New details emerge on how U.S. rained 16 Tomahawk missiles on ISIS in Sokoto

EditorDecember 27, 2025December 27, 202505 mins

Fresh details have emerged on the joint counter-terrorism operation in which the United States, working in close coordination with Nigeria, launched 16 precision-guided Tomahawk cruise missiles against Islamic State targets in Sokoto State, officials from both countries confirmed on Friday. Security sources described the Thursday night action as an opening phase—a test run—with indications that…

The Dust and the Denial

EditorDecember 26, 202506 mins

By Erasmus Ikhide The bomb fell down in Sokoto, a thunder from the sky, But louder was the noise that rose—the orchestrated lie. The dust had barely settled, the smoke was rising still, When panic seized the powerful, against the nation’s will. They did not mourn the victims, nor ask where shadows creep, They rushed…