By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MILITARY ACTION unfolded on December 2025 Christmas night as the United States (US) launched no fewer than 12 Tomahawk missiles against terrorists in Sokoto State, marking a rare foreign strike operation within Nigerian territory. The missile launches were confirmed by Rep Riley M Moore, the la...
By Joke Kujenya SECURITY COOPERATION between Nigeria and the United States of America partnership has resulted in air strikes against terrorist targets in the North-West, as Nigeria’s authorities confirm continued joint action to address terrorism and violent extremism. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE GLOBAL shortage of aircraft is expected to continue for another decade, with supply levels unlikely to return to normal before 2031–2034, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned. IATA said the aviation sector is still grappling with severe delivery delays, a fast-growi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NIGERIAN Air Force (NAF) has provided clarifications regarding the diversion of a C-130 aircraft during its ferry mission to Portugal on 8 December 2025. Following takeoff from Lagos, the crew identified a technical concern that necessitated a precautionary landing at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkin...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA AIR Force C-130 aircraft carrying 11 military personnel has been forced to land after allegedly entering Burkina Faso’s airspace without authorisation. The Agence d’Information du Burkina, the state-run news agency, published a statement from the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) deta...
By Joke Kujenya GOVERNMENT FORCES in Benin regained control of the military and key institutions after soldiers attempted to seize power, officials said on Sunday. Information from sources close to President Patrice Talon as they told the AFP revealed that the president was safe and described the coup plotters as “a small group of people [&he...
By Joke Kujenya UNREST SEIZED national attention after soldiers announced the dissolution of Benin’s government during a state television broadcast, declaring they had assumed control of federal authority. The supposed intervention came as the group stated that political officeholders had been removed and state institutions dissolved, presenti...
By Joke Kujenya LIFE-SAVING services for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are experiencing ongoing disruptions, leaving many communities at heightened risk despite continued global efforts, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed. The health agency reported that an estimated 40.8 million people were living with HIV worldwide in...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNews0 FLUCTUATIONS IN the Nigerian capital market are part of normal cycles and not triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about Nigeria, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has stated. Speaking on Channels Television’s Business Morning, Oyedele explained...
By Joke Kujenya HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS intensified as 180 vulnerable Nigerians returned from Libya to Lagos amid renewed global scrutiny of the North African country’s human rights record. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the return in a statement on Wednesday, disclosing that the repatriation flight arrived at the C...
