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Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) staged coordinated protests across Gombe, Bauchi, and Kano states on Sunday. The demonstrations follow unconfirmed reports of an attack on Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid the widening Middle East conflict. Dozens of supporters marched through major northern metropolises, carrying placards and chanting slogans of solidarity…
Two armed groups operating in Nigeria’s North-East recruited more than 1,120 children as fighters and sex slaves in 2024, according to UNICEF. The figure, disclosed on Wednesday in Maiduguri to mark the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, breaks down to 525 boys and 595 girls taken across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states….
The Islamic Republic of Iran is reeling from a massive security failure that has claimed its most senior leaders. On Saturday, February 28, a coordinated wave of US and Israeli airstrikes targeted Tehran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Reports indicate that Ahmadinejad, who was under house arrest, died when…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a fresh five-year term for Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The reappointment, effective from Friday, 27 February 2026, ensures continuity at the helm of the paramilitary agency. Audi was first appointed to the role in 2021 by former President Muhammadu…
The battle between Nigeria’s aviation sector and its competition regulator has escalated following a damning interim report. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) claims it has uncovered patterns of “price manipulation” among domestic airlines during the 2025 festive season. In response, the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has dismissed the findings as the…
On February 24th, a 32-year-old man in Gig Harbor, Washington, killed four people with a knife before a sheriff’s deputy killed him. The slaughter occurred in the three-minute interval between a 911 call and the arrival of the first responder. Yet the tragedy began nearly an hour earlier when deputies realized a no-contact order…
ABUJA — In a historic shift for public sector contracting, Nigeria has won a $6.2 million arbitration case against European Dynamics UK Ltd. The final ruling, delivered at the International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation in Abuja, relieves the nation of a ₦9.3 billion financial exposure. A sole arbitrator, Mrs. Funmi Roberts, dismissed the contractor’s…
OGUN — A fatal lone accident at the Railway Crossing along the Abeokuta–Lagos Expressway has claimed three lives and left one person severely injured. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command, confirmed the tragedy occurred during the early hours of Sunday morning. A white Volvo commercial truck, bearing registration number AYE 977 XA,…
ABUJA — The Debt Management Office (DMO) has revealed that Nigeria’s total public debt stock climbed to ₦153.29 trillion as of September 30, 2025. This figure represents a ₦900 billion increase from the ₦152.39 trillion recorded in June, marking a marginal 0.59 percent growth over three months. The portfolio encompasses the combined domestic and external…
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested two women over alleged child trafficking in Yola. Officers also rescued three teenage girls from what authorities described as an imminent relocation to Abuja. Police spokesman SP Suleiman Nguroje confirmed the operation on Wednesday. He said intelligence officers intercepted the minors at Adamawa Sunshine Motor Park…
