President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the loss of soldiers of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Operation HADIN KAI, who were killed in a coordinated terrorist attack on their camp in Benisheikh, Borno State. The President also extended heartfelt condolences to the military and the families of the fallen soldiers, urging them to…
Michael Patrick, who appeared in Game of Thrones, has died aged 35. His wife Naomi shared the news in a post on Instagram. He had been living with Motor Neuron Disease, a condition that affects the nerves controlling movement and currently has no cure. Naomi said he died peacefully in hospital, surrounded by loved ones, after…
Protesters on Thursday stormed the streets of Abuja, calling on opposition leaders such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and former Senate President David Mark to stay away from the African Democratic Congress, ADC. The demonstration was led by the factional National Chairman of the ADC, Nafiu Bala, who accused…
Suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists have reportedly killed Brig.-Gen. O. O. Braimah, a Brigade Commander of the Joint Task Force in Benesheikh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, during a midnight attack on the town. A security expert, Brant Philip confirmed this in a post on Thursday. The post read: “ISWAP…
Nigerian youths and civil society organizations on Wednesday stormed the Abuja office of former President Goodluck Jonathan, urging him to contest in the 2027 presidential election. The large crowd took over parts of the capital, chanting slogans and displaying placards calling on the ex-president to return to power. Some of the messages read, “GEJ: Nigeria…
The Enugu State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on criminal activities, raiding a suspected hideout in the New Artisan area of Enugu, arresting a suspect, and dismantling drug hubs. Enugu state police public relations officer SP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement yesterday, explained that the operation was carried out around midnight on April 5, 2026, by operatives attached to the…
Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored the goals to give a dominant Paris Saint-Germain a 2-0 win over Liverpool in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday, as the holders seized a clear advantage to take to Anfield for next week’s return. Doue’s shot in the 11th minute looped over goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and…
Kanye West has been blocked from entering Britain after a row over the US rapper’s anti-Semitic comments. Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, has blocked his visit to headline the Wireless Festival in North London on the grounds that his presence would “not be conducive to the public good”. As a result, organisers of the festival…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reaffirmed that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, remains unchanged, allaying concerns over possible volatility in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum market. A source within the company disclosed that its current pricing structure is still in effect, with the gantry price fixed at N1,200 per litre,…
UN migration agency says that more than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean. More than 80 migrants have been declared missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday. The bodies…
