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Troops smash bandit strongholds in Bauchi, rescue hostages, recover arms
Troops of 33 Artillery Brigade under Operation WUTAN DAJI have recorded a significant operational success following a coordinated clearance operation in Kumbodoro Forest and Kumbodoro Village in Bauchi State. The Nigerian Army in a post via its X handle (@HQNigerianArmy), said the offensive offensive operation dealt a major setback to bandit networks operating within the…
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Troops strike IPOB/ESN strongholds, recover explosive, ransom money
Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) under Operation EASTERN SANITY have intensified offensive operations across the South-East, decisively overrunning IPOB/ESN strongholds and pushing the criminal elements into disarray. The Army disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday via its X handle. It said relentless pressure mounted by the troops, backed by superior firepower, intelligence…
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Labour Party Fixes New Dates for Ward, LGA, State Congresses, National Convention
Labour Party (LP) has announced new dates for its ward, local government, and state congresses, as well as its 2026 National Convention, in what party leaders described as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen internal democracy and organisational structure ahead of future political engagements. In a press statement issued on April 14, 2026, and signed…
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Lafarge Ex-CEO Bags 6-Year Jail Sentence for Funding Terrorism with $6.5M
A Paris court has convicted French cement company Lafarge of paying around $6.5 million to jihadist groups in Syria, including Islamic State (IS) and the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front. The ruling marks the first time a company has been tried in France for financing terrorism. Former CEO Bruno Lafont was sentenced to six years in prison…
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Alleged $35m NCDMB fraud: Court throws out defendant’s document
The trial of Akindele Akintoye, alongside Platforms Capital Investment Partners Limited and Duport Midstream Company Limited continued on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the court refusing to admit in evidence, a document tendered by Akintoye, containing his request to buy off the shares of Nigerian…
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Alleged theft of 25,354,000 litres of PMS: EFCC presents second witness against vessel, captain, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, presented its second prosecution witness, PW2, in the ongoing trial of a vessel, MT Ostria, and three others over an alleged theft of 25,354,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Retail Limited, before Justice Mojisola…
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ADC will not bow to pressure, says David Mark; Aregbesola vows party’s mission cannot be stopped
The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has reaffirmed the party’s determination to remain steadfast despite mounting political challenges, declaring that the party would neither bow nor retreat in its quest to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy. Mark made the assertion while addressing party stakeholders at the 2026 ADC National Convention held on…
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JAMB finalises arrangements to conduct 2026 UTME for 2.2m candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has finalised all arrangements to conduct the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) slated to hold between 16th -22nd April, 2026. According to a weekly bulletin of the Board, no fewer than 2.2million candidates are expected to sit the UTME in about 966 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across…
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Zulum establishes quarry centre, procures 70 trucks for infrastructure development
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the establishment of a quarry centre in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, to accelerate infrastructure development in the state. Zulum made this announcement on Monday while flagging off the distribution of 70 brand-new Howo pickup trucks to the Ministry of Works and the State Road Maintenance…