Taraba State House of Assembly Speaker, Kizito Bonzena, along with 15 other lawmakers, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Bonzena made the announcement on Monday, November 17, 2025, stating that the decision was driven by the factionalisation of the PDP at the national level. He clarified that the move was not personal but intended to serve the collective interest of Taraba State.

“Our people should not misinterpret this decision of ours. It is for the interest of Taraba,” Bonzena said. “We now have all 24 members of the House as APC members.”

Among the defectors are the Deputy Speaker Hamman-Adama Abdullai (Bali 2 Constituency), Majority Leader Jethro Yakubu (Wukari 1 Constituency), and other members including Tafarki Eneme, Akila Nuhu, Musa Chul, Josiah Yaro, Tanko Yusuf, Veronica Alhassan, Anas Shuaibu, Nelson Len, Umar Adamu, Joseph Kassong, John Lamba, Happy Shonruba, and Zakari Sanusi.

With all members now in the APC, the House has no minority leader.

The mass defection comes ahead of the planned switch of Governor Agbu Kefas to the APC.

A violent altercation erupted aboard a commercial flight between comedian Mr Jollof and controversial social media activist VeryDarkMan, with both men seen exchanging punches in a video that has since gone viral.

Footage from the incident shows the pair, apparently seated near each other, engaging in a heated fistfight as fellow passengers rushed to intervene. Voices can be heard in the background pleading for the men to stop.

The mid-air clash represents a dramatic escalation of a feud that has been ongoing since 2024. The dispute began after VeryDarkMan accused Mr Jollof’s wife, Esinjemiyotan, of allegedly using improper means to secure her husband’s appointment as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on New Media to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.

VeryDarkMan further claimed that Esinjemiyotan had an affair with an internet fraudster at a hotel in Delta State. In response, she filed a N500 million defamation suit against him, demanding public apologies in at least two national newspapers and across all his social media platforms.

She also sought a court injunction preventing VeryDarkMan from making any further defamatory statements about her, directly or indirectly.

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Bandits have killed the Vice Principal, Hassan Makuku, and abducted 25 students from the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Kebbi State.

The attack occurred on Sunday night in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. Sources said the gunmen shot Makuku while he tried to protect the students before abducting several schoolgirls.

The Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the incident on Monday, stating that 25 students were taken by the attackers.

Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, said Deputy Governor Umar Tafida had been sent to the school to assess the situation on behalf of Governor Nasir Idris, who is currently out of the state.