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MILITARY TARGETS ISWAP ENCLAVE IN BORNO STATE AND KILLS OVER 40 FIGHTERS

The Military Information Officer at the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation Hadin Kai,  MOHAMMED GONI, disclosed in a statement issued in Maiduguri today that the operation was launched following credible intelligence about ISWAP fighters planning coordinated attacks on troops in Sector 3.

todayOctober 12, 2026

National

ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN NDC AIRPORT CONFRONTATION AND SECRETARIAT SHOOTING

The SSG disclosed that the police had advised the party to obtain FAAN’s approval before security personnel could be deployed to the airport for the event, but the party reportedly proceeded to mobilise its members to the airport and attempted to gain entry into the facility, resulting in a confrontation with airport authorities in which security agencies intervened and restored order around the airport.

todayOctober 12, 2026

News

NAFDAC RAISES ALARM OVER SMUGGLING OF BANNED PESTICIDES INTO NIGERIA

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised an alarm over the illegal importation and smuggling of banned and falsified pesticides into Nigeria through national borders. Speaking at a media briefing, NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, warned that the widespread availability of prohibited agrochemicals poses severe health risks to consumers and threatens Nigeria's agricultural exports. CRACKDOWN ON PROHIBITED AGROCHEMICALS The regulatory authority disclosed that recent […]

todayOctober 12, 2026

Entertainment

PETE EDOCHIE DECLARESACHEBE’S ‘THINGS FALL APART’GREATEST AFRICAN BOOK

Veteran Nollywood actor PETE EDOCHIE has ranked Chinua Achebe’s 1958 novel, *Things Fall Apart*, as the greatest book ever written in Africa, attributing its significance to its authentic depiction of the African experience. In a recent interview, EDOCHIE stated that the novel gained widespread recognition because it told the African story, adding that subsequent efforts by other African authors had not achieved the same impact. He encouraged African writers and […]

todayOctober 9, 2026

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