Regional News

Death Toll In Adamawa B/Haram Attack Hits 14 – Daily Trust The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on three villages in Hong LGA of Adamawa State has risen to 14. The Chairman of Hong LGA, Inuwa Usman Wa’aganda, earlier confirmed that insurgents attacked Zah, Kijing and Mubang villages on Monday night, and that eight corpses were recovered.

Mali, Burkina Faso ban US citizens in retaliation for Trump travel ban | Africanews Mali and Burkina Faso say they’re shutting their doors to US citizens, a direct response to President Donald Trump’s decision to ban travelers from their countries. The announcements came late Tuesday, with both governments invoking reciprocity after the US expanded travel restrictions on December 16 to 20 additional nations, including Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

Bandits Abduct 9, Kill 1 In Kwara – Daily Trust No fewer than nine people have been abducted and one other killed after armed bandits invaded Adanla suburb in Igbaja in Ifelodun LGA of Kwara State. It was gathered that the attack occurred around 8pm on December 26, 2025, as residents were observing the yuletide celebrations.

NAF Neutralises 2,351 Terrorists in 274 Precision Airstrikes in 2025 Operations – PRNigeria News NAF Neutralises 2,351 Terrorists in 274 Precision Airstrikes in 2025 Operations The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralized  no fewer than 2,351 terrorists through intelligence-driven air operations conducted across multiple theatres nationwide in 2025.

Again, Troops Eliminate 3 Terrorists in Borno Operations, Recover Arms – PRNigeria News Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised three terrorists in separate clearance and ambush operations across Borno State, as sustained military pressure continues against Boko Haram and ISWAP elements in the North-East. The first operation took place on December 28 in the Ladantar area of Bama Local

Governor Zulum Hosts Kanem-Borno Cultural Summit – Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has hosted thousands of Kanuri kinsmen from at least ten African countries at the Kanem-Borno Cultural Summit held in Maiduguri. The summit brought together 161 emirs, senior government officials, and large delegations of Kanuri descendants from Ghana, Sudan, Gabon, Niger, the Central African Republic, Senegal, Libya, Chad, Cameroon, and Benin, reaffirming centuries-old transnational bonds rooted in shared history and identity.

Military Recover Surveillance Drone, Nab Suspected ISWAP Logistics Supplier in Borno – PRNigeria News Military Recover Surveillance Drone, Nab Suspected ISWAP Logistics Supplier in Borno Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have recorded fresh operational successes in Borno State with the recovery of a surveillance drone after a clash with suspected ISWAP terrorists and the arrest of a suspected logistics supplier to Boko Haram/ISWAP elements.

‘128 Journalists Killed Worldwide In 2025’ – Daily Trust A total of 128 journalists were killed around the world in 2025, more than half of them in the Middle East, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Thursday. The grim toll, up from 2024, “is not just a statistic, it’s a global red alert for our colleagues,” IFJ general secretary Anthony Bellanger told AFP.

Yobe Hisbah Bans Man-woman Conversation In Public – Daily Trust The Yobe State Hisbah Commission has warned residents against social activities contrary to Sharia principles, particularly those observed during social and festive occasions across the state. The Commandant of the commission, Dr. Muhammad Yawudi Kale, listed several practices that should be stopped immediately to include close physical interaction between men

Eight people killed, 11 injured in Ogun expressway crash Eight persons died and 11 others were injured in a road crash at the NASFAT turning point on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abeokuta.

Vigilantes Arrest Suicide Bomber In Yobe – Daily Trust The Operatives of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have arrested a suspected suicide bomber despatched to attack troops, hunters and vigilantes in Yobe State. Daily Trust learnt that the suspect, identified as Ibrahim, was arrested in Damaturu by the hunters’ group working in collaboration with Operation Hadin Kai and was taken to Maiduguri, Borno State, for further

3 Killed As Gunmen Attack Nasarawa Community – Daily Trust Gunmen attacked Kunza in the Ashigye community of Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, on Tuesday night, killing three people and injuring several others. The community, which lies along the Lafia–Shendam federal highway, is about 50 kilometres from Lafia, the state capital.

Troops Dismantle Terrorist Camps, Recover Arms, Destroy IEDs in Sambisa Forest Offensive – PRNigeria News Troops Dismantle Terrorist Camps, Recover Arms, Destroy IEDs in Sambisa Forest Offensive Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have destroyed multiple terrorist camps, recovered arms and ammunition, and safely detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs during sustained offensive operations under Operation Desert Sanity V in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State.

Yobe: 1 Person Killed, 87 Injured In Trailer Accident – Daily Trust An accident involving a trailer has claimed the life of one passenger and left 87 others injured on the Potiskum–Azare road in Potiskum LGA of Yobe State. The accident occurred at about 2pm on Wednesday at the Potiskum entrance roundabout when the trailer conveying passengers to the Potiskum Cattle Market lost balance and overturned

Police faults army’s claim of arrest of a suicide bomber, says investigation still ongoing – Yerwa Express News Police has said no suicide bomber was arrested in Banki Town of Bama, Borno. This was in response to earlier reports indicating such an arrest in the town. The police made the clarification in a statement seen by this

Gunmen reportedly kill seven in New Year’s Eve attack on Plateau community Gunmen have killed at least seven people in a late-night attack on Bum community in Chugwi, Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, a resident’s association has said. The attack occurred around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, 31 December 2025, as residents were preparing to usher in the New Year.

29 killed in two separate road accidents in Jigawa A total of 29 people were confirmed dead in Jigawa State following two separate road accidents in the Dutse and Ringim Local Government Areas on Tuesday and last Thursday. Tuesday’s crash occurred in Dutse and involved two Volkswagen Golf cars and a tipper truck.

Fuel Price Down, Transport Fares Still Up – Daily Trust Transport fares across the country have remained stagnant at high rates despite the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, witnessing a 28 percent reduction since the massive price hikes experienced following the removal of the fuel subsidy over two years ago.

Hijab-wearing TikToker apologises for controversial posts The hijab-wearing TikTok creator, Adeola, who recently faced backlash over controversial posts, has issued a public apology, admitting that the content was inappropriate and contrary to Islamic values. In a video shared on her Tiktok page, Adeola, who uses the handle @niqobprintertondoyati

BREAKING: Troops eliminate suicide bombers, inflict heavy casualties on terrorist escorts in Borno – Yerwa Express News Troops of the Joint Task Operation Hadin Kai have thwarted a planned suicide attack in Borno State after neutralising three terrorist suicide bombers. The operation also led to inflicting heavy casualties on the terrorists armed escorts during an intelligence-led operation in Gwoza Local

Customs seizes 718 donkey skins in Adamawa – Yerwa Express News The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘D’ Bauchi, has seized 718 pieces of donkey skins with a Duty Paid Value, DPV, of over N24 million in Mubi, Adamawa. The Comptroller of Customs, Abdullahi Ka’ila, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Bauchi.

Troops neutralise 80 terrorists, rescue 34 victims in multi-state operations – Yerwa Express News The Nigerian Army says troops have neutralised over 80 terrorists, rescuing 34 kidnapped civilians, and apprehending dozens of criminals in coordinated operations between Dec. 25 and Dec. 29. A credible Army Headquarters source told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, that the successes

Peace and Security

In the Aftermath of the Mosque Bomb Blast in Maiduguri – HumAngle It was almost 6 p.m. on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 24. Makinta Bukar had finished attending to a customer when he heard the Islamic call for prayer from a nearby mosque, signalling the closure of business for the day. He performed ablution, picked up the food items he had bought earlier, locked his shop, and headed to the Al-Adum Jummat Mosque

Coups in Africa 2025: Power shifts, failed takeovers and political instability | Africanews 2025 saw African elections dominate many front pages, but military takeovers and attempted coups were just as central to the continent’s political story. From successful putsches to quickly contained mutinies, armed interventions again exposed how fragile constitutional rule remains in several states. Guinea‑Bissau’s presidential election on 23 November 2025 was

Insecurity, police abuses, press attacks shaped Nigeria’s human rights profile in 2025 Nigeria’s commitment to human rights continued to face tests in 2025. Data from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) revealed a plunge in human rights complaints at the beginning of the year compared to the last month of 2024. However, as the year progressed, the number increased steadily until it had grown threefold.

Beyond The US Military Intervention In Nigeria – Daily Trust On the night of Wednesday, December 24, 2025,  US President Donald Trump made good his threat to strike against suspected terrorists of the ISIS who he accused of launching “Genocidal attacks on the Christian” population in Nigeria. The strikes were reportedly launched from ships stationed somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, and from Ghana, aimed at targets in the villages Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto state.

Nigerian military reaffirms success of US-led strike in Sokoto | Premium Times Nigeria The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has reaffirmed the success of the recent US-led airstrike against terrorist targets, describing the operation as intelligence-driven and effective, while warning communities against harbouring fleeing terrorists. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Michael Onoja, a major general, said this on Wednesday in Abuja, while briefing journalists on the operations of the armed forces in 2025

Of Terrorists And Their True Sympathisers – Daily Trust Nothing explains the slow death of humanity in our society better than the sight of people openly defending those whose business is the destruction of lives and property, as if the lives of their victims do not matter. Even more disturbing is the fact that some of those speaking for these killers are religious leaders who ought to be the conscience

Strategic Considerations Behind Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s January 2026 Africa Tour – Daily Trust Any serious analysis of China’s overtures towards Africa must be grounded firmly in global geopolitics. When China’s Foreign Minister and State Councillor, Wang Yi, begins his annual diplomatic pilgrimage to Africa on January 1, 2026, he will be doing far more than observing a long-standing tradition. He will

FG Links Bauchi Gov To Alleged $9.7m Terrorism Financing – Daily Trust The federal government has fingered Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in a $9.7 million terrorism financing case involving the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and three others. On Wednesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Adamu, along with Balarabe Abdullahi Ilelah, Aminu Mohammed Bose and Kabiru Yahaya Mohammed, before a Federal

Women Protesting Insecurity Attacked At Kwara Government House – Daily Trust A peaceful protest at the weekend by women demanding urgent action against insecurity in Oke-Ode, Ifelodun LGA of Kwara State ended in violence at the Government House in Ilorin. The women had gathered to call attention to ongoing terrorist attacks and the continued captivity of their husbands and children.

ISWAP launches coordinated attacks in Yobe, shoots traditional ruler – DAILYFACT NEWS Suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have launched coordinated attacks on Ja Jibiri and Ladu villages in Yobe State, leaving a traditional ruler injured, a driver abducted, and a health facility looted. Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama disclosed that the attacks

U.S.-backed airstrikes in Nigeria hit two ISIS-linked camps, government says | Reuters LAGOS, Dec 27 (Reuters) – U.S.-backed air strikes in Nigeria hit two Islamic State-linked camps in the Bauni forest of Sokoto State, targeting foreign fighters infiltrating from the Sahel, the Nigerian government said. The strikes carried out on Thursday were approved by President Bola Tinubu and launched from

US airstrikes deepen debate in Nigeria as analysts warn against quick fix | Africanews Nigeria is facing mixed reactions following US airstrikes targeting Islamic State-linked militants in the country’s northwest, a move that has surprised many in a nation where foreign military intervention is rare. The strikes came weeks after Washington publicly accused Nigeria’s government of failing to curb attacks against Christians. While some Nigerians have welcomed the action as a potential boost to the fight against insecurity, others have questioned the timing, motives and likely impact of US involvement.

The US Launched an Airstrike in Northwestern Nigeria. Here’s How it Went  – HumAngle A few locals gathered in an open area around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 25, when they saw a projectile hovering above them. Within minutes, a blast sent panic through the town, igniting a hail of fire and fury in Birikini, a rural settlement in Jabo, Tambuwal Local Government Area (LGA), Sokoto, North West Nigeria.

