A senior military officer, Brigadier General Samaila Uba, the Brigade Commander of Damboa, has been confirmed killed by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), according to accounts from a security analyst and counter-insurgency expert. The late commander was initially reported missing after an encounter with terrorists...
Tom Chiahemen
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has again raised alarm over Nigeria’s deepening security crisis following a wave of violent attacks and mass kidnappings across several states. “I am devastated by the news of the tragic attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, which claimed...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Abuja, urged judges to uphold the sanctity of their profession by safeguarding integrity, noting that the strength and honour of the judiciary lie in proper and unequivocal interpretation of the constitution. Declaring the 2025 All Nigerian Judges Conference open at the National Judicial...
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s resolve to work towards building an Africa where borders are efficient enough to facilitate trade and other economic opportunities instead of hindering them. He implored African nations to be disciplined in working towards building borders that meet the high demands and rapid pace...
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Super Eagles for putting up their best efforts towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, despite their loss in the playoffs on Sunday. The President in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, charged the Eagles to put behind them the loss...
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has said more than one million cervical cancer deaths have been averted in lower-income countries following a major scale-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Gavi announced the milestone on Monday in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to mark...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed social media reports claiming that an assassination attempt was made on Lt. Ahmed Yerima at NNPC Junction, Kubwa, Abuja. Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, described the claims, circulated online by Instagram user “Mazitundeednut,” as false...
The Agbese family of Ikpilogwu clan of Agila district, Ado Local Government Area of Benue State has announced the passing away of our husband , father, grandfather, brother, uncle and mentor: Chief Dan Agbese, the Awan’Otun of Agila. A statement issued by Okibe Agbese, on behalf on the family,...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday finalized a landmark agreement for the purchase of a large fleet of Rafale fighter jets from France. The deal, signed alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, outlines Ukraine’s intention to acquire as many as 100 of the advanced aircraft, according to the Élysée Palace....
Former Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has said that Nigeria’s founding father, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (Zik), made profound political sacrifices to preserve the nation’s unity—an attitude he believes is lacking among today’s political class. Aliyu spoke in Abuja during the 6th Annual Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Award Lecture...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has no choice but to accept ”displaced politicians” from other parties in the wake of rising defections, Sen. Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has said Ndume said this at the Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe’s 6th Annual Award Lecture 2025(121-Posthumous Birthday Celebration)themed “The Power of Pan-African unity,...
A pre-dawn raid by armed bandits on Monday threw Kebbi State into panic after dozens of schoolgirls were seized from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. According to the Police Command’s spokesperson, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, who issued a statement in Birnin Kebbi, the attackers...
It was difficult to miss the trending videos, photos and reports of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike and Naval Officer Lieutenant A. M. Yerima staring each other down at a property site in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, recently. The full picture may never be known, but there are...
Federal High Court in Abuja has slated November 26 to hear a motion seeking to compel the Nigeria Police to investigate and prosecute Mr. Chijioke Nwankwoeze over allegations that he used a forged academic certificate. Nwankwoeze, who currently serves as Director of Lands Administration in the Federal Capital Territory...
As the killing of Benue people by herdsmen continued unabated, the Benue State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has sought for divine intervention to end the incessant killings. Speaking during the three hour prayer, thanksgiving and praise at the CAN Secretariat in Makurdi, the Vice Chairman...
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to step up its fight against corruption, particularly among public office holders. Speaking when the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC, Makurdi Command, ACE Effa Imo Okim, paid him a courtesy...
Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon. John Bonzena and 16 other members who were elected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have defected from the party to the All Progressive Congress (APC). The Speaker began by submitting his own resignation letter, formally leaving the PDP...
Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) has partnered with the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (ALFOPED) to train 30 women mediators and community advocates on dialogue, peacebuilding, transitional justice and reintegration in Borno State. The one-day capacity-building session, held over the weekend at the Hajja Mangal Memorial Conference...
Borno State Government has commiserated with the Nigerian Army, CJTF, and the Damboa community over the loss of two soldiers and two CJTF members in the recent Wajiroko ambush. Governor Babagana Zulum sent a delegation led by the Commissioner for Youths Empowerment, Sports and Poverty Alleviation, Comrade Saina Buba,...
Hiive Solutions has officially launched its operation in Maiduguri, Borno State capital to enhance local deliveries and e-Commerce. Flagging off the operation on Monday in Maiduguri, the Commandant of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) , Maiduguri, Air Force Base, Borno State, Group Captain K.O. Nwachukwu, praised the platform as...