No fewer than 30 people are feared de@d following a fresh terrorist attack in Dutsin Dan Ajiya Village in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Thursday, February 19. According to residents of the area, the terrorists who rode on motorbikes, surrounded the village, blocking all exits before unleashing terror on defenceless…
Gunmen have killed three herders along the Dorowa–Jong road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The victims were attacked on Thursday night, February 19, 2026. The Plateau State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ibrahim Babayo, confirmed the incident to journalists in Jos on Friday. According to…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reportedly refused a request from US President Donald Trump to allow American forces to use UK air bases in the event of military strikes on Iran. According to multiple British media outlets, including The Times, the UK government declined permission for the US to operate from RAF Fairford…
Suspected vandals attempted to set fire to an INEC facility in Abuja just days ahead of the FCT Councils’ elections scheduled for February 21. The targeted building, belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is currently undergoing renovation. The incident occurred on February 19. Around 7:30 a.m., officers at the Abaji Police Division received…
The Holy See has announced it will not join US President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” despite an invitation sent in January to Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s top diplomat, said the Holy See would decline participation because of the body’s specific character, which he indicated differs from that of traditional…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) into law. The signing ceremony was held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja at about 5pm on Wednesday, February 18, in the presence of principal officers of the National Assembly. The National Assembly had passed the amendment bill a day earlier, on Tuesday, February 17.…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command, has arrested two men over alleged conspiracy, electricity meter tampering and illegal power vending. The state command’s spokesperson, ASCI Kehinde Adeleke, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, that the suspects — Babatunde, 46, and Akin, 40 — were apprehended following a…
President Bola Tinubu has asked Nigerians to forgive him for any wrong he may have committed against them. He made the appeal on Wednesday, February 18, during the opening of this year’s Tafsir at the State House mosque in Abuja. Tinubu noted that the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is taking place alongside the Christian…
Suspected “one-chance” robbers have reportedly attacked another nurse in Abuja. The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Federal Capital Territory chapter, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. According to the association, the nurse was attacked after completing her afternoon shift at Wuse General Hospital. She had reportedly…
Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai is reportedly facing a series of investigations and legal scrutiny involving anti-corruption and security agencies, with developments linked to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the federal government. Sources within the EFCC told Daily Trust that the former governor is currently…
