Armed insurgents suspected to be members of Boko Haram and ISWAP have reportedly launched another coordinated night attack on Benishiekh town in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the assault, which began around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, was directed at a military formation along the Maiduguri–Damaturu highway, heightening fresh fears over security in the troubled region. Benishiekh, the administrative headquarters of the local government area, has witnessed repeated attacks in recent times, with the latest incursion said to be targeting the 29 Task Force Brigade under Operation Hadin Kai. The development comes days after a deadly assault…
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The Presidency on Tuesday launched a scathing rebuttal against former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, over his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of failing in previous public offices he held. Aregbesola, now the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, had, at his party’s national convention in Abuja, described the Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda as a “scam” and urged the President to step aside over alleged failure to fulfil campaign promises. Reacting, presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement shared on Tuesday, faulted Aregbesola’s remarks, saying the former minister had ignored what he termed his own…
The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has rejected claims of an alleged plot to impeach Governor Seyi Makinde, describing the narrative as a contrived political stunt designed to divert public attention and court sympathy. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, the opposition party characterised the allegation as a “poorly scripted drama,” insisting that no credible move exists to remove the governor from office. The APC further alleged that Makinde was approaching the twilight of his political relevance, attributing this to what it described as his “ego and political miscalculations.”…
A grandfather in Niger State is in police custody after a DNA test established that he fathered a baby boy with his own 16-year-old granddaughter. The suspect, identified as Musa Gado, allegedly engaged in repeated sexual relations with the minor, leaving her pregnant. When the pregnancy became known, he reportedly pressured the teenager to terminate it, and she made an unsuccessful attempt using drugs and injections. Rather than succeed in covering up the abuse, the effort unravelled when the girl’s father, Lawali Baba, and the local community head, Mai Angwa, marched her to the Child Rights Protection and Enforcement Agency…
Armed insurgents suspected to be members of Boko Haram and ISWAP have reportedly launched another coordinated night attack on Benishiekh town in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the assault, which began around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, was directed at a military formation along the Maiduguri–Damaturu highway, heightening fresh fears over security in the troubled region. Benishiekh, the administrative headquarters of the local government area, has witnessed repeated attacks in recent times, with the latest incursion said to be targeting the 29 Task Force Brigade under Operation Hadin Kai. The development comes days after a deadly assault…
…upgrades psychiatric centre, appoints new traditional rulers The Ondo State Executive Council has approved the construction of 500-bedded hospital buildings across the state, alongside a series of chieftaincy and infrastructure decisions, at its meeting presided over by Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa. The approvals, which cut across major sectors, were announced on Tuesday during a press briefing by members of the council. Speaking, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, said the government had embarked on a comprehensive expansion of healthcare infrastructure through the approval of several 100-bedded and 50-bedded hospital buildings. He stated that the projects include 100-bedded hospital buildings…
Fear and outrage have spread across the country after kidnappers demanded a ₦30 million ransom for a student of the University of Jos, identified as John Arum, while circulating distressing footage of him in captivity. Arum was reportedly abducted by armed bandits along the Kaduna–Jos highway, a route increasingly plagued by kidnappings and violent attacks. The incident took a chilling turn after the abductors allegedly used the victim’s mobile phone to record and share videos of him being assaulted, posting the footage in his class group chat. In the widely circulated clips, the student appeared visibly distressed, pleading for his…
Fresh data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has revealed a sharp spike in petrol imports in March, underscoring Nigeria’s continued reliance on foreign fuel supply despite improving domestic refining capacity. The regulator disclosed that importation of Premium Motor Spirit rose by 96.7 per cent within one month, climbing from 3.0 million litres per day in February to 5.9 million litres per day in March 2026. The figures, contained in the agency’s latest monthly fact sheet, point to renewed pressure on the country’s downstream sector amid ongoing adjustments in supply dynamics. The surge in imports came even…
Tragedy struck in Adamawa State as a 22-year-old man, Daniel Samuel, died shortly after reporting a stabbing incident at a police station in Michika Local Government Area. Samuel, a resident of Michika town, had on Sunday, April 12, approached officers at the Divisional Police Headquarters with visible stab wounds and bloodstains, alleging that two men attacked him. He identified his assailants as Dakiyar Tumba, 23, and Sini Luka, 31, both said to reside in the same area. According to the victim, the suspects stabbed him in the back with a knife during the assault. The Adamawa State Police Command confirmed…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has scheduled April 22 for the hearing of appeals connected to the ongoing leadership tussle within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a move that signals fast-tracked consideration of the internal crisis. The appeals were lodged by a faction of the party led by former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, who is challenging the rulings of the Court of Appeal delivered on March 9, which stemmed from earlier Federal High Court decisions restricting the party from proceeding with its planned national convention. A five-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice…