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MAIDUGURI — The first wave of United States military personnel arrived in Nigeria on Thursday night, landing in the Borno State capital to initiate a pivotal counterterrorism partnership. This deployment marks the beginning of a specialized mission featuring roughly 200 American intelligence analysts, trainers, and strategic advisers. Officials confirmed that the contingent will assist…
KADUNA — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an urgent public health alert following the discovery of tampered SMA Gold First Infant Milk Formula in Kaduna State. Agency officials identified a specific 900g batch where unscrupulous merchants allegedly altered expiry dates to resell expired stock. This criminal revalidation…
KANO — Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have successfully rescued a five-year-old minor following a daring tactical raid in the Danzaki Village axis of Kano State. The victim, identified as Muhammad Haruna, was abducted on February 12, 2026, from the Minjibir Local Government Area. Security sources confirmed that the abductors demanded a…
KADUNA — Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai has broken his silence on the 2019 disappearance of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, pointing fingers at a police hit squad from Kano State. In a revealing interview with Arise Television on Friday, El-Rufai dismissed long-standing claims that the Kaduna State Government orchestrated the academic’s abduction. He maintained…
JALINGO — A devastating Lassa fever outbreak has claimed at least 15 lives in Taraba State, marking the most widespread occurrence of the disease in over a decade. Health officials confirmed that 49 individuals have tested positive for the viral haemorrhagic fever across several local government areas. Dr. Suleiman Kirim, Acting Head of Clinical Services…
After a successful African tour and reaching 50m subscribers while in Nigeria, Darren Jason Watkins Jr aka. iShowSpeed the prominent American YouTuber and live streamer known for his high-energy, chaotic gaming content, has agreed to fly out the angriest man from Nigeria to the USA. In a video released on his X page, Speed invited…
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Trump administration has officially declared war on the permanence of American citizenship for naturalized immigrants. In a radical shift in federal policy, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received orders to identify 100 to 200 denaturalization cases every month throughout the 2026 fiscal year. This directive represents a staggering…
MADRID — Atletico Madrid delivered a masterclass in predatory football on Thursday night, crushing Copa del Rey holders Barcelona 4-0 in a ruthless first-half display. In a match that defied the usual cagey nature of semifinal first legs, Diego Simeone’s men effectively settled the tie within forty-five minutes. A catastrophic goalkeeping blunder set the stage,…
ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally lauded the Bank of Industry (BOI) for a historic N636 billion loan disbursement to Nigerian enterprises in 2025. This record-breaking volume, the highest in the institution’s history, reached over 7,000 enterprises across the federation. The President characterized this milestone as empirical validation of his administration’s macroeconomic reforms….
ABUJA — Nigeria’s fiscal ambitions faced a sobering reality check this week as the latest OPEC data revealed a significant shortfall in crude oil production. Despite a marginal increase in January, the nation’s output remains stalled at 1.459 million barrels per day (bpd). This figure sits nearly 400,000 barrels below the 1.84 million bpd benchmark…
