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Sani Usman: Fighting Terrorism In Nigeria A Collective Responsibility

NewsDeskNgApr 15, 2026April 15, 20260

Sani Usman links rising attacks in Nigeria to insurgent tactics and societal factors, calls for collective national response. A former spokesperson of the Nigerian Army and Consultant Director at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Brigadier General Sani Usman (retd.), has said that tackling insurgency in Nigeria requires a collective national...

Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking Release Of NDDC Forensic Audit Report

NewsDeskNgApr 15, 2026April 15, 20260

Federal High Court strikes out suit seeking NDDC audit report release, citing filing against a non-existent government agency. A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit seeking the release of the forensic audit report of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The suit, filed by Mr....

Pope Leo XIV Visit Raises Cautious Hope For Peace In Cameroon’s Anglophone Region

NewsDeskNgApr 15, 2026April 15, 20260

Pope Leo XIV’s visit sparks cautious hope for peace as Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis remains deadly and unresolved. The planned visit of Pope Leo XIV to Cameroon’s conflict-ridden anglophone region has sparked cautious optimism among residents and community leaders, who are calling for an end to years of violence. In Bamenda,...

How Supreme Court Dismantled Tool of Oppression in Nestoil, Neconde vs FBN $1.3bn Litigation

NewsDeskNgApr 14, 2026April 14, 20260

In a major move on Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria struck down a deeply troubling litigation tactic that threatened the very foundation of fair hearing in Nigeria’s justice system. At the centre of the controversy was an extraordinary and dangerous proposition: that a plaintiff, having instituted an action for...

Trump Shares AI Image Portraying Himself As Christ Amid Escalating Rift with Pope Leo XIV

NewsDeskNgApr 13, 2026April 13, 20260

Trump shares AI image as Christ, escalates feud with Pope Leo XIV over war, migration, and global policy disputes. United States President Donald Trump has sparked fresh controversy after posting an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ, intensifying tensions with Pope Leo XIV. The image, shared on Truth Social,...

Trump Slams Pope Leo As ‘Weak On Crime’ And ‘Terrible’ On Foreign Policy

NewsDeskNgApr 13, 2026April 13, 20260

Trump criticises Pope Leo over Iran conflict and immigration stance, deepening rift between the US president and Vatican leadership. Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on Pope Leo XIV, criticising the pontiff’s positions on foreign policy, immigration and security. In a post on Truth Social late Sunday, the US...

Commanding Officer, Six Soldiers Killed As Troops Repel Terrorist Attack In North-East

NewsDeskNgApr 13, 2026April 13, 20260

Seven personnel, including a Commanding Officer, killed by IED after troops foiled terrorist attack in Monguno, military says. A Commanding Officer and six other personnel have been killed after troops of Sector 3, Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, repelled a terrorist attack on their position in Monguno,...

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed Laments Removal Of Railway Sleepers In Alkaleri, Tafawa Balewa

NewsDeskNgApr 12, 2026April 12, 20260

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has raised concerns over the ongoing removal of railway sleepers along rail corridors in Alkaleri and Tafawa Balewa Local Government Areas of the state. He expressed the concern after observing contractors reportedly removing sleepers while traveling to the Alkaleri Local Government Area on a...

Amnesty International Reports 1,100 Kidnappings In Nigeria In Three Months

NewsDeskNgApr 12, 2026April 12, 20260

Amnesty International warns Nigeria faces escalating abduction crisis, reporting over 1,100 kidnappings and urging urgent government action. Amnesty International has said that Nigeria is grappling with a deepening abduction crisis, with at least 1,100 people kidnapped across northern states between January and April 2026, urging President Bola Tinubu to take...

FG Unlocks $200 Million AfDB Funding To Boost National Fibre Infrastructure

NewsDeskNgApr 12, 2026April 12, 20260

Federal government secures $200 million AfDB loan to expand fibre network, targeting nationwide broadband growth and digital inclusion. The federal government has secured a $200 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group to support the rollout of a 90,000-kilometre open-access fibre optic network across the country, in a...