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Gunmen raided the Binper community in Plateau State’s Mangu local council, killing more than 20 sleeping villagers. The attackers stormed the farming settlement between midnight and dawn, forcing their way into private homes. Several other residents suffered critical gunshot wounds during the coordinated assault. The midnight bloodbath adds another grim chapter to the long security…
Suspected armed herdsmen have raided farming settlements across Mbaterem in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, killing several villagers and injuring scores of others. Gunmen stormed the agrarian communities in the early hours, setting houses ablaze and chasing fleeing farmers into surrounding bushlands. The bloodshed adds another grim entry to the long list…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded that President Bola Tinubu account for trillions of naira sunk into state-owned refineries. The opposition leader told the president to stop blaming Muhammadu Buhari for Nigeria’s chronic fuel refining failures. Financial records show obligations for the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries surged from 4.52 trillion naira in…
Nigerian troops have repelled a brazen assault by Islamic State West Africa Province fighters on a military base in Borno State. Soldiers attached to Operation Hadin Kai held their ground during the firefight, killing several insurgents and seizing heavy weaponry. The failed attack in the Lake Chad basin reveals persistent militant ambitions to breach fortified…
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to declare the strategic Strait of Hormuz American territory once fighting with Iran ends. Speaking to a campaign crowd in New York, the American leader claimed Iranian forces face imminent military collapse. He told supporters that seizing the international channel would require stationing American troops in the Persian…
More than 3.5 million children across six South-West states and Edo State remain unregistered at birth, leaving them without official legal identity. The United Nations Children’s Fund issued the warning during an advocacy dialogue on civil registration alongside the National Population Commission. Celine Lafoucriere, chief of the UNICEF Lagos Field Office, revealed that millions of…
Omoyele Sowore has pledged to restore Nigeria’s petrol subsidy if he wins the presidency. The African Action Congress politician argues that removing the price cushion has driven millions of citizens into deep economic distress. His declaration directly challenges the central economic policies of the current administration. President Bola Tinubu scrapped the decades-old support program in…
Nigeria faces a crushing medical drain as thousands of pharmacists flee overseas. The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria reports that 9,000 specialists left the country over four years. Another 850 practitioners secured clearance letters to move abroad during the first half of 2026. Emigration strips local hospitals and drug shops of their brightest talent….
A frontline rights group wants Nigeria’s top politicians to expose their personal wealth ahead of 2027. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project challenged President Bola Tinubu and opposition leaders to disclose their assets. Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi lead a nineteen-candidate list facing the voluntary challenge. SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare issued the demand in…
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi donated ten million naira to the Faith Foundation College of Nursing Sciences in Nsukka on Thursday. The gift adds to his previous financial contributions to help complete classrooms, laboratories, and clinical training infrastructure at the institution. Obi stated that building local human capacity remains the only viable path toward…
