Easter Monday: Truck Kills 5 Easter Celebrants In Gombe

A driver of a heavy-duty truck popularly known as ‘trailer’ on Monday lost control and ran into some Christians celebrating Easter in Billiri local government area of Gombe State killing five and eight others sustained various degrees of injuries. It was learnt that the truck which was transporting grains from Adamawa State to Gombe State lost control as a result of brake failure while approaching a gathering of Christians faithful who were on procession to...

To honour Pope Francis, President Trump orders American flags flown at half-Mast

US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered that American flags be flown at half-mast to honour Pope Francis. Trump said he signed an executive order putting the flags of the country, all of them, all federal flags and state flags at half-mast in honor of Pope Francis. He had earlier wrote on Truth Social: “Rest in Peace, Pope Francis! May God bless him and all who loved him!” The US President described the pontiff as...

Retired Military Officers Proffer Solutions To Terrorism Attacks

A Retired Brigadier-General, Bashir Adewinbi, said the military solutions cannot curb various attacks in different States, but that political solutions should also be employed. “What I know is that, the redeployment is a routine exercise in the army. When the redeployments are taking place, round pegs are taken to round holes to make sure that there is no stone unturned in terms of providing the security. It is routine. “At the same time, the right...

Nigerian Air Force Bombs Terrorists In Sambisa Forest

Troops of the Nigerian Air Force attached with the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, executed two air interdiction missions and bombed terrorists’ strongholds in Borno State’s Sambisa general area and the Southern Tumbuns. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s spokesman told journalists in Abuja that the first strike occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. in Kollaram, a known stronghold of insurgents. “Intelligence reports, supported by surveillance footage, confirmed the presence of high-value terrorist commanders in the...

PDP Vows To Ensure Killers Of Organizing Secretary Are Arrested

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it will ensure that killers of the Organizing Secretary of the party, Hong local government chapter of Adamawa State, Thomas Godwin alias Zamfara, who was gruesomely murdered, are brought to justice. Speaking in an emotional tone at the burial ground on Thursday of the deceased at his hometown, Kala’a, in Hong local government area of Adamawa State, former Minister of Health, Dr. Aliyu Hong, called on the authorities to ensure...

Terrorists Kill Six, Injure Many, Loot Foodstuff, and Burn Houses In Adamawa

Two communities, Banga and Larh in Dugwaba district of Hong local government area of Adamawa State, have witnessed another incursion by suspected members of the outlawed terrorist group Boko Haram. The terrorists who struck the communities have killed six people and injured many others, including Police Inspector. Confirming the incident in a telephone interview, the Commandant of the local security outfit ‘Vigilante Group’, Mr Simon Dabna whose members are assisting security agencies in the maintenance...

Police Inspector, Others Arrested Over Assault In Adamawa

Inspector Ibrahim Usman attached to Divisional Police Headquarters, Jimeta have been arrested along with Papa Andema and Lele Audu members of a vigilante group for alleged assault and unprofessional behaviour. The Adamawa State Police Command Public Relations Officer PPRO, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje in a statement said they were arrested on 14/4/2025 for conducting themselves in an unprofessional manner and incivility to members of the public. The statement said: “the arrest was made in response...

Herbalist Arrested Over Death Of 11-Year-Old Boy In Adamawa

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command on 13/04/2025 have arrested Herbalist identified as Murtala Musa in connection with the death and mutilation of an 11-year-old boy in Kodomun village, Demsa Local Government Area of the state. The Command image maker, SP Suleiman Yahya Nguroje in a statement on Sunday said the incident was reported to the police in Demsa on the 13th of April, 2025, by the Village Head of Kodomun and one Fancy...

Over 100 People Kills In Darfur Attack By Sudan Paramilitaries – UN

The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF has carried out a two-day attack on camps for displaced people in the Darfur region, killing over 100 people including 20 children and nine aid workers. According to the United Nations, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Sudan in a statement Clementine Nkweta-Salami, on Saturday claimed that RSF also attacked el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province. According to her, the RSF and allied militias launched an...

Bomb Blast Kills 8, injured 21 Others In Borno

An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along Maiduguri-Damboa highway on Saturday has claimed the lives of 21 persons and injured another 21 others. During sympathy visit to the victims receiving medical attention at the Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum said of the victims, 14 were severely injured, 7 had minor injuries and were receiving treatment at the Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri. The Governor expressed grief...

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