Court sentences 4 Boko Haram terrorists to life imprisonment, convicts 14 others
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four Boko Haram terrorists to life imprisonment. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, delivered the judgement after the defendants pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them by the federal government and a witness from the Department of State Services (DSS) gave evidence accordingly. Justice Omotosho, on Tuesday, also convicted and sentenced 14...
CAF president visits Senegal after AFCON trophy reversal
The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, was in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on Wednesday, nearly a month after the body's shock decision to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and award it to Morocco. Motsepe announced the trip at the end of March, stating that he would travel to...
Zamfara assembly suspends two LG chairmen over fraud
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has suspended two local government chairmen over alleged financial misappropriation, directing them to immediately hand over to their respective vice chairmen pending the outcome of investigations. The affected officials are Mannir Mu'azu Haidara of Kaura Namoda Local Government Council and Umar A. Faru of Bukkuyum Local Government Council. The suspensions followed the unanimous adoption of...
NAF strikes crack ISWAP morale as fighters lose track of families
Fresh intelligence has revealed growing internal strain within the Islamic State West Africa Province, with fighters expressing alarm over the fate of their families following recent precision airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force in the Sambisa Forest axis of Borno State. The strikes were carried out by NAF components of Operation Hadin Kai targeting insurgent positions in the Sambisa axis,...
‘Pussy nigga’: Wizkid slams Burna Boy over fight with DJ Tunez
Popular Nigerian singer Wizkid has lashed out at his colleague, Burna Boy, following the latter’s recent altercation with DJ Tunez in Lagos. The confrontation occurred at a weekly Afrobeats party held at Obi’s House in Lagos on Monday, April 6, 2026. A heated exchange between Burna Boy and DJ Tunez turned physical, with members of Burna Boy’s entourage joining the scuffle...
NYSC releases 2026 Batch A Stream II orientation timetable
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has released the timetable for the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream Two orientation course for prospective corps members scheduled to take place across Nigeria. The NYSC announced this in a statement issued by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Embu noted that the three-week orientation exercise would commence...
UNIJOS lecturers declare indefinite strike
Lecturers at the University of Jos have declared an indefinite strike over the non-payment of their March 2026 salaries, throwing academic activities at the institution into uncertainty. The branch chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Professor Jurbe Molwus, confirmed the industrial action to journalists in Jos on Wednesday, leaving no room for ambiguity about the union's resolve. "We are...
Trump to sack 9,400 TSA workers, cut $1.5bn from budget
United States President Donald Trump is set to cut more than 9,400 workers and over $1.5 billion from the 60,000-employee Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that handles airport security operations in the U.S. The details were part of a budget document for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees TSA, that is part of the White House budget proposal for the...
Senator Kabiru Gaya dumps APC for ADC
Former Kano South lawmaker, Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya has defected from the All Progressives Congress to the African Democratic Congress, the latest in a string of high-profile political departures reshaping Kano State's opposition landscape ahead of 2027. Gaya, who represented Kano South Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly, announced his resignation from the ruling party in a letter dated...
UNICEF, Kano partner to tackle maternal, child deaths
UNICEF and the Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board have joined forces to address the state's alarming maternal and child mortality crisis, targeting 18 local government areas spread across more than 200 wards. Judith Leveillee, UNICEF's chief of field operations and emergency in Nigeria, said the situation demanded urgent, coordinated intervention, citing statistics she described as a major public health...
