US DELIVERS MILITARY SUPPLIES TO NIGERIA

As part of continuous efforts to improve bilateral security cooperation between the two nations, the United States has provided Nigeria with vital military equipment. United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), which is in charge of US military activities throughout the continent, verified the delivery. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday, AFRICOM said the supplies were handed over to Nigerian partners in Abuja. “U.S. forces...

TRANSPORT MINISTER MOURNS DEATH OF 5 PERSONS IN LPG TRUCK MISHAP

BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR On Monday, January 12, 2026, a deadly traffic accident involving a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker in Lawanti village, Akko Local Government Area, Gombe State, claimed the lives of five people. The LPG tanker allegedly crashed into victims in the Lawanti hamlet along the Bauchi–Gombe route, causing immediate deaths and multiple injuries. Residents have described the catastrophe as surprising and terrible, and it has left the town in grief. Senator Said Alkali, the Minister of Transportation, responded to the tragedy by offering his sincere sympathies to the residents of Lawanti district, especially the families of the five victims who perished.  

FORMER US NAVY SAILOR SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS FOR SPYING FOR CHINA

  BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR A jury found former US Navy sailor Jinchao Wei guilty of spying for China by selling US military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer, and he was sentenced to 200 months in jail (about 16 years) in federal court. The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a statement on Monday that Wei, 25, also known as Patrick Wei, was sentenced in federal court following his August 2025 espionage conviction by a jury. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said, “Members of the United States military swear to support and defend the Constitution...