University of Jos (UNIJOS), on Thursday, confirmed that two of its students were killed and three others injured during recent attacks in the Anguwan Kukuba community of Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State. UNIJOS management also stated that the injured victims are currently receiving treatment in the hospital. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists on the impact of the incident on the institution. Ishaya explained that five members of the university community were affected — four students and one staff member. He identified the deceased as Abel Joro Gershon, a 300-level Building student, who…
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Agency Report The World Bank has stated that Nigeria’s economy is set to grow in the first half of 2026 despite the Iran war, noting however that rising fuel costs and persistently high inflation risk squeezing incomes and slowing poverty reduction. World Bank Nigeria lead economist Fiseha Haile stated this during the Nigeria Development Update (NDU) presentation in Abuja on Tuesday. “Overall business activity has been expanding over the past few months, suggesting the impact on growth has been relatively contained. But the shock is still being felt through higher inflation,” Haile said. Inflation eased sharply to 15.06% in February…
Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, on Thursday, vowed to complete all abandoned projects initiated by his predecessors as part of efforts to boost the operational efficiency of the Nigerian Navy. Abbas stated this during his paper presentation to participants of Naval Warfare Course 10 at the Naval War College in Calabar. Abbas, in the paper titled, “Vision and Mission of the CNS,” said his vision and mission align with the objectives of the Nigerian Navy Strategic Plan 2021–2030. He said, “My strategic objectives for the Nigerian Navy are designed to complete ongoing reforms, optimise fleet readiness, and…
Leaders of civil society and youth organisations on Thursday threw their weight behind the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its chairman, urging political parties to resolve their internal disputes without distracting the electoral body ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at INEC headquarters during solidarity and a follow-up engagement after their recent press conference, the Executive Director of the National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN), Ambassador Blessing Akinlosotu, said the council had declared solidarity with INEC because the persistent protests at its premises were unnecessary distractions. “These are internal political issues that we expected to be resolved…
The leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress worsened on Thursday as a faction led by Nafiu Gombe, stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja, demanding formal recognition. Gombe, in company with a Kogi State lawmaker, Leke Abejide, and hundreds of supporters, accused the David Mark-led leadership of attempting to hijack the party’s leadership in defiance of its constitution and internal processes. Gombe, while addressing INEC officials during the protest, insisted that due process must be followed in resolving the leadership dispute. According to him, “We are here to urge INEC to follow due process. You…
Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, confirmed the death of both terrorists and military personnel when insurgents launched a coordinated attack on the 29 Task Force Brigade Headquarters in Benisheikh, Borno State. It however maintained silence in the reported alleged killing of the Commander of the29 Brigade, Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, during the attack. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, said in a statement on Thursday that the attack occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on April 9, 2026, when insurgents attempted to breach the defensive perimeter of the military installation. According to him, troops of Operation HADIN KAI, led by…
Agency Report Terrorists in northeast Nigeria killed a brigadier general in an assault on a military base, a local government chairman told AFP on Thursday, the second killing of a high-ranking officer in five months. Africa’s most populous country has been fighting a terrorist insurgency for 17 years, since Boko Haram’s 2009 uprising, which has seen the emergence of powerful splinter groups, including Islamic State West Africa Province. In an overnight attack, unidentified terrorists killed at least 18 soldiers and torched vehicles at a base in Benisheikh, about 75 kilometres from Borno state capital Maiduguri, an intelligence source told AFP.…
From Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Senator Yari Support Network For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2027 has clamoured for the appointment of Senator A A Yari as the Director General (DG) of the Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council 2027. Leaders and Stakeholders from the Six Geo-political Zones of the country under Senator Yari Support Network For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2027 gathered at the Nigeria Union Of Journalists Secretariat on Thursday described senator Yari as a detribalized politician. Addressing a press conference, the National Coordinator of the group, Chief Preye Agama said, senator Yari is a man with enormous political outreach, political sagacity…
By Prof Shehu A. Goni An interesting conversation is taking shape in Bauchi State. It is not, at least not yet, the familiar theatre of defections, alignments, and zoning arithmetic that tends to dominate Nigerian political cycles. The major question being raised is quieter, but far more consequential. What kind of leadership does Bauchi actually need next?1966After years in which potential has persistently outrun performance, the state stands at a point where that question can no longer be deferred. Should the next governor emerge from the well-worn ranks of career politics, or from a different tradition entirely, one shaped by…
Famous Nigerian musician, Burna Boy, has publicly mocked DJ Tunez after their recent brawl. Burna Boy and his team attacked DJ Tunez in Lagos on Monday for failing to play his music at Obi’s House, a popular weekly Afrobeats event. Reacting to the incident, the Nigerian DJ Association, NDJ, temporarily blacklisted Burna Boy’s songs. Breaking silence in a trending video on social media, Burna Boy mocked DJ Tunez for being beaten to the ground during the physical attack. While dancing to the song ‘Money Constant’ Burna Boy altered a lyric from “Ogbafia dey my side” to “Ogbafia dey for ground,”…