Author: Drum Africa Correspondent

Airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft have destroyed one of Boko Haram’s hideouts within the treacherous Mandara Mountain in Borno State. The strike was conducted against the terrorists were in Chikide and Degbewa on March 16. Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain, Kabiru Ali, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, March 18. According to Ali, the strikes delivered a “crippling blow to the terrorists’ stronghold and disrupted their activities.” He said: “Acting on credible Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) data, reports indicated that the notorious terrorist leader, Ali Ngulde, and his fighters had planned…

An explosion has rocked a section of the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo Community in Gonna Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion occurred late on Monday night near the Bodo-Bonny Road under construction. Thick black smoke was seen billowing into the atmosphere, with a raging fire spreading fast into the mangrove from a video that emerged on Tuesday morning. The TNP is a federal transport line that supplies oil to the Bonny Export Terminal in Rivers State. It is not yet clear whether the incident resulted from human interference, especially amid recent threats by militant groups to attack…

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed Nigeria among the eight countries likely to run out of supply of HIV treatments soon. This is as the Trump administration’s decision to pause U.S. foreign aid has “substantially disrupted” supply of HIV treatments in the countries. The global health agency said that Nigeria, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ukraine could exhaust their supply of HIV treatments in the coming months, according to a report by Reuters quoting WHO’s Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus. “The disruptions to HIV programs could undo 20 years of progress,” WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus was quoted…

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has lampooned Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, following his return to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Adediran, who was the Lagos PDP governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, announced his return to APC at a news conference on Monday in Lagos. Adediran, leader of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, announced his resignation from the PDP on March 3, 2025, citing a lack of discipline in the party and betrayal by its leaders. He was previously a member of the APC before joining the PDP. Reacting to his defection in an…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a notice accusing the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, of alleged misconduct. Twenty-six members of the assembly made the misconduct allegation against Fubara in a notice sent to the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, on Monday. According to the lawmakers, their action follows “Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and other existing laws.” They accused Fubara of several offences including reckless and unconstitutional spending of public funds, obstructing the Assembly’s activities, and appointing individuals to government positions without the required screening and…

President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi has described his father as the greatest president in Nigeria’s history. Seyi said Tinubu created a platform for the Nigerian youths to thrive. Addressing some youths in a viral video, Seyi said Tinubu has created an economy that is benefiting all Nigerians. According to him: “It was never politics, but they keep coming for me, they keep coming for my family, they keep coming for your father, they keep coming for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the greatest president in the history of Nigeria. “He is the only president that has kept your people at home,…

A former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Jandor has returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC).  Jandor whose real name is Abdul-Azeez Adediran announced his defection to the ruling APC in a press conference in Lagos on Monday, weeks after he left the PDP. He said the decision to join the political party that considers winning not minding who is on the ballot. “We have decided to return to the All Progressives Congress, APC,” he said. Jandor added, “Before you are quick to remind me of the reasons why I dumped APC, I want to…

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it will take legal action against the three members of the state House of Assembly who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) last week. The Publicity Secretary of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Chris Nehikhare, disclosed this in an interview on Sunday. The lawmakers who recently joined the APC are Donald Okugbe (Akoko Edo Constituency II), Bright Iyamu (Orhionmwon South Constituency II), and Sunday Ojezele (Esan South East). Additionally, Richard Edosa, the only Labour Party member in the Assembly, also decamped to the ruling APC. With…

A yet-to-be-identified disease has reportedly claimed the lives of five students at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero (KSUSTA). According to some students, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the university has not made an official statement, four students died last week under mysterious circumstances. Another student, who fell sick overnight, passed away today. The sources also mentioned that officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) visited the university last week for an awareness campaign on meningitis. However, they did not confirm whether the two students who died before their visit were victims of the disease. When…

The Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft, Senator Ned Nwoko, has expressed disappointment over how the conflict between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was handled. Nwoko voiced his concerns in a statement posted on his official X handle on Sunday. The senator representing Delta North District noted that the matter could have been averted had Akpoti-Uduaghan heeded his advice to apologise for her action. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended by the Senate for breaking the Senate rules after she objected to her new sitting arrangement. She was suspended on March…