92-year-old President Paul Biya has been officially declared winner of the 2025 Presidential Election in Cameroon.

According to the results announced by The Constitutional Council, Biya secured 53.66% of the votes against Issa Tchiroma, who obtained 35.19%.

The results were officially declared on Monday, although the election held on October 12.

Biya now extends his decades-long rule and will continue to lead Cameroon for another 7 years.

At 92, Biya remains the world’s oldest serving head of state and is now set to govern until 2032.

Despite strong support for Tchiroma among Cameroonian diaspora communities, Biya’s domestic lead proved decisive.

Voters across Europe gave Tchiroma 62.79% of their ballots, while Biya received just 22.63%.

In the Americas, Tchiroma secured 66.75%, and in Asia and the Middle East, he earned 68.21%. Across Africa, Tchiroma also led with 54.99% of the diaspora vote, although more than half of eligible voters reportedly abstained.

The Constitutional Council emphasised that the winner is determined by the total number of votes cast across the electorate, not regional or diaspora tallies.

Biya’s victory comes amid growing calls for political transition in Cameroon, where critics have long accused the ruling party of stifling opposition and manipulating electoral processes.

However, the government maintains that the elections were free and fair.

With this win, Biya is expected to continue his leadership until the age of 99, barring any constitutional changes or unforeseen developments.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested over 100 suspects, including Lagos socialite and club owner Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, following a midnight raid at Proxy Night Club, located at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The operation, which began in the early hours of Sunday, October 26, 2025, was launched after intelligence reports indicated that the venue was hosting a drug party.

In a statement on Sunday, the NDLEA said its officers recovered cartons of illicit substances, including Loud (a strong strain of cannabis) and laughing gas (nitrous oxide), from both partygoers and the club’s storage areas.

“NDLEA operatives, who were embedded at the party from 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, disrupted the gathering around 3:00 a.m. on Sunday in line with Standard Operating Procedures,” the statement read.

All arrested suspects were taken into custody for screening, while exhibits were secured as part of ongoing investigations.

In a separate operation, NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, intercepted 70 parcels of cocaine weighing 3.60 kilograms concealed inside cocoa butter body cream containers destined for London, United Kingdom.

The illegal shipment, discovered on October 14, 2025, during examination of cargoes labelled as “personal effects” on an Air Peace flight, led to the arrest of a cargo agent, Lawal Mustapha Olakunle, who presented the consignment.

Subsequent investigations spanning two weeks uncovered a wider drug network, resulting in the arrest of a female healthcare worker, Ogunmuyide Taiwo Deborah, on October 18, and Mutiu Adebayo Adebiyi, CEO of Mutiu Adebiyi & Co Travel Agency, at his Ikeja GRA office on October 20.

According to NDLEA, the suspects were linked to an organised attempt to smuggle the class A drug into the UK under the guise of cosmetics exports.

In Badagry, Lagos, Jacob Ojugbele was arrested with 55kg of skunk, and Amusa Oluwabukola with 121.3 litres of “skuchies”, a dangerous cocktail made from blackcurrant drink, cannabis, and opioids.

NDLEA operatives also arrested a mother of two, Oyonumoh Glory Effiong, described as a major distributor of Canadian and California “Loud” across Lekki, Ajah, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and VGC.

She was apprehended on October 17 during a raid at her Lekki home, where 500 grams of Loud were recovered.

In Ikorodu, Lagos, NDLEA officers raided the residence of Ogunyabo Adenigbigbe at Solomade Estate, where 275 litres of skuchies were seized on October 23.

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced a total and indefinite nationwide strike beginning on Friday, October 31, 2025, at 11:59 pm.

This decision means public hospitals across the country may experience major service disruptions in the coming days.
NARD President, Dr. Muhammad Suleiman, confirmed the decision, saying it was reached after the association’s National Executive Council reviewed the government’s response during an emergency virtual meeting.

“The NEC of NARD has declared total and indefinite strike action starting November 1st of 2025. As a matter of fact, the NEC said all the 19 points are our minimum demands, and there is no going back. The notice for the strike will be out maybe later today or tomorrow,” Suleiman said.

The association stated that the strike followed several unfulfilled promises and delays in addressing key issues affecting its members’ welfare and training.

Among their grievances are unpaid arrears from the 25 and 35 percent upward review of CONMESS, which the government promised to settle by August 2025. NARD also expressed anger over the non-payment of promotion arrears and the 2024 accoutrement allowance, despite multiple assurances from the Ministry of Health.

The doctors also decried the unjust dismissal of five resident doctors from the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, describing it as insensitive amid the worsening brain drain in the country.

Other issues include delays in upgrading resident doctors’ ranks after passing postgraduate exams, the exclusion of residents from specialist allowances, and the removal of medical and dental house officers from the civil service scheme. The group said these policies have led to salary shortages, arrears, and poor morale among doctors.

Dr. Suleiman noted that resident doctors continue to face excessive work hours and poor conditions, endangering both their health and patient safety.
As the strike date approaches, Nigerians fear another breakdown of hospital services, especially in teaching and federal medical centers that rely heavily on resident doctors.

However, this will not be the first time Resident Doctors have downed tools over poor welfare.

The association embarked on similar nationwide strikes in 2023 and 2024, which left many government hospitals struggling to deliver essential healthcare services.