Tinubu Writes Off $1.42bn, ₦5.57trn NNPC Legacy Debts

BusinessNewsNigeriaTinubu Writes Off $1.42bn, ₦5.57trn NNPC Legacy Debts

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 29, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has approved the cancellation of a substantial portion of the debts owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to the Federation Account, resulting in a reduction of approximately $1.42 billion and ₦5.57 trillion after a reconciliation of records. The approval was contained in a document prepared by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and presented at the November 2025 meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). According...

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US Resumes Intelligence Flights Over Nigeria After Airstrikes on ISIS Fighters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaUS Resumes Intelligence Flights Over Nigeria After Airstrikes on ISIS Fighters

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 29, 2025

The United States has resumed intelligence and surveillance operations over Nigeria, days after carrying out airstrikes against ISIS-linked terrorists in Sokoto State. Flight tracking data showed that a US aircraft was flying over Borno State on Saturday, signalling the restart of the operation after a brief pause. The development was disclosed by Brant Philip, a Sahel-based terrorism tracker who monitors extremist activity and military movements in West Africa. According to the flight data he shared,...

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When Air Power Becomes a Christmas Performance: The Illusion of Success in Trump’s Nigerian Strike

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsNigeriaOpinionWhen Air Power Becomes a Christmas Performance: The Illusion of Success in Trump’s Nigerian Strike

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2025

“Bombs alone do not defeat ideology. Precision without intelligence is noise.“ —Anthony Obi Ogbo When President Trump announced his authorized United States air strike against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, there was an immediate burst of celebration on Nigerian social media. For a country exhausted by years of kidnappings, massacres, and territorial insecurity, the announcement sounded like long-awaited international support. Memes circulated, praise poured in, and some Nigerians hailed Trump as...

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Nigerian Troops Eliminate 438 Boko Haram, ISWAP Terrorists In the North

NewsNigeriaNigerian Troops Eliminate 438 Boko Haram, ISWAP Terrorists In the North

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 28, 2025

No fewer than 438 Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists have been killed in seven months in various operations carried out by military joint task force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in the North East.  The Theatre Commander, OPHK, North-east Sector 1, who made this known on Saturday at the Christmas Luncheon in Maiduguri said the operations were coordinated between May and December. The army general said that the Christmas celebration coincided with their dry season operations...

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General Murtala Mohammed College, Yola Graduates 987 Forest Guards

EducationNewsNigeriaGeneral Murtala Mohammed College, Yola Graduates 987 Forest Guards

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 28, 2025

The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, states that the establishment of the forest guard initiative represents the convergence of environmental aspirations with national security imperatives. Ribadu, stated this at the graduation of 987 trained forest guards, held at General Murtala Mohammed College (GMMC), Yola The NSA, represented by Col E E Eswagu, reaffirmed his office’s unwavering determination to make the initiative succeed, stressed that “by protecting forests, we are reclaiming our territory. By reclaiming...

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VP Shettima, Gov. Zulum Consoles Survivors Of Mosque Bomb Blast 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsVP Shettima, Gov. Zulum Consoles Survivors Of Mosque Bomb Blast 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2025

Vice President Kashim Shettima and Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday had consoled survivors of a bomb blast at a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, currently receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) and State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri. The attack, which was believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday, resulted in five deaths and 32 people injured. They sympathized with the injured and assessed...

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Secretary to the Government George Akume Weds Ooni’s Former Queen

NewsNigeriaSecretary to the Government George Akume Weds Ooni’s Former Queen

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2025

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has tied nuptial with Queen Zaynab Ngohemba, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The announcement was made public via Facebook on Friday  by member of the Dajoh family, Abraham Double-d Dajoh. He confirmed the union between the high-ranking government official and the former Olori of the Ife Kingdom. The Dajoh family described the union as “beautiful” and “uncommon,”...

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U.S. Signals More Strikes in Nigeria as Abuja Confirms Joint Military Campaign

NewsNigeriaU.S. Signals More Strikes in Nigeria as Abuja Confirms Joint Military Campaign

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2025

The United States has warned that further airstrikes against Islamic State targets in north-western Nigeria are imminent, as Nigerian officials confirmed that recent attacks were part of coordinated operations between both countries. The warning came hours after U.S. forces struck militant camps in Sokoto State, an operation President Donald Trump publicly framed as a response to what he described as the killing of Christians in Nigeria. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes were...

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No Civilian Casualty Recorded In ISIS US Bombing – Sokoto State Govt

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNo Civilian Casualty Recorded In ISIS US Bombing – Sokoto State Govt

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2025

The Sokoto State Government has confirmed that no civilian casualties were recorded in a joint airstrike carried out by the Nigerian military in collaboration with the United States, which targeted terrorist enclaves in Tangaza Local Government Area. The Director-General of Media and Publicity, Government House, Sokoto, Abubakar Bawa made the confirmation in a statement issued on Friday and made available to journalists in the state capital. The statement said: “The impact of the airstrike could...

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U.S Air Strike: FG Should Communicate Effectively To Nigerians – PDP

NewsNigeriaPoliticsU.S Air Strike: FG Should Communicate Effectively To Nigerians – PDP

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 26, 2025

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Federal Government to effectively communicate to Nigerians on the U.S strike on terrorists. A press statement on Friday, signed by Comrade Ini Ememobong, National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, noted that the party is concerned about a communication structure where foreign powers break the news of security operations in Nigeria before the Federal Government does. The statement reads, “Nigerians were notified of the American strike on terrorists’...

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