The Nigerian military has been accused since 2017 of accidental airstrikes, killing approximately 409 defenceless civilians while pursuing militants and bandits in the country’s north. Several innocent civilians have reportedly been killed in accidental airstrikes, despite the military’s denial of…
At least 30 people, mostly traders, have been reported dead, with 14 others injured and hospitalized following a military airstrike on a weekly market along the Borno–Yobe border. According to reports, the event, which happened at the popular Jilli Market…
Gunmen have launched an attack on Ochia Community in Ohaji/Egbema Local govt area in Imo State, killing 5 persons. The victim, Paulinus Ekwueme, is the traditional ruler of Ochia Community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen…
The Nigerian government and the Joint Health Sector Unions are preparing to return to the negotiation table in what is shaping up to be one of the most important labour discussions in the country’s health sector this year. The talks…
Health workers across Nigeria’s federal tertiary institutions have raised fresh concerns over what they describe as a prolonged and unfair delay in the implementation of upgraded allowances, intensifying tensions in a sector already grappling with recurring labour disputes and systemic…
The World Bank has warned about deep poverty crisis in Nigeria. It states that poverty in Nigeria increased to 63% in 2025 despite a fall in inflation, suggesting the limited impact of recent macroeconomic improvements on household wellbeing. This was…
Terrorists have launched a gruesome attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno state, killing an unspecified number of soldiers. A local government chairman told AFP on Thursday, that this is second killing of a high-ranking officer in the last…
No fewer than 20 people have been reportedly killed by gunmen in several communities in Niger state and scores in Kebbi. According to Reuters, Shiroro LGA was the site of the Niger state attack. Residents reported that the attackers overpowered…
A rainstorm accompanied with heavy downpour on Tuesday afternoon destroyed parts of the yet-to-be-functioning Kugbo bus terminal in Abuja. Sections of the terminal’s roof were blown off across the Kugbo axis of the Abuja-Keffi motorway by the intense downpour that…
Hamatu Modu, a significant food supplier to Boko Haram militants in Borno State, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja for his involvement in terrorist operations. The…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors’ planned strike, which is set to begin today, April 7, 2026, is already posing a threat to the nation’s federal and state-owned hospitals. According to reports, since the start of President Bola Tinubu’s administration,…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully rescued at least 31 worshippers abducted during an Easter church service in Ariko Village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In a statement released on Sunday night, the Army said that the…
No fewer than two persons have been reported dead with several others injured, while as suspected Fulani bandits launched fresh violent attack on the Pwomol village in Heipang District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on the…
Nigerian Army soldiers have begun a thorough stop-and-search operation around the city of Jos, Plateau State as part of Operation Enduring Peace. The drill started on Friday, according to a statement released on Saturday by Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, Media…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced an indefinite nationwide strike starting at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The strike comes amid the Federal Government’s decision to halt the implementation of the revised Professional Allowance Table,…
