Trump vows to impose 50% tariffs on countries supplying weapons to Iran
United States President Donald Trump has warned that any country supplying military weapons to Iran will face a 50 per cent tariff on all goods exported to the U.S. Trump issued the warning in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, after a ceasefire agreement was reached between the United States and Iran. “A country supplying military weapons...
Insecurity: Muftwang summons LG chairmen, security chiefs
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Wednesday convened an expanded State Security Council meeting with heads of security agencies and chairmen of all 17 local government areas, as the state grapples with a wave of attacks that have claimed at least 50 lives in the past week. The meeting, held at Government House in Jos, reviewed the deteriorating security situation...
Akpabio commissions Lagos projects on Tinubu’s behalf
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday inaugurated the Opebi-Mende-Ojota Link Bridge and the Multi-Agency Complex in Alausa — now renamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administrative Complex — representing President Bola Tinubu at the high-profile commissioning ceremony in Lagos State. Tinubu, who has been in Lagos for several days, was scheduled to personally commission about six key infrastructure projects executed under...
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...
