In a fierce, hours-long confrontation that tested the resilience of Nigeria’s counterterrorism forces, troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in the early hours of Saturday, defeated a massive, coordinated Boko Haram/ISWAP attack on Chibok, Borno State — the historic community that once shook the world after the 2014Continue reading "BREAKING: Nigerian Military Crushes Massive Boko Haram Onslaught on Chibok — Over 300 Terrorists Routed in Midnight Battle"
BREAKING: Nigerian Army Elevates 105 Senior Officers — 28 New Major Generals, 77 Brigadiers As Defence Leadership Gets Major Boost
In a sweeping move aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s military command structure, the Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 105 senior officers to the prestigious ranks of Major General and Brigadier General.Announced in a statement on Friday by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Appolonia Anele, the promotion list—described as oneContinue reading "BREAKING: Nigerian Army Elevates 105 Senior Officers — 28 New Major Generals, 77 Brigadiers As Defence Leadership Gets Major Boost"
JUST IN: FCTA IMPOSES STRICT ‘NO-SMARTPHONE’ RULE — ONLY TORCHLIGHT PHONES ALLOWED FOR STAFF FROM DECEMBER 1
In a sweeping clampdown aimed at tightening discipline and boosting productivity, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a decisive ban on the use of smartphones and all internet-enabled devices by staff on Grade Level 14 and below during office hours.The directive—captured in a circular referenced FCT/DLA/259/III obtain by Sahara reporters, addressed to allContinue reading "JUST IN: FCTA IMPOSES STRICT ‘NO-SMARTPHONE’ RULE — ONLY TORCHLIGHT PHONES ALLOWED FOR STAFF FROM DECEMBER 1"
BREAKING: UNIPORT STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR GRUESOME MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND — COURT DECLARES JUSTICE SERVED
Daily post has taken to its online official handle and announced that, in a judgment that sent shockwaves across Rivers State and the academic community, the Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced 26-year-old Damian Okoligwe, a 400-level Petrochemical Engineering student of the University of Port Harcourt, to death by hanging forContinue reading "BREAKING: UNIPORT STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR GRUESOME MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND — COURT DECLARES JUSTICE SERVED"
“GOODLUCK JONATHAN DROPS POLITICAL BOMBSHELL: ‘NO COUP IN GUINEA BISSAU — THE PRESIDENT IS PLAYING A DANGEROUS GAME’”
Former Nigerian President Returns Home, Breaks Silence After Dramatic Lockdown in BissauFormer President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has ignited a political firestorm after returning to Nigeria from Guinea-Bissau, where he and other election observers were reportedly trapped following what was initially announced as an attempted coup.Jonathan, who served as Head of the West African EldersContinue reading "“GOODLUCK JONATHAN DROPS POLITICAL BOMBSHELL: ‘NO COUP IN GUINEA BISSAU — THE PRESIDENT IS PLAYING A DANGEROUS GAME’”"
**OBASANJO EXPLODES: “NIGERIA CAN ELIMINATE THESE TERRORISTS — WHY ARE WE APOLOGISING?”
SAYS TINUBU GOVT HAS FAILED TO PROTECT CITIZENS, BACKS FOREIGN INTERVENTIONFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has issued one of his most blistering public criticisms yet of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, declaring that Nigeria has more than enough military and intelligence capacity to crush terrorists but lacks the leadership will to act decisively.In a fiery statementContinue reading "**OBASANJO EXPLODES: “NIGERIA CAN ELIMINATE THESE TERRORISTS — WHY ARE WE APOLOGISING?”"
SENATE STORM: “I AM A SENIOR SENATOR — YOU ONLY PRESIDE!” NDUME REPRIMANDS AKPABIO IN DRAMATIC CHAMBER CLASH
A moment of high drama erupted in the Red Chamber on Wednesday as Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno North) openly confronted Senate President Godswill Akpabio, accusing him of stifling legislative debate and undermining parliamentary decorum.The tension, which momentarily jolted the plenary session, spilled into the public domain after sitting, when Ndume granted an interview—circulated byContinue reading "SENATE STORM: “I AM A SENIOR SENATOR — YOU ONLY PRESIDE!” NDUME REPRIMANDS AKPABIO IN DRAMATIC CHAMBER CLASH"
EU LAWMAKER ROARS: ‘300 SCHOOLCHILDREN ABDUCTION PROVES ISLAMIC MILITANTS NOW OPERATE ABOVE THE LAW IN NIGERIA’
Zovko Blasts Global Silence, Says 50,000 Christians Have Been Massacred Since 2009A member of the European Parliament, Željana Zovko, has delivered a blistering condemnation of the spiralling jihadist violence in Nigeria, warning that the abduction of more than 300 Catholic schoolchildren is yet another chilling sign that extremist groups now operate as though they areContinue reading "EU LAWMAKER ROARS: ‘300 SCHOOLCHILDREN ABDUCTION PROVES ISLAMIC MILITANTS NOW OPERATE ABOVE THE LAW IN NIGERIA’"
“TELL TINUBU THE TRUTH”: SENATOR DICKSON REBUKES COLLEAGUES OVER NATIONWIDE BLOODSHED
…Says Commending President Amid Expanding Killings Is “Ill-Timed, Insensitive, and Provocative”November 27, 2025 In a fiery and emotionally charged session on Wednesday, the Nigerian Senate was thrown into tension as Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa West) delivered a blistering critique of legislators who proposed passing a vote of commendation to President Bola Tinubu—despite the worseningContinue reading "“TELL TINUBU THE TRUTH”: SENATOR DICKSON REBUKES COLLEAGUES OVER NATIONWIDE BLOODSHED"
“Walin Ganye Mourns Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi: A Titan of Islamic Scholarship Returns to His Lord”
On behalf of myself Alh. Sadiq Mohammed Walin Ganye and with the deepest sense of loss, I, extend my heartfelt condolences to the family, students, followers, and the entire Muslim Ummah over the passing of Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, a towering figure of Islamic knowledge and piety.The departure of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi is not merelyContinue reading "“Walin Ganye Mourns Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi: A Titan of Islamic Scholarship Returns to His Lord”"
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