Midnight Siege: How Insurgents Stormed Base, Killed Gen Braimah in Borno
Fresh details have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the killing of the Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, following a midnight assault on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State. Surviving soldiers described the incident as one of the fiercest attacks in recent months, with insurgents launching a coordinated offensive […]
Bwala Speaks on Health Scare Following Controversial Al Jazeera Clash
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has disclosed that he underwent throat surgery shortly after his widely discussed interview with Al Jazeera journalist Mehdi Hasan. Bwala made the revelation during an appearance on News Central’s programme, 60 Minutes with Mr Kay, aired on Friday, April 10, 2026, where he […]
Finance Minister Oyedele Admits Mistakes in New Tax Laws, Promises Corrections
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, has acknowledged that the country’s newly introduced tax reform laws contain errors, saying corrective measures are already being prepared to address the problems. Speaking during a fireside chat at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Legal Practice annual conference, Oyedele said inconsistencies were introduced during the […]
INEC Denies Chairman Posted Pro-APC Tweet Before 2023 Election
Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has rejected claims that its chairman posted a message supporting the ruling party ahead of the 2023 general election. The commission said Joash Amupitan does not own or operate any personal account on X, formerly known as Twitter, and described the viral post as false. The […]
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean After Historic Moon Mission
The Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 01:00 BST, on Saturday, 11th of April, 2026 bringing an end to the crew’s historic 10-day, roughly 685,000-mile journey around the Moon and back. Artemis II is the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed mission to travel beyond low […]
Court Jails Ex-senetorial Candidate for Supplying Fuel to Boko Haram
A Nigerian court has sentenced a former senatorial candidate to 10 years in prison for supplying fuel to the militant group Boko Haram. Babagana Habeeb was convicted by the Federal High Court in Abuja after being found guilty of aiding and abetting terrorism. The trial judge, Peter Lifu, said prosecutors had successfully proved their case, […]
Uganda Army Chief Offers to Deploy Troops to Support Israel
Uganda’s military chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has said he is willing to send thousands of troops to support Israel, in a statement that has drawn attention but has not been confirmed as official government policy. In a post on X on Friday, Kainerugaba said he was ready to deploy up to 100,000 Ugandan soldiers to Israel, […]