Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)
After over one year of living together as couple, former governor of Benue state and Nigeria’s current Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on the eve of Christmas, wedded his newest heartthrob, Queen Zaynab Ngohemba Akume, an ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja the 11.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
In Niger state, Governor Mohammad Umaru Bago has officially received the remaining 130 pupils and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School children including 7 teachers at Government House, Minna, on Monday December 22, 2025.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
The remaining pupils and staff abducted from the St. Mary’s Catholic private primary and secondary school, Papiri in Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger state have been released, but on their way to Minna.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger has lost one of its prominent figure, Engineer Abdullahi Isah Jankara and his teeming supporters to another opposition, African Democratic Congress (ADC).
By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Oluwatosin Ajayi, Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), on his recognition as a champion of press freedom by the Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI).
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has called for a recalibration of anti-corruption frameworks at state and local government levels to close governance loopholes exploited through weak oversight structures.
