Armed groups have intensified attacks across parts of northern Nigeria following United States air strikes targeting Islamic State-linked militants in Sokoto State. Findings by Saturday PUNCH revealed that no fewer than 47 people have been killed and 35 kidnapped between ...
MTN Ghana has announced a reduction in tariffs across all its products and services, effective January 2, 2026. In a message sent to customers on Friday, the telecommunications giant said the tariff reductions are in line with adjustments under the ...
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 17, Ajani Musibau, has strongly condemned the attack on the Ipele Divisional Police Headquarters in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, describing it as a grave and unacceptable threat ...
The Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Defence Consortium, a group of lawyers fighting for the freedom of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has disagreed with claims by Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters that insecurity in the South-East has reduced since ...
Yoruba World Congress Worldwide (YWC) has enjoined the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to shield any sponsor, sympathiser, negotiator or anyone mentioned in the terrorist/kidnappers network and supply chain. The group also enjoined the ...
The defence headquarters has cautioned residents against picking or keeping unexploded ordnance from the sites hit during joint US air strikes in Sokoto state. The US fired 16 precision-guided munitions (PGMs) at the terrorists in Sokoto on Christmas Day, targeting ...
Daniel Francisco Chapo does not need to raise his voice to stand out. At about 6 feet 8 inches tall, Mozambique’s president is widely regarded as the tallest head of state in the world. But it is his swift rise ...
Communities in Agwara local government area of Niger state were thrown into mourning on Thursday as bandits suspected to be those fleeing from the ongoing military operations in part of Kwara state slaughtered two people in their homes. Also, over ...
A cleric, Toye Ebijomore has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will give Nigeria a new name before the end of his tenure and overcome all political arrangements against him. Ebijomore who is the founder and General Overseer of God’s Anointed ...
Security operatives also recovered eight motorcycles believed to have been used by the bandits, along with weapons seized from the scene. Nigerian security forces have engaged bandits in Karaduwa village, Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to reports ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to support Christian communities facing persecution in Nigeria and other parts of Africa and the Middle East. Netanyahu told Evangelical Christian leaders Wednesday in Palm Beach, Florida that Israel is joining an ...
South African motorists may be heading into the new year with rare and welcome relief at the fuel pumps, as strong indicators point to significant petrol and diesel price reductions taking effect next week. Fresh month-end data from the Central ...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says eight people have been confirmed dead following the fire outbreak that destroyed the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building in Lagos on December 24, 2025. The Lagos governor disclosed this on Friday after visiting the site of ...
Ibadan-based cleric, Pastor Biodun Oladele, has predicted that a former Nigerian head of state will die in the year 2026, as part of his prophetic declarations for the coming year. The prophecy forms part of Pastor Oladele’s annual message titled ...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) recovered an unmanned aerial vehicle following a loss of signal during a routine mission on Friday. In a statement issued on Friday, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, NAF spokesman, revealed that the UAV was deployed within ...