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  British Nigerian boxer and former heavyweight champion,  Anthony Joshua   was involved in a road accident on Monday 29th December along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun State, Nigeria  Gbenga Omotosho, Lagos commissioner for information, said the crash occurred around the Shagamu interchange area of the highway. He added that the Lagos state government promptly deployed an ambulance to the scene. The Lexus SUV in which the British Nigerian boxer was said to have crashed into a stationary truck parked by the roadside. Two people driving with him in the car died on the spot according to eye witness. AJ was said to have survived with minor injuries.

Kenneth Okonkwo, a lawyer, has reacted after the Supreme Court made a pronouncement that the president has the power to declare a state of emergency and suspend elected officials like governors and lawmakers. In a video shared by Symfoni TV on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, Okonkwo said Vice President Kashim Shettima had stated that the president has no power to suspend even a councilor. Okonkwo said he does not agree with the pronouncement by the Supreme Court and believes that the president does not have the authority to suspend a councilor, a state governor or elected lawmakers. In Okonkwo’s words: “The president has no right, according to Shettima Vice President of Nigeria, to suspend a councilor talk more of a governor, talk more of elected representative of the people. First of all that is an affront to separation of power, that is an affront to federalism and that is an affront to rule of law”

Catholic deacon and writer, Nick Donnelly, has called for the arrest and prosecution of Nigerian Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi , over his reaction to recent United States military operations in Nigeria.   Background:  U.S Christmas Airstrike in Sokoto State The United States carried out Christmas Day airstrikes targeting insurgents in parts of Sokoto State.  The operation was aimed at groups accused of violent attacks and killings in northern Nigeria.  Gumi statement Sheikh Ahmad Gumi reacted sharply to the development. He reportedly urged the Federal Government to suspend any cooperation with the U.S. in actions targeting those he claimed were being accused of “genocide against Christians.” Nick Donnelly took to X to condemn Gumi’s position, accusing the cleric of defending violent extremists. In his words: “Sheikh Gumi protests President Trump’s Christmas military strikes against the bestial Islamist terrorists. Calling the terrorists conducting the genocide ag...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar has stated that before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu permitted the US military action in Nigeria, he made it clear that it must be a joint operation. This statement was contained in a viral video that was posted on the official X handle ofon Friday, December 26, 2025. This is coming after the President of the United State of America, Donald Trump announced that he has launched several strikes on terrorists in Nigeria. In the video that surfaced online, Yusuf Tuggar confirmed that the Nigerian government knew about the US military action in the North. Here is what the MInister of Foreign Affairs said; Before the President gave the go ahead yesterday, he said it must be made clear that it is a joint operation and that it is not targeting any religion. We are a multi religious country and we are working with partners like the US”. If you love political news or like to get more news happening around the globe, use the button below to get more ver...

According to eyewitness accounts, the pastor was traveling on a motorcycle to his farm along the Okeoffin–Okoro Gbedde axis, accompanied by a commercial rider, when they were confronted by the assailants pastor of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, was reportedly kidnapped by armed bandits on Saturday while going to his farm in Okoro Gbedde, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to eyewitness accounts, the pastor was traveling on a motorcycle to his farm along the Okeoffin–Okoro Gbedde axis, accompanied by a commercial rider, when they were confronted by the assailants. Sources revealed that upon seeing the kidnappers, the pastor “jumped off the motorcycle”. “The commercial rider managed to escape unharmed, while the pastor was abducted and taken to an unknown location,” a source said. As of the time of filing this report, the kidnappers had not contacted the pastor’s family or the church, and no ransom demand had been made. The incident h...

📰   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has departed Lagos for Europe, where he is continuing his end‑of‑year break before attending official engagements, including the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit in the United Arab Emirates.  According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu left Nigeria on Sunday, December 28, 2025, and will first spend time in Europe as part of his holiday before heading to Abu Dhabi for the annual sustainability summit early in January.  The summit, called ADSW 2026, is a major annual global event where world leaders and policymakers gather to discuss sustainable development, innovation, finance, and other global issues.  The presidency said the trip is part of the President’s end‑of‑year break and official engagements abroad, and he is expected to return to Nigeria after completing his international schedule.