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Nigerian Army opens application for Direct Short Service Commission, sets requirements

Nigeria, Jan. 6 -- The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of applications for the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 29/2026, inviting eligible Nigerians to apply for commission a... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Islamic cleric detained over alleged link to coup plot against President Tinubu

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- A prominent Zaria-based Islamic scholar, Sani Khalifa, has been held in detention for 23 days over his alleged link to a coup plot against President Bola Tinubu. Multiple sources f... Read More


2025: Mass abductions, killings, Trump's rhetoric overshadow Tinubu govt's war on terror

Nigeria, Jan. 2 -- By mid-2025, Nigeria's security situation had drifted far from the early wins of President Bola Tinubu's administration. What unfolded instead was a year defined by jihadists' infil... Read More


Kebbi hospital explosion not caused by a bomb - Police

Nigeria, Dec. 30 -- The Kebbi State Police Command has explained that the explosion at the General Hospital in Bagudo, Kebbi State, early on Tuesday was caused by fire, not a bomb blast or any form of... Read More


How 130 kidnapped Niger students spent 30 days away from home, classrooms

Nigeria, Dec. 29 -- For about 30 days, 130 students and staff of St Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Niger State, lived away from home, family and classrooms after Boko Haram terr... Read More


'The end justifies the means': Tinubu speaks on release of kidnapped students

Nigeria, Dec. 27 -- President Bola Tinubu said that the circumstances surrounding the release of kidnapped schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states are less important than the fact that they were safe... Read More


US AFRICOM says many terrorists killed in Sokoto bombing

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that it killed "multiple" terrorists in targeted airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) camps in Sokoto State. In a state... Read More


Christmas: Nigerian leaders call for peace, unity

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- As Christians across Nigeria mark Christmas, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and his message of love, sacrifice, and redemption, political leaders, labour groups, and publi... Read More


Five killed, 35 injured in Borno mosque bomb blast

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- Five people were killed and 35 others injured in a suspected suicide bombing attack on Al-Adum Juma'at mosque inside Gomboru market in Maiduguri, Borno State. PREMIUM TIMES report... Read More


Bomb blast hits Borno mosque

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- A bomb blast has been reported in a mosque in Maduguri, Borno State. The explosion, according to Channels TV, occurred around 6:00 p.m. at a Juma'at mosque in Gamboru market in Ma... Read More