The Kwara State Police Command has arrested four suspects over the brutal killing of the Chief Imam of Sokunkpan village in Tsaragi, Edu Local Government Area of the state. The command's spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Thursday, saying the incident occurred on November 4, 2025, around 9:30 p.m.

The Chinese government has declared its firm support for the President Bola Tinubu administration as it “leads its people on the development path suited to its national conditions, urging the United States and other Western nations to stay off Nigeria’s affairs.

The Nigerian Air Force has approved the redeployment of numerous senior officers to critical command and staff roles as part of efforts to improve operational efficiency and align its structure with the leadership vision of Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, the new Chief of Air Staff. Nineteen officers obtained new appointments, while six others were assigned to various defense and inter-service enterprises.

President Bola Tinubu directed the newly decorated service chiefs to neutralize armed groups. He made this known on Thursday at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.

President Bola Tinubu has sacked and named replacements for service chiefs, which was made known in a statement issued on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, adding that all appointments take immediate effect.

The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, has adjourned the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to Friday, 24th October, 2025, following a notification of withdrawal by his lead counsel, Kanu Agbai, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), alongside other SANs, including Onyechi Ikpeazu, Joseph Akubo, Paul Erokoro, and Emeka Etiaba.