April 16, 2026 | News Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “City Boys” political movement has failed to gain traction in Nigeria’s South-East due to widespread disinterest in elections among Igbo youths. In a post shared on Thursday, Ejimakor…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel Fresh concerns have emerged over the welfare and safety of locally recruited forest guards in Kwara State, as operatives lament unpaid salaries, lack of adequate weapons, and rising casualties in ongoing battles against bandits. Multiple sources revealed that many of the guards, deployed to strengthen security in rural…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel Suspected bandits have launched coordinated attacks on multiple rural communities in Kwara State, abducting several residents, injuring others, and rustling livestock in a wave of violence that has heightened fear among locals. The attacks reportedly occurred late Wednesday night across communities in Isin and Ifelodun Local Government Areas,…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel There is growing tension at the headquarters of the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis and Onchocerciasis Research (NITR) in Kaduna following an incident in which operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps allegedly barred a senior staff member from entering her office on the directive of the…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has dismissed ongoing opposition coalition efforts ahead of the 2027 general elections, while taking a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. In a post shared on X, Bwala responded to Atiku’s recent claim that…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has sparked fresh international controversy after describing South Africa’s policies as “super racist” against white citizens, a claim that has been firmly rejected by President Cyril Ramaphosa. In a post shared on X, Musk criticised the country’s race-based empowerment policies, arguing that they unfairly…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel A South African court has sentenced opposition leader and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) head, Julius Malema, to five years in prison after he was found guilty of unlawfully discharging a firearm during a political rally in 2018. The ruling was delivered on Thursday by Magistrate Twanet Olivier following…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel Troops have arrested the second-in-command to a notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Auta, alongside his wife in a coordinated intelligence-led operation in Gombe State. The suspects, identified as Bala, popularly known as “Pakapaka,” and his wife, Zulaha Bala, were reportedly apprehended after fleeing from the Dajin Madam Forest, where…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel Nigeria’s security agencies have been placed on high alert following intelligence reports indicating a planned coordinated attack by suspected Islamist militants targeting key infrastructure in the Federal Capital Territory and parts of neighbouring Niger State. According to a security memo reportedly issued by the Nigeria Customs Service on…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel Pressure is mounting on the Nigerian Army as the Socialist Workers League (SWL) has called for an independent investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, intimidation, and victimisation against a senior military officer, General S.O. Okoigi. The call follows claims made by former Army nurse, Matilda Anighoro, who accused…