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Troops of the Joint Task Force North East under Operation Hadin Kai have recorded fresh operational gains in ongoing missions against Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists across Borno and surrounding areas. According to a statement by military authorities, soldiers operating under various offensives, including Operation Desert Sanity, successfully neutralised suspected insurgents, rescued abducted civilians, and … Read more

The recent internal elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have triggered fresh controversy across Nigeria’s political landscape, exposing widening cracks within the ruling party as it prepares for the 2027 general elections. The week-long exercise, meant to strengthen the party’s internal structure and consolidate control ahead of the next election cycle, instead descended into … Read more

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has pushed back against claims by President Bola Tinubu that he was solely responsible for the victory of late former President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. Amaechi insisted that Buhari’s emergence as president was not the effort of one individual, but a collective political struggle within the … Read more

Senegal has been thrown into political uncertainty after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government on Friday, ending months of growing tension between the country’s two top leaders. The announcement was made on national television through a presidential decree read by aide Oumar Samba Ba, confirming that Faye had … Read more

Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has secured the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after a decisive victory at the party’s primary election. Kefas reportedly polled 166,375 votes to defeat former Minister of Transport, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, who managed 4,110 votes. Speaking after being declared the winner, Kefas described the outcome as a … Read more

ear and anxiety are growing across the South-West after the shocking abduction of pupils, students, and teachers in Oyo State by suspected terrorists. What many people once believed could never happen in Yorubaland is now becoming a disturbing reality, as security experts warn that terrorist networks may already be quietly embedded within communities across the … Read more

By Tony Erha The much-touted party primaries of the Edo State wing of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), had ended, especially in the Edo South senatorial district comprising 7 local government areas (LGAs) and 77 wards. The Edo South senatorial seat had kept political pundits attentive, until its slipshod conduct, with two parallel exercises … Read more

PRESS STATEMENT The Nigeria Movement of Solidarity with Cuba (NMSC) strongly condemns the United States provocative actions against Comrade Raúl Castro and the Cuban Revolution It considers the accusations by the US Department of Justice against General Raúl Castro Ruz, historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, an insult. This action by the U.S. government is … Read more

[ANALYSIS] Senator Ifeanyi G. Araraume’s sweeping victory in the APC senatorial primary for Imo North is more than an internal party outcome, it is a reaffirmation of political continuity, grassroots loyalty, and the durability of long-standing political structures in the region. In a political climate often defined by shifting alliances and unpredictable loyalties, Araraume’s performance … Read more

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, under ongoing operations such as Operation Desert Sanity, have recorded a series of major battlefield successes across parts of North-East Nigeria, including the rescue of abducted civilians, neutralisation of terrorists, and recovery of arms and explosives. According to a statement issued by military spokesperson … Read more