Humanitarian

More than 3,000 migrants die on route to Spain in 2025 | Africanews Fresh figures show more than 3,000 people died trying to reach Spain by sea over the past year, a sharp drop from the previous 12 months. But migrant rights groups warn the decline does not mean safer journeys. According to the NGO Caminando Fronteras, 3,090 people drowned between January and mid December 2025, including 192 women and 437 children. Spain’s interior ministry says just

Women Affairs Minister Flags Off Food Intervention For Vulnerable Households – Daily Trust The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, has flagged off the distribution of food items to women and vulnerable families under the Renewed Hope Food Intervention. Speaking at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, the Minister underscored the importance of solidarity

Zulum Resettles Wala Community, Returns Families After Decade – Northern Nigerian Express The Borno State Government began the resettlement of the Wala community in the Gwoza Local Government Area, returning displaced residents to their ancestral home after more than 10 years of displacement by insurgency, on Sunday, December 28, 2025. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, while speaking through the resettlement committee chairman,

Mass Displacement Looms in Northwest Nigeria Following US Airstrikes, Misinformation – HumAngle When the explosive devices from the US airstrike landed in Birkini, a satellite village in Jabo town, Sokoto, North West Nigeria, on Thursday, Dec. 25, locals said they were alarmed after years of relative calm that allowed them to sleep peacefully at night. More than 18 civilian neighbouring

Mobilization and economic development

Nigeria to enforce new tax laws, despite opposition concerns | Africanews Nigeria is set to enforce sweeping new tax laws on January first, President Bola Tinubu has confirmed, brushing aside criticism over alleged discrepancies in the legislation. After removing fuel subsidies and twice devaluing the naira in his first year in office, Tinubu has turned to tax reform as the centerpiece of his economic agenda, calling it a once in a generation fiscal reset.

N7trn NNPC Debt Waiver Draws Flak – Daily Trust Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), lawmakers and legal practitioners have faulted the federal government’s approval of a massive debt waiver granted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) involving N7.6 trillion owed to the Federation Account. President Bola

2026: CBN Projects 34.6% Debt-to-GDP Amidst More Borrowings – Daily Trust The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has projected a debt-to-GDP ratio of 34 per cent, while foreign reserves are expected to rise to $51 billion. The apex bank, in its 2026 macroeconomic outlook report, said fiscal projections for 2026 remain optimistic, with retained revenue

Amidst $17bn Revenue Projection, NNPC Seeks Bidders For Oil, Gas Assets – Daily Trust The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has disclosed plans to sell stakes in some of its oil and gas assets. According to Reuters, which first reported the matter, the company announced the call for bids through an invitation document.

NNPC Cuts Petrol Price Below N800/L Amid N502bn Profit The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded a profit after tax of N502bn in November 2025, sustaining its profitability streak despite a decline in crude oil and condensate production during the month. This came as the state-owned energy firm simultaneously joined an intensifying price war in

Gombe Earmarks N5bn For Take-off Of North-East Airline – Daily Trust The Gombe State Government has approved the release of N5 billion as its contribution toward the take-off of a regional airline to be jointly floated by the six north-east states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe. The approval was disclosed on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Finance and Economic

Nigeria’s central bank sees 2026 growth at 4.49%, inflation easing to 12.94% | Reuters ABUJA, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank forecasts 4.49% economic growth and inflation easing to an average 12.94% in 2026, citing stable forex markets and rising oil output as reforms take hold, its latest outlook showed on Tuesday. The forecast signals cautious optimism after two years of sweeping reforms

Africa’s economy to expand in 2026 despite risks [Business Africa] | Africanews Africa is poised for a breakout. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast reveals the continent will be home to more high-growth economies—expanding by at least 6%—than any other in 2026. Spotlighting the leaders: South Sudan and Guinea, each projected for double-digit growth, powered by oil and mining booms. Meanwhile, East Africa’s reform push is paying off, with Uganda, Rwanda, and Ethiopia averaging a robust 7%