Author: Aminu Imam

Insecurity: “M’Belt is grateful to Trump” – T.Y Ɗanjuma

Aminu Imam
TY Danjuma

Former Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Ɗanjuma (rtd), has praised United States (U.S) President Donald Trump for drawing international attention to the security challenges in the Middle-Belt region of Nigeria. Ɗanjuma made his position known at Plateau State University, Ɓokkos, during its combined 8th and 9th convocation ceremony, where he was conferred with an honorary doctorate degree (Honoris Causa). The former army chief said that Trump’s public statements on the situation in Nigeria, particularly the threats facing communities in the Middle-Belt, have made the term a recognised part of…

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Terror financing: US slams sanctions on 8 Nigerians over B’Haram, ISIL ties 

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US troops, warplanes land2

The United States (U.S) government has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having ties to Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), following fresh sanctions issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The action was announced in a sanctions document released over the weekend, running into more than 3,000 pages, which listed individuals designated under terrorism, cybercrime, and other national security–related offences. According to OFAC, the publication served as formal notice of persons added to its ‘Specially Designated Nationals’…

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US troops, warplanes land in Borno, Kaduna

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US troops, warplanes land

…As Nigeria–U.S joint offensive takes off Five United States (U.S) military aircraft and the first batch of American troops have arrived in north-east Nigeria, marking the formal commencement of an expanded Nigeria–US security partnership aimed at crushing insurgency in the region. Military sources confirmed that at least three US aircraft landed between Thursday and Friday at bases in Maiduguri, Borno State, and Kaduna, delivering ammunition and other critical equipment to support ongoing counter-insurgency operations. According to senior officers at Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, the consignments followed recent bilateral security talks between…

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“I’ll make Kaduna North’s industrial hub” – Gov. Sani

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Gov. Sani tasks clerics

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said his administration is positioning Kaduna as Northern Nigeria’s industrial hub by supporting local manufacturing clusters, digitising enterprises and supporting innovators. The governor, who stated this at the 47th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Thursday, said economic transformation cannot be imported. Represented by the commissioner for business, innovation and technology, Mrs. Patience Fakai, Governor Sani said economic transformation must be built from within. He commended  theme of this year’s Trade Fair:  ‘From Reforms to Results: Economic Transformation Through Sustained Local Content Development’. “By…

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El-Rufa’i accuses Ribaɗu’s office of importing poison from Poland

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El Rufa'i accuses

…ONSA fires back A fresh controversy has erupted between former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) over allegations that the national security apparatus imported a highly toxic chemical compound into Nigeria. El-Rufa’i, in a post on X yesterday, claimed that ONSA, headed by Nuhu Ribaɗu, procured about 10 kilograms of thallium sulphate from a supplier in Poland. He shared a letter dated January 30, 2026, which he said he addressed to the NSA, demanding clarification on the reported transaction. Describing thallium sulphate…

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Presidency links el-Rufa’i’s outburst, attacks on NSA to ₦432bn corruption probe

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Presidency on el Rufa'i's probe2

The Presidency has dismissed former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai’s allegation that the Office of the National Security Adviser imported a deadly poison from Poland, describing his outburst as a diversionary tactic to distract from the ₦432 billion corruption probe he is facing in Kaduna State. In a post published yesterday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitooe Ajayi, the Presidency accused el-Rufa’i of playing games and playing to the gallery, insisting that he knew there was no government procurement or importation of Thallium…

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Senate finally reveals why ‘real time’ was removed from Electoral Bill

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Senate finally reveals

Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has revealed that the upper chamber removed the phrase “real time” from the Electoral Bill, 2026, after reviewing data on Nigeria’s communications and power infrastructure. Bamidele stated this in a statement issued yesterday by his directorate of media and public affairs. Recall that the 10th Senate had earlier resolved against clause 60(3) of the bill, which provides that the presiding officer “shall electronically transmit the results from each polling unit to INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) in real time…”. The chamber subsequently redrafted the clause,…

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ADC flays Tinubu for attending fishing festival while terror spreads 

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ADC flays Tinubu

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has sharply criticised President Bola Tinubu for attending a fishing festival while terror activities spread, with about 1,300 Nigerians reportedly killed in 41 days and hundreds of others still in captivity, including nursing mothers and children. The party’s criticism was contained in a statement issued yesterday, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi. The party said the President got his priorities wrong, indicating a frightening loss of touch with reality when he chose to attend a festival while funeral processions grow longer across the…

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Alleged Christian genocide: ‘Nigerian Muslims facing anti-Islamic obsession’ – NSCIA

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NSCIA on genocide claims

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has declared 2025 as a year Muslims in Nigeria faced unprecedented anti-Islamic obsession, following what it described as a spurious ‘Christian genocide’ claim. The Council, under the leadership of its President-General, His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, said this in a release yesterday, signed by its Secretary-General, Professor Is’haq Oloyede, calling on Nigerian Muslims to search for the crescent of the month of Ramadan immediately after sunset on Tuesday, February 17. According to the statement made available to journalists…

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Kano fire outbreak: Ramalan, Liberty 103.3 FM Kano Boss sympathizes with traders 

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Ramalan lauds Late Dokpesi

Chairman Liberty TV & Liberty Radio 103.3 FM Kano, Alhaji (Dr) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has, following the recent fire outbreak at Kano Singer Market, expressed concern and solidarity with the State Government and the affected traders. Ramalan, in a statement issued yesterday, expressed shock at the magnitude of the destruction of property in the market, describing the situation as most unfortunate. The Chairman sympathised with traders who lost property worth billions of naira in the present inferno and the previous one, which occurred on February 2. 2026. The statement reaffirmed…

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