of 11,566 police officers previously assigned to Very Important Personalities (VIPs) nationwide.
The move followed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive on the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security to VIPs amid mounting insecurity concerns.
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