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Troops foil bandit attack in Kaduna, neutralize suspected terrorist
Troops of 1 Division/Sector 1 of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have foiled a bandit attack and neutralized one suspected terrorist during a snap ambush in the Maraban Rido general area of Kaduna State. The operation followed a distress call received late on January 22, 2026, reporting that armed bandits had rustled…
Read More »Suspected Boko Haram attack, kills pastor, four others in Borno community
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed a senior pastor of the Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) and four other residents during an attack on Tarfa community in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The attackers reportedly struck the community around 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, firing sporadically into the air,…
Read More »Landslide kills eight, leaves over 80 missing in Indonesia
At least eight people have been confirmed dead and more than 80 others declared missing after a landslide struck villages in Indonesia’s West Bandung region on the island of Java early Saturday, disaster officials have said. The landslide, triggered by heavy and prolonged rainfall, occurred in the early hours of…
Read More »Shettima returns to Abuja after diplomatic, economic mission to Guinea, Switzerland
Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after a week-long diplomatic and economic mission to Guinea-Conakry and Switzerland, saying Nigeria has regained a prominent place in global and regional policy discussions. A statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Stanley Nkwocha, said the Vice President…
Read More »Fresh bloodbath in Niger: Bandits ambush, kill 7 farmers
Terror attacks in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State have continued unabated as suspected bandits ambushed and killed no fewer than seven farmers in another deadly attack. The latest incident occurred on Friday in Gbere community, Wawa District, where the victims reportedly ran into an ambush while on a…
Read More »Nigeria nurse loses licence for sleeping on duty
Nigerian-born nurse, Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, has had her nursing licence cancelled in Australia after a tribunal found she repeatedly slept during night shifts at an aged care facility, putting elderly patients at risk. As reported by Daily Mail on Friday, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on January 20th ruled that…
Read More »Kano, Defections and the road to 2027
Photo: Gov Abba Kabir Yusuf By Didimoko A. Didimoko By the time history settles its dust, the resignation of Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) may be remembered not just as another defection, but as a loud warning bell for Nigeria’s opposition politics.…
Read More »National blackout as power grid suffers first collapse of 2026
Nigeria’s national power grid on Friday recorded its first collapse of 2026, barely weeks after a similar incident on December 29, 2025, which plunged large parts of the country into darkness. Electricity generation reportedly fell sharply from over 4,500 megawatts to as low as 24 megawatts by about 1:30 p.m.,…
Read More »Kano Gov Abba Yusuf resigns from NNPP amid prolonged internal crisis
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has formally resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing persistent internal crises and the need to safeguard the broader interests of the people of the state. The development was disclosed on Friday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin…
Read More »Ondo palace warns against disrespectful address of 22yo monarch
File photo: Oba Oloyede Adekoya Akinghare II The palace of the Arujale-Ojime of Okeluse Kingdom in Ondo State has issued a stern warning to the public against what it described as disrespectful forms of address directed at the traditional ruler, Oba Oloyede Adekoya Akinghare II. In a statement released on…
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