Author: Vincent Osuwo

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has weighed in on the US airstrikes in Sokoto State, emphasizing the urgent need for Nigeria to address its domestic security challenges. Spokesperson for the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, wrote on X on Friday, “President Bola Tinubu has outsourced his most important constitutional responsibility, effectively taking a back seat in a vehicle that he is constitutionally assigned to drive. “When the President of Nigeria appears compelled to report himself to another head of state, even tagging a foreign president in a Christmas Day message, Nigerians are entitled to ask who is truly in charge of our…

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended two kidnappers terrorizing the Sarau Belel community in the Maiha Local Government Area, following a complaint about a recent kidnapping threat. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday, signed by SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Police Public Relations Officer. “On 26th December 2025, the Command received a complaint from Emmanuel Daniel, a resident of Sagal Village, who reported that he was threatened with kidnapping by two individuals. The suspects allegedly claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of his younger brother, Joshua Daniel, who was abducted in November 2024,” the command said. According to the…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Boxing Day, donated 10 outboard engine fishing boats to women and cooperative groups from Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District as part of his constituency projects. The presentation took place at his country residence in Ukana, Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. His media team confirmed this in a statement made in Abuja on Saturday. The beneficiaries came from riverine settlements in the state, where fishing is the primary source of income. Dr (Mrs) Ekaette Akpabio, the Senate President’s wife, spoke at the ceremony and complimented her husband for remembering ladies from Akwa Ibom…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he will meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday, as discussions persist regarding the ending of Russia’s extensive war. Zelensky expressed his desire to concentrate on a US-mediated peace plan and distinct proposals for security assurances from the US. A high-ranking Russian official stated that the proposal was “significantly different” from the one Russia was discussing with the US. The Kremlin has not responded to Zelensky’s proposal to withdraw forces from Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, provided that Russia also retreats. At least five individuals were hurt in the capital, Kyiv, during a new…

Terrorists on Friday evening reportedly invaded the Adanla community, a suburb of Igbaja in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, and allegedly abducted no fewer than seven persons. The attack, according to residents, occurred around 7pm on Friday, December 26, 2025, and threw the peaceful agrarian community into fear. A community leader in Igbaja and coordinator of the Kwara South Joint Community Security Watch Network, Elder Olaitan Oyin-Zubair, confirmed the kidnap by the terrorists. According to him, the terrorists stormed Adanla in large numbers, firing sporadically as they moved from house to house and forcing residents into submission.…

A fuel tanker burst into flames on Friday while discharging diesel at Rain Oil Filling Station in the Tumfure region of Gombe, Gombe State. On Friday, the fire was brought under control by the Federal Fire Service’s Gombe State Command. According to the agency, the crisis was brought under control after firemen responded quickly to a distress call, averting a huge calamity from occurring. Speaking about the event, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, Gombe State Command, ASF MB Muazu, stated that the firefighters’ professionalism and prompt response meant that the tanker was not entirely engulfed by…

An explosion involving a hand grenade injured a female soldier named Mohammed and two children in Maraba, Abacha Road, Nasarawa. The explosion occurred around 11:46 a.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. According to an incident record acquired exclusively by PUNCH Online on Friday, a woman took the grenade out of her flat while cleaning and asked the soldier to assist in identifying it. The grenade reportedly detonated while being handled, injuring the soldier and two children of the woman who provided it. According to the report, preliminary results show that the device was left in the flat three years ago…

The Sokoto State Government has acknowledged that a coordinated airstrike conducted by the Nigerian military and the United States targeted terrorist enclaves in the Tangaza Local Government Area, with no civilian casualties reported. The confirmation was contained in a statement released on Friday by Abubakar Bawa, Director-General of Media and Publicity at Government House in Sokoto, and made available to media in the state capital. According to the statement, the combined operation on Wednesday was part of ongoing operations to dismantle terrorist and bandit networks in Sokoto State and along Nigeria’s northeastern border. “The impact of the airstrike could not…

Residents of Offa, Kwara State, were terrified Thursday night after explosions ripped through the town, destroying property and heightening security worries, just hours after the United States launched airstrikes against ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria. The incident, which occurred about midnight on Christmas Day, was reported to have occurred at two different locations in Offa. Residents informed newsmen that the first explosion damaged numerous structures near the Eid prayer grounds, while the second occurred near the Solid Worth Hotel, which is approximately a five-minute walk away. It was also revealed that an undetonated explosive device was located at the second…

A couple were shot dead in southwest Niger this week after gunmen opened fire inside a church, eyewitnesses told AFP on Friday. The incident occurred in Niger’s Dosso region, a Sahel country beset by a decade-long insurgency pitting the military against fighters believed to be affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. ACLED, a non-governmental organization that monitors conflicts throughout the world, reported that approximately 2,000 people perished as a result of such violence in Niger this year. “The attack happened in Mailo village at around 11:00 pm on Wednesday night. Christians were attending mass in the church when armed…