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Suspected thugs have stripped naked the Chief Executive Officer of Hosamudia Farm, Don Pedro Obaseki, in Benin City, the Edo State capital. In a video circulating on the internet on Sunday, Obaseki was seen being attacked at Uwa Primary School, where he had gone to play football. Obaseki, a cousin of former Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, was reportedly taken …

Abuja – A US Board-Certified Physician, Dr David Ikudayisi, has called on the Federal and State Governments to address the root causes of “brain drain” by improving working conditions and hospital equipment standards in Nigeria. Ikudayisi, the Medical Director of Glory Wellness and Regenerative Centre, who operates medical practices in both Florida, USA, and Nigeria, gave the advice while speaking …

By Igbotako Nowinta Benin City, Edo Nigeria – Benin City was aglow with faith and celebration on Sunday, December 21, 2025, as Rev. Harry E. Osayande, Senior Pastor of Final Word Grace Assembly International Incorporated (Transformation Centre), delivered a stirring and prophetic sermon that left worshippers energized and yearning for more. Preaching during the church’s Thanksgiving Service at its auditorium …

The state government in a statement says the operations targeted terrorist strongholds within the Tangaza Local Government Area. The Sokoto State Government has confirmed that missile strikes conducted on Thursday by the US military targeted terrorist strongholds within the Tangaza Local Government Area (LGA). The government also said no civilian casualties have so far been recorded from the strikes in …

The President made the remark at his Lagos residence on Friday. President Bola Tinubu said that the circumstances surrounding the release of kidnapped schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states are less important than the fact that they were safely returned, declaring that “the end justifies the means.” The president made the remark at his Lagos residence on Friday when he …

While ISIS affiliates are more active in the North-east, their presence in the North-west continues to be a subject of debate among jihadi experts. On 25 December, the United States and Nigeria carried out missile strikes against Islamist militants in Sokoto State in north-West Nigeria, marking one of the most significant foreign-enabled military actions on Nigerian soil in recent history. …

Shaibu, during the visit, said the Nigerian Army was prioritising collaboration with traditional institutions, insisting that community involvement remained key to tackling the country’s security challenges. Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday visited the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, as part of what the Army claims is a renewed push to strengthen …

BUJA – The National Assembly has ordered the re-gazetting and issuance of Certified True Copies of Tax Acts to address alleged discrepancies in published versions. This was contained in separate statements by House spokesman Akin Rotimi and Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, issued on Friday in Abuja. Discrepancies were observed between Acts passed by the legislature and versions …

Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has criticised the United States’ recent airstrikes on terrorist camps in north-western Nigeria. He described the attacks as potentially polarising and detrimental to national sovereignty. This comes after US President Donald Trump’s announcement that US forces carried out “numerous deadly strikes” in north-western Nigeria. According to Trump, the strikes were aimed at Islamic State terrorists …

The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the operation, describing it as part of a counter-terrorism cooperation with the US. In a coordinated US–Nigeria military operation, the United States and Nigerian security forces on Thursday carried out precision airstrikes against identified terrorist targets in northwest Nigeria, including in Sokoto State and parts of neighbouring Zamfara State, authorities said. The …