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NAF Accelerates Acquisition of 12 AH-1Z Attack Helicopters to Enhance Security
San Diego, California, USA – January 8, 2026 In a strategic move to strengthen Nigeria’s airpower and national security architecture, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is accelerating the acquisition of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters to enhance its operational capacity and combat readiness.The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, recently led a…
MINISTER OF LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT LAYS FOUNDATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE CENTRE IN SOKOTO STATE
Sokoto, January 8, 2026 The Minister of Livestock Development, Dr. Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has laid the foundation stone for the establishment of a Livestock Service Centre in Sokoto State, marking a significant milestone in efforts to transform Nigeria’s livestock sector.The new Livestock Service Centre is a key intervention under the World Bank–assisted Livestock Productivity and…
TROOPS RAID KIDNAPPERS’ HIDEOUT, NEUTRALISE SUSPECTS, AND RECOVER WEAPONS IN PLATEAU STATE
Lantom Village, Wase LGA, Plateau State7 January 2026 In a swift and intelligence-driven operation, troops of 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP) on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, raided a kidnappers’ hideout near Lantom Village in the Kadarko District of Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State. The operation, carried out based on credible…
NO ABANDONMENT, NO NEW AWARDS: FG SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON MOROCCO SCHOLARSHIPS
Abuja, Nigeria | January 7, 2026 The Federal Government has firmly debunked misleading narratives circulating in some quarters regarding Nigerian scholarship students in the Kingdom of Morocco, describing such claims as false, unfounded, and deliberately crafted to misinform the public. The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, clarified that no Nigerian student on…
BURKINA FASO FOILS COUP ATTEMPT
Ouagadougou, January 7, 2026 Burkina Faso’s military junta announced on Tuesday that it had foiled what it described as a sophisticated plot to assassinate the country’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré. In a national television address, Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said intelligence services intercepted the operation in its final stages, preventing an attack that was…
SUSPECTED BANDITS ATTACK OYO STATE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OFFICE, FIVE FOREST GUARDS KILLED
Oloka, Oyo State | Tuesday, January 7, 2026 No fewer than five forest guards attached to the National Park Service office in Oloka, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, have been reportedly killed following an attack by suspected bandits on Tuesday.The assailants were said to have stormed the park in the early hours of…
Court Jails Three for Naira Mutilation in Sokoto
Sokoto, December 10, 2025 Justice Ahmad Mahmud of the Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has convicted and sentenced three persons—Ahmad Abdullahi Buhari, Jamilu Bello and Yasir Muhammad Bala—to various jail terms for offences bordering on the mutilation of the Nigerian currency. The convicts were sentenced on December 10, 2025, after pleading guilty to five-count…
Minister Sympathises with Borgu Victims After Deadly New Year Terror Attack
Minna, Niger State | January 7, 2026 The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has expressed deep sympathy with residents of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State following a deadly New Year terrorist attack that claimed 42 lives.In a heartfelt statement released on Tuesday, the minister mourned victims…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), alongside two other defendants,
following their arraignment on charges yet to be fully determined by the court. Abuja, Nigeria | January 7, 2026 — News FlashThe presiding judge approved bail after hearing submissions from both the prosecution and defence counsel, ruling that the defendants are entitled to bail pending the commencement of full trial. The court set bail conditions…
“I Am Unapproachable” — Judge Warns Counsel in Malami Trial
Abuja, January 7, 2025 Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday warned counsel and litigants in the ongoing trial of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and two others to desist from approaching him for any favour, stressing that his court…