The United States has dramatically resumed high-level intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) flights over Nigeria, barely days after its precision airstrikes devastated ISIS-linked terror enclaves in Sokoto State—signalling an intensification of Washington’s counter-terrorism posture in West Africa.Flight-tracking data and terrorism analysts confirmed that US intelligence aircraft were back in Nigerian airspace on Saturday, marking aContinue reading "US Warplanes Back in Nigerian Skies: Washington Resumes Spy Flights After Crushing ISIS in Sokoto"
APC Goes Digital in Adamawa: Walin Ganye Hosts Landmark E-Registration Kick-Off
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State has taken a decisive step toward deepening its grassroots strength and modernising its party structure with the official kick-off of its membership e-registration exercise in Ganye Local Government Area.The historic launch commenced with a comprehensive training programme for selected trainees drawn from Ganye and Toungo Local GovernmentContinue reading "APC Goes Digital in Adamawa: Walin Ganye Hosts Landmark E-Registration Kick-Off"
Open Letter to His Excellency, Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State
Subject: Lessons of Arrogance and Abdication of Duty in the Face of Terrorism Your Excellency It is with deep concern and a heavy sense of responsibility that I write in response to a statement recently attributed to you, in which you reportedly declared your refusal to intervene in the ongoing terrorist attacks against the TivContinue reading "Open Letter to His Excellency, Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State"
TINUBU GREENLIGHTS U.S. AIRSTRIKES ON ISIS CELLS IN SOKOTO — FG CONFIRMS DEADLY NIGHT RAID
The Federal Government has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally approved United States–led precision airstrikes that decimated two major ISIS-linked terrorist enclaves hidden within the Bauni forest axis of Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State, in a coordinated counterterrorism operation carried out in the early hours of Friday.In a statement issued by the MinisterContinue reading "TINUBU GREENLIGHTS U.S. AIRSTRIKES ON ISIS CELLS IN SOKOTO — FG CONFIRMS DEADLY NIGHT RAID"
BLOODIED SANCTUARY: FIVE DEAD, 35 INJURED AS SUICIDE BOMBER STRIKES MAIDUGURI MOSQUE
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, was thrown into mourning on Tuesday evening as a deadly explosion ripped through a crowded mosque, killing at least five worshippers and leaving 35 others injured in what security agencies have described as a suspected suicide bombing.The blast occurred at about 6:00pm during prayers at Al-Adum Juma’at Mosque, located withinContinue reading "BLOODIED SANCTUARY: FIVE DEAD, 35 INJURED AS SUICIDE BOMBER STRIKES MAIDUGURI MOSQUE"
MERRY CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM ALH. SADIQ MOHAMMED WALIN GANYE
As the joyous season of Christmas dawns upon us once again, I, Alhaji Sadiq Mohammed Walin Ganye, extend my warmest greetings and heartfelt goodwill to all Christians and Muslims, families and communities, far and near.Christmas is a season that speaks to the very essence of our shared humanity — a time that reminds us ofContinue reading "MERRY CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM ALH. SADIQ MOHAMMED WALIN GANYE"
JUSTICE AT LAST: Gov. Fintiri Frees Death-Row Farmer, Sunday Jackson, In Christmas Pardon That Shakes Adamawa
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has granted a dramatic Christmas pardon to Sunday Jackson, a farmer who was controversially sentenced to death for killing a herder while defending himself during an attack on his farmland—bringing to a close one of the state’s most emotionally charged justice sagas.The pardon, announced on Tuesday as part ofContinue reading "JUSTICE AT LAST: Gov. Fintiri Frees Death-Row Farmer, Sunday Jackson, In Christmas Pardon That Shakes Adamawa"
TERROR ON PLATEAU ROADS: Gunmen Abduct 12 Muslim Worshippers En Route Maulud Prayers
By Our Correspondent Fear and outrage gripped Plateau State on Saturday night as gunmen suspected to be local militias abducted 12 Muslim worshippers travelling to attend Maulud prayers in Gaji village, Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area.The chilling incident reportedly occurred at about 10:30 p.m. along the Bunyun axis of Wase LGA, when theContinue reading "TERROR ON PLATEAU ROADS: Gunmen Abduct 12 Muslim Worshippers En Route Maulud Prayers"
PDP on the Brink: Leadership Crisis, Governor Exodus and the Adamawa Earthquake Signal a Party Headed for Doom
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), once Nigeria’s most formidable political force, is today wobbling dangerously on the edge of political irrelevance. Crippled by an unending leadership crisis, battered by internal betrayals, and hemorrhaging governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the party now looks less like an opposition-in-waiting and more like a house collapsingContinue reading "PDP on the Brink: Leadership Crisis, Governor Exodus and the Adamawa Earthquake Signal a Party Headed for Doom"
AFCON 2025 KICKS OFF IN STYLE: BRAHIM DÍAZ, EL KAABI FIRE MOROCCO PAST COMOROS IN OPENING NIGHT THRILLER
Host nation Morocco ignited the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in electrifying fashion on Sunday night, grinding out a spirited 2–0 victory over a stubborn Comoros side at the iconic Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, as Africa’s biggest football fiesta roared to life.Roared on by a sea of red and green, the Atlas Lions eventually turnedContinue reading "AFCON 2025 KICKS OFF IN STYLE: BRAHIM DÍAZ, EL KAABI FIRE MOROCCO PAST COMOROS IN OPENING NIGHT THRILLER"
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