Unknown armed assailants launched a deadly attack on St. Andrews Anglican Church in Isiokwe, Lilu community, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing two people and setting multiple properties ablaze, including the priest’s residence and church vehicles. During a visit to the scene on Monday, our correspondent observed that the church compound had been…
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has attributed the deaths of over 30,000 people and widespread destruction of businesses in the South-East to Nnamdi Kanu’s secessionist agitation. Kalu, who represents Abia North, made this statement while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, emphasizing the need for a political resolution to the crisis. Kalu described the destruction as…
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is set to face sentencing today after being convicted of terrorism charges. The prosecution, led by Adegboyega Awomolo, has urged the court to impose the maximum sentence, citing Kanu’s use of social media to incite chaos and violence. The court is expected to deliver its…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has conducted a precision air strike on a terrorist hideout in Sambisa Forest, Borno State, destroying all identified targets. The operation, carried out on November 19, 2025, was initiated by the Air Component of Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI under the directive of Air Marshal Sunday Aneke. According to…
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, where he will attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit and the AU-EU Summit. His first stop is Johannesburg for the 20th G20 Summit scheduled for November 22-23 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. The summit, themed “Solidarity, Equality,…
The newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Turaki, has made a dramatic plea to US President Donald Trump and the international community to intervene in Nigeria’s political crisis, warning that democracy is under threat. Turaki accused a serving minister, believed to be FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, of leading armed thugs…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle, says the Nigerian Armed Forces have successfully “neutralized” the majority of the high-profile bandit commanders operating across the North-West, significantly degrading the capacity of criminal groups that once terrorized the region. Matawalle made the announcement during an operational visit to the Theatre Command Headquarters in Gusau, Zamfara…
The Super Lig champions Galatasaray have reportedly placed Nigerian international Ademola Lookman on their shortlist ahead of the upcoming winter transfer window, according to renowned Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. Lookman has struggled to find his rhythm at Atalanta this season after a turbulent summer in which he attempted to secure a move to Inter…
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have abducted Rev. Fr. Bobbo Paschal, the Parish Priest of St. Stephen Parish, Kushe Gugbu, in Kaduna State’s Kagarko Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred on Monday, November 17, 2025, also resulted in the killing of a brother to another priest, Rev. Fr. Anthony Yero. Several other individuals were…
A senior Nigerian Army officer, Brigadier-General M. Uba, has been killed by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a targeted ambush along the Damboa–Biu road in Borno State. The attack occurred shortly after the general took part in a major joint air and ground offensive that dealt significant blows to insurgent…