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DStv subscribers could lose access to 12 major Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) channels, including CNN, Discovery Channel, TLC, and Cartoon Network, effective January 1, 2026, if MultiChoice and WBD fail to finalise a new distribution agreement. MultiChoice, now owned by Canal+, informed customers on Monday via text messages that its current carriage deal with WBD is set to expire on December 31, 2025, and negotiations to renew the contract are yet to be concluded. “While discussions between the parties continue, no agreement has been reached at this stage. If this remains unchanged, several Warner Bros. Discovery channels may no longer…

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to revitalising and strengthening the judicial system to ensure efficient and accessible justice delivery across the state. He made the reiteration at the 2025/2026 Legal Year Commencement Ceremony held at the State High Court Complex in Bauchi on Tuesday. Speaking at the occasion through his Deputy, Rt Hon Muhammad Awwal Jatau, the Governor stated that the State Government places a high priority on justice sector reforms as part of its efforts to promote good governance and uphold the rule of law. He noted that a functional and well-equipped judiciary…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. This was disclosed in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Saturday. The new list, which has the names of Chief Feni Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, and Reno Omokri, ex-Presidential aide, is coming days after the President sent the first batch of three names. In two separate letters to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu asked the Senate to consider and confirm expeditiously 15 nominees as career ambassadors and 17 nominees as non-career ambassadors.…

The Ogun State Government has said that seven factories involved in lead-acid battery recycling in the Ogijo axis of the state have been shut down over possible lead poisoning. This was disclosed in a statement shared on the Ogun State Government’s official X handle on Friday, noting that an immediate, temporary suspension of lead ingot exportation had commenced pending a full investigation into alleged lead contamination in an area located in Sagamu Local Government. The statement read, “This position followed an on-the-spot inspection in Ogijo after a viral video raised concerns about possible lead poisoning in the community. The Commissioner…

The Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Tessy Diai, has completed a review of 1,190 awaiting trial cases across the state, emphasizing the need for fairness, legality, and timely trials. Justice Diai disclosed this during her recent visit to the state’s custodial centres—the final tour of 2025. She stated that the quarterly exercise spanned five correctional facilities and the Remand Home in the state. The review began at the Warri Custodial Center, where 313 awaiting trial cases were assessed, but no one was released or granted bail. At Sapele Custodial Center, 147 cases were reviewed with the same outcome. Four…

The Nigeria Police Force’s Mobile Force, 50 Squadron in Kubwa, Abuja, has issued urgent instructions for all officers assigned to provide security for high-profile individuals, including the Chief Judge of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, to report back to base by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025.

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, unveiling sweeping measures aimed at tackling escalating attacks across several states and strengthening Nigeria’s overstretched security apparatus.

In a statement, the President ordered an unprecedented recruitment drive across the armed forces and security agencies, authorising the Nigeria Police Force to immediately add 20,000 new officers, bringing total new intakes under his administration to 50,000.

Spain’s chief prosecutor has announced his resignation after the supreme court found him guilty last week of leaking confidential information in a case involving a leading opposition figure’s partner. The unprecedented case is a blow to the leftist coalition government of the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, who appointed Álvaro García Ortiz in 2022 and has defended his innocence repeatedly. In a letter seen by Reuters, García Ortiz said his decision to step down, before the sentence banning him from his post for two years, came from “profound respect” for judicial rulings. “Though my decision stems directly from the ruling, I’m…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has again adjourned the bail hearing of Lagos-based journalist Friday Alefia, imposing a N50,000 fine on the prosecution for failing to properly serve its counter-affidavit opposing the bail request.

With nine months left in the tenure of this administration, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has taken a major step toward the Association’s 2026 national elections by appointing members of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA). The appointments received the formal approval of the NBA National Executive Council (NEC) during its quarterly meeting held in Benin City, Edo State on 20th November 2025.