Turkey detains 115 IS suspects ‘planning New Year’s attacks’
Turkish authorities say they have disrupted planned attacks on Christmas and New Year’s events after detaining more than 100 suspected members of the so-called Islamic State group. Mass raids were carried out at 124 addresses across Istanbul, the city’s chief…
Lagos announces traffic diversions ahead of Eyo Festival
EYO FESTIVAL 2025: Lagos State Government Announces Traffic Diversions The Lagos State Government has announced temporary traffic diversions on the Third Mainland Bridge and other areas for the 2025 Eyo Festival holding on Saturday, December 27, 2025. Affected routes…
Guinea and Central African Republic Hold Presidential Elections
On Sunday, citizens of Guinea and the Central African Republic (CAR) will go to the polls to elect their presidents for terms of office of seven years. Both contests could, in theory, go on to run-off ballots. Yet in both,…
US Launches Airstrike Against ISIS in Northwest Nigeria
The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, according to President Donald Trump and the US military. The strikes were conducted at the request of Nigerian authorities and targeted…
Many feared dead as bomb explosion rocks Maiduguri on Christmas Eve
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a Juma’at Mosque in Gamboru Ward, around the Customs area in the heart of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.The incident occurred at about 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday while…
Nigeria Working With Facebook, TikTok, X, Others To Delete Terrorists’ Accounts, Curb Propaganda
The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigerian security agencies are collaborating with major social media companies to identify and shut down accounts used by terrorists and criminal gangs to publicise attacks, flaunt stolen items and raise funds. The Director-General of…
Algerian law declares France’s colonisation a crime
Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France’s colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations. The law also criminalises the glorification of colonialism, state-run TV reports. The vote is the latest…
Brazil’s Supreme Court allows Ex-president Bolsonaro to leave prison for surgery
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been permitted to leave prison to undergo surgery on Christmas Day following approval from Brazil’s Supreme Court, court documents show. Bolsonaro is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup after he…
Missing aircraft found after 13 years in India
Air India admitted to finding an aircraft that disappeared from its online records in the airport parking bay at Kolkata Airport, 13 years after it was decommissioned. According to The Independent, Air India was disputing the fines it was receiving…
NIN, CAC number to serve as tax ID — FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that the National Identification Number (NIN) will automatically serve as the Tax Identification Number (TIN) for individual Nigerians, while the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration number will serve as the tax ID…