Coordinated Night Attack Shakes Achida Community SUSPECTED bandits have launched a deadly late-night assault on Achida town in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing two residents and abducting at least 25 others, including local vigilantes, women, and a child. The attack, which occurred on Thursday night, underscores growing concerns about the spread of […]
THE Minister of State for Works, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, has launched the distribution of cash and food items valued at over ₦200 million to residents and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Abdullahi Mohammed, the intervention […]
Institutional & Legality Focus The Night the Forest Lit Up LATE on Christmas night, rural Sokoto was jolted awake. Between 12:12 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on Friday, US-operated MQ-9 Reaper drones deployed 16 GPS-guided precision munitions at ISIS enclaves in the Bauni forest axis, Tangaza LGA, in a coordinated Nigeria–US military offensive. The federal government […]
By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF U.S. Military Strikes Islamic State Targets in Nigeria After Surge in Violence Trump Signals Direct ActionPRESIDENT Donald Trump has authorised U.S. military strikes against Islamic State-affiliated fighters in Nigeria, citing the “slaughter of Christians” as the catalyst for action. In a late-night message on his Truth Social platform on […]