Nigerian Air Force Bombs Terrorists In Sambisa Forest

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Air Force Bombs Terrorists In Sambisa Forest

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 19, 2025

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...

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Tinubu Greets Christians At Easter, Promises His Govt Will Restore Peace 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Greets Christians At Easter, Promises His Govt Will Restore Peace 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 19, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has  greeted Christians at Easter and promised Nigerians that his government will restore peace in the country. The message which he personally sighed reads, ‘I heartily felicitate Christians in Nigeria and worldwide as they commemorate Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection—the cornerstone of the Christian faith. “The Holy Week, which spans Palm Sunday through Holy Thursday and Good Friday and culminates in Easter Sunday, calls us to reflect deeply...

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Mo Abudu Makes TIME100 List, Joins Pantheon of Influential Nigerians

LifestyleNewsNigeriaMo Abudu Makes TIME100 List, Joins Pantheon of Influential Nigerians

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 17, 2025

Nigerian media mogul and CEO of EbonyLife Group, Mo Abudu, has been named one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2025 by TIME Magazine. The prestigious list, which honours global figures for their impact, innovation, and achievements, appears in the April 28 issue of the magazine. Abudu joins the ranks of past Nigerian honourees including Wole Soyinka, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Aliko Dangote, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Tony Elumelu, and Burna Boy, whose...

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Armed Forces Kill Terrorist Leader, Bello Kaura

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaArmed Forces Kill Terrorist Leader, Bello Kaura

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 17, 2025

…Bomb Insurgent Strongholds in Sambisa The Nigerian Armed Forces have intensified their operations against terrorists across the country, killing scores of insurgents, including a notorious kingpin, and destroying key insurgent strongholds in multiple coordinated strikes. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said troops of Operation Fasan Yamma neutralised a dreaded terrorist leader, Bello Kaura, in a precision airstrike between April 10 and 16, 2025. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, who disclosed this...

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Plateau Governor Announces New Security Measures After Deadly Attacks

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPlateau Governor Announces New Security Measures After Deadly Attacks

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has addressed the people of the state following deadly attacks in the Zikwe Village of Bassa Local Government Area and Bokkos, which have claimed over 50 lives in the past one week. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, 16 April, Mutfwang condemned the brutal attacks, describing them as “calculated, persistent, and painful,” but assured residents that Plateau remains “unbroken.” Mutfwang commended the swift response of emergency responders and security agencies,...

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Reps Invites Rivers State Sole Administrator for Interactive Session

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Invites Rivers State Sole Administrator for Interactive Session

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight has officially invited Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, to appear before it for an interactive session. The session will occur on Thursday, 17 April 2025, at 4:00 P.M. at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The invitation follows the Committee’s inaugural meeting on Wednesday, 16 April 2025, after the formal inauguration of the Committee by the Speaker of the...

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Social Media Is a Terrorist Group — Sultan of Sokoto

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSocial Media Is a Terrorist Group — Sultan of Sokoto

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has likened social media to a terrorist organisation, urging Nigerian security agencies to treat it as such. Speaking at a closed-door meeting of Northern traditional rulers in Maiduguri, the monarch claimed social media platforms spread harmful falsehoods and must be “dealt with” by authorities. “Somebody can sit in their home and formulate stories, and you will consider that it is true,” he said. “Social media is a...

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‘Return Home To Address National Issues’ – Obi Writes Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPolitics‘Return Home To Address National Issues’ – Obi Writes Tinubu

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 16, 2025

Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has written to President Bola Tinubu, charging him to suspend his retreat in France and return home to address pressing national issues. Obi wrote through his X, formerly Twitter handle on Wednesday, stressing that the President cannot be resting peacefully in Paris while Nigeria burns. The former Anambra State Governor wrote, “I’m compelled at this time in our lives as...

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Tinubu Should Declare State Of Emergency On His Disastrous Presidency – Atiku

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Should Declare State Of Emergency On His Disastrous Presidency – Atiku

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 16, 2025

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that President Bola Tinubu should declare a state of emergency on his disastrous presidency, stressing that Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, in a press statement on Wednesday said, “On April 2, 2025, President Bola Tinubu flew out to France. Had this absurd announcement come just a day earlier, Nigerians would have dismissed...

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Need for New Opposition in Anambra as PDP, APC and LP Falter

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsNeed for New Opposition in Anambra as PDP, APC and LP Falter

PilotnewsApril 15, 2025

“Labour Party, regrettably has not grown beyond the spontaneity of its 2023 outing.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu As of today, Anambra State has been unfortunate with credible opposition political parties and this is a longstanding problem that has become inimical to competitive politics in the State. The People’s Democratic Party – PDP, in Anambra State, for instance, has almost gone into extinction; a former ruling political party in the state whose ticket was synonymous with election victory...

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