The United States military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) said the strikes ordered by President Donald Trump was conducted in Sokoto state in coordination with Nigerian authorities and resulted in the deaths of multiple ISIS militants. A US defence official said the operation targeted known ISIS camps. Video released by the Pentagon showed at least one projectile…
Nollywood actress Doris Ogala has issued a stark ultimatum to Chris Okafor, Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, demanding he withdraw his defamation lawsuit against online critic VeryDarkman within 24 hours. The development comes after Pastor Okafor’s legal team followed through on a prior warning, officially aiming at filing a case against…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is “gone and beyond repair”. The PDP has struggled with internal crises since the 2023 elections and has lost several members, including serving governors, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Thursday during a programme on Arise…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have shot a Catholic priest from St Kelvin’s Parish, Ogbaku, in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on Christmas Day. An inside source told our correspondent that the priest, who is the assistant parish priest of the church, was about to enter the gate at about 8 a.m. when…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the economic and governance reforms being implemented by President Bola Tinubu are designed to deliver long-term stability and shared prosperity for the country. In a Christmas and New Year message from the office of the APC national chairman, the ruling party said the Tinubu administration remains firmly guided by…
Femi Gbajabiamila has not been replaced as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, the presidency said on Thursday. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, dismissed reports suggesting that Tinubu had replaced Gbajabiamila with his Principal Private Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. This comes after several social media posts began circulating the…
In a small candlelit room in western Kenya, worshippers dressed in white gathered at Christmas to mark the birth of what they describe as the “Black Messiah.” They prayed before a photo of Mama Maria, the African woman who co-founded their religious movement — Legion Maria. Hours earlier, AFP reporters met a man who introduced…
Hundreds of Muslims from across Northern Nigeria on Thursday joined Christians at the Christmas service of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry in Kaduna, in a display of interfaith unity aimed at promoting peaceful coexistence. The General Overseer of the church, Pastor Yohanna Buru, said the participation of Muslims in the annual Christmas celebration had…
Two people lost their lives in a diesel tanker explosion early Thursday along the Badagry Expressway, Lagos, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed. The incident occurred at the Oto-Ijanikin axis near Lagos State University of Education, while a truck carrying diesel reportedly lost control while attempting to overtake another vehicle, causing it to…
The Bola Tinubu-led administration has agreed to a 40 percent pay rise for lecturers following the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU said the agreement was reached on December 23, 2025, bringing to an end an eight-year renegotiation process that began in 2017. The talks followed the…