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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised four senior leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State on 31 October 2026. Acting Media Information Officer Captain Mohammed Goni confirmed that joint ground forces and air support repelled a heavy night assault against military positions. The dead insurgents…
The Independent National Electoral Commission set 15 December 2026 for the final certification and publication of the national voters’ register. Electoral officials confirmed the deadline while concluding public displays and processing claims arising from the preliminary voter rolls. Clean voter rolls protect ballot integrity. Transitioning to an online verification system allowed millions of citizens to…
Gunmen killed four residents during a late-night raid on Sabon Angwa village in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on 29 October 2026. Armed gangs stormed the farming settlement near Bet and Zat around midnight, shooting indiscriminately at fleeing villagers. The violence erupted barely two days after suspected militia groups murdered seven…
President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate release of more than 300 containers of vital electricity equipment stranded at Nigerian ports for up to two years. Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe revealed the executive directive during an energy briefing in Abuja, exposing how entrenched administrative inertia sabotages national infrastructure. Maritime agencies, customs authorities, and port operators…
Organised labour flatly rejected the Federal Government’s proposed ₦70,000 temporary monthly wage award on Wednesday, dismissing the six-month stipend as an insult to struggling households. The Trade Union Congress insisted that stopgap palliatives cannot fix the structural damage caused by soaring inflation and currency devaluation. Union leaders demanded an immediate, permanent overhaul of baseline public…
Armed bandits stormed the Kasuwan Garba community in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State on Tuesday night, abducting 29 women and a young male child. The gunmen invaded the agricultural settlement during a late-night raid, operating unchallenged for hours while marching victims into nearby forest reserves. Local sources confirmed that the attackers systematically targeted…
Armed raiders killed seven people and left five others badly injured on Monday night during an assault on Gero community in the Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attackers stormed the rural settlement around 10:20 pm, firing wildly at small businesses and local food stands. Local police officials confirmed the violent incident…
Israelis began voting on Tuesday in a high-stakes national election that serves as a direct referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The veteran leader faces the fight of his political career as voters weigh his handling of the war following the 7 October 2023 attacks, his ongoing trial on corruption charges, and the severe economic…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project dragged the Federal Government before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice over 78.8 billion naira in unaccounted welfare spending. The rights group filed suit ECW/CCJ/APP/42/26 in Abuja following damaging disclosures in the Auditor-General’s latest statutory audit report. Paper registers cannot feed poor households. The audit query targets disbursements made…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria and the Kano State Government commissioned four major transmission substations on Saturday to add 544 megawatts of wheeling capacity to the northern commercial hub. Adeola Labzy, media adviser to the power minister, announced the upgrade across installations at Walalambe, Kumbotso, Dakata, and Dan-Agundi. Heavy industry needs stable grid current. Walalambe…