AU Condemns Maiduguri Suicide Bombings

…Calls for International Support for Nigeria The African Union Commission has strongly condemned the suicide bombings that rocked Maiduguri, Borno State, on 16 March 2026, which left several people dead and others injured. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Chairperson of the Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Youssouf, described the attacks as “heinous” and expressed full solidarity with the Nigerian government and people during the difficult period. “The African Union stands in full solidarity with the...

Senegal to Challenge CAF Decision After AFCON Title Loss to Morocco

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has upheld an appeal by the Moroccan Football Federation to award the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title to Morocco national football team, a ruling that has prompted the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF) and the Senegalese government to reject the decision and promise legal action. The CAF Appeal Board ruled this week that “in application of Article 84 of the Regulations of the CAF Africa Cup of...

LP NEC Dissolves Nenadi Usman Caretaker Committee

… Reaffirms Abure Leadership The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party Nigeria took a fresh turn on Tuesday as the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) announced the dissolution of the Esther Nenadi Usman Caretaker Committee, citing what it described as “incalculable damage” to the party. In a statement issued after a virtual NEC meeting held on 17 March 2026, the council also reaffirmed its confidence in the National Working Committee (NWC) led by the party’s...

Tinubu Directs Appointees Seeking Elective Office to Resign by 31 March

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed political appointees under his administration who intend to contest elective offices in the 2027 general elections to resign their positions on or before 31 March 2026. The directive was conveyed in a circular issued by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), in line with Section 88(1) of the Electoral Act, 2026, and the timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for...

Atiku Condemns Maiduguri Bombings, Says  Tinubu Should Change Strategy 

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the latest terrorist violence in Maiduguri, Borno State, and the resurgence of suicide attacks. He also urged President Bola Tinubu to change strategy, stressing that the resurgence of terrorism could erode public confidence in the government’s ability to protect its citizens. While reacting to the incident in a statement by his media office on Tuesday, the chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said: “I’m very sad at...

Maiduguri Bombings: Evidence Of Tinubu’s Failure, Lost Battle To Insecurity – PDP

…Urges FG To Engage Strategic Stakeholders, Community Leaders The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed the Maiduguri bombings on failure of government, saying that they are evidence of President Bola Tinubu’s lost battle to insecurity. The party however, advised the Federal Government to move beyond rhetoric in security matters and engage strategic stakeholders, especially community leaders in the fight against terrorism. The party in a statement on Tuesday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade...

Explosions Kills 23 People, 108 Others Sustain Injuries In Maiduguri 

Twenty three (23) persons lost their lives, while one hundred and eight (108) others sustained varying degrees of injuries in the suicide IED explosions that occurred at about on Monday 16th March, 2026, at Maiduguri Monday Market, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) gate, and Post Office Flyover area, Maiduguri. Spokesman of the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, in a statement said preliminary investigation reveals that the incidents were carried out by...

Terrorists Attack: Tinubu Directs Security Chiefs To Relocate To Maiduguri 

Following devastating attacks on some communities in Borno State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security chiefs to relocate to Maiduguri, Borno State capital, and take charge of the security situation. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, President Tinubu said the recent news from Maiduguri is profoundly upsetting, vowed that his administration would continue to intensify efforts against all criminal elements, wherever they may be. The President sympathised with the injured and expressed grief...

Maiduguri Bombings: Tinubu Sympathises With Victims, Says Terrorists Will Be Defeated 

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday sympathised with victims of Maiduguri bombings, promising that the Nigerian gallant military and civilian task forces will curtail and put them down. Recall that at least 23 people were killed on Monday in a series of suicide bombings in Borno State, while over 100 people were reported injured. The President who spoke through his X, formerly Twitter handle, noted that his government will continue to intensify efforts against all criminal...

Maiduguri Carnage: Timi Frank Knocks Tinubu Over UK Trip, Berates Britain

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, took a swipe at President Bola Tinubu, describing the President’s planned state visit to the United Kingdom on the heels of renewed bombings in Maiduguri, as “callous, indefensible and morally bankrupt.” In a statement on Tuesday, Frank said the coordinated explosions that ripped through Maiduguri on Monday evening – including near the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, the...

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