August 15, 2023
Nigeria: Aggressive Military Operation Underway in Zamfara - Army Chief
The pledge came a few hours after terrorists abducted seven residents. Read more »
August 14, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Air Force Airstrikes Hit Oil Thieves, Militants, Others
Mr Gabkwet said that airstrikes were targeted at the nefarious activities of oils thieves which had continued to affect the general environment of the region as well as the oil… Read more »
West Africa: Why Military Takeover of Govt in West Africa Increasingly Re-Emerging - Shehu Sani
"We have seen in the past few years how democracies in the West African sub-region have collapsed. It has happened in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, and now Niger Republic..." Read more »
Niger: Niger Needs Deeper Mediation Diplomacy, Not Military Intervention
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, a victim of a callous history and geography. Read more »
August 12, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Declares Support for Democracy, Rejects Coup Call
"The report's call on the military to interfere in our democracy is highly unpatriotic, wicked, and an attempt to distract the Armed Forces of Nigeria from performing it's… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Neutralises Terrorists
The military said the troops laid in wait for the marauding terrorists, before engaging them in a fierce firefight that neutralised two while others fled in disarray. Read more »
August 10, 2023
West Africa: Niger Coup - What Tinubu Told Ecowas Leaders After They Agreed On Troops Deployment
Mr Tinubu made his stance known in his closing remarks to his fellow ECOWAS heads of state at their extraordinary meeting in Abuja. Read more »
West Africa: Niger Coup - War Looms As Ecowas Orders Deployment of Soldiers to Sack Recalcitrant Junta
The West African leaders arrived at the resolution at their meeting in Abuja Thursday after reviewing happenings since Sunday when the one-week ultimatum issued to the junta… Read more »
West Africa: Niger Coup - Ecowas Court Asked to Stop Tinubu, Other West African Leaders From Deploying Military Troops
A Nigerian group filed the suit following fears that ECOWAS military intervention in Niger may have a spillover effect leading to violation of rights in northern Nigeria. Read more »
August 09, 2023
Nigeria: Niger Coup - Nigeria's Top Islamic Council Opposes Sanctions, Military Intervention
The NSCIA, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, also stated its opposition to using force to dislodge the putschists who ousted President Mohamed Bazoum from office last month. Read more »
West Africa: Lamido Sanusi in Niger, Meets Junta Leader
Mr Sanusi is a close ally of Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu. Read more »
Niger: What We Discussed With Niger Coup Leaders - American Diplomat
The Niger coup leaders blocked the American delegation from meeting with ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. Read more »
August 07, 2023
West Africa: ECOWAS Delegation - How Abdulsalami, Sultan Were Humiliated By Niger Junta
Abdulsalami Abubakar and Sultan Abubakar were members of a three-man delegation sent to negotiate with the Niger junta. Read more »
August 06, 2023
Nigeria: Militants Attacks Worsen Food Security in Katsina, Yobe
Hunger continues to spread as terrorists wage war against farmers. Read more »
West Africa: Niger Coup: Tinubu, Ecowas in Dilemma On Deadline Day
Despite the sanctions and other measures taken to reverse the situation in Niger, putschists have remained defiant. Read more »
August 03, 2023
West Africa: Nigeria - Guarding Against a Military Intervention in Niger, By Kingsley Moghalu
In consideration of our own national interest, a military intervention must be an absolutely last option for Nigeria, given our own present domestic fragility. Read more »
August 04, 2023
Nigeria: Informal Settlements Grow As Borno's Resettlement Schemes Fall Short
Informal settlements have sprung up across Borno State, and especially in Maiduguri, occupied by former IDPs who had fled resettlement centres. Read more »
August 03, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Military Neutralises 36 Terrorists, Arrests 163 Criminals - DHQ
DHQ says the operations were carried out in the three geopolitical zones of the North in the last two weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Yet to Receive Order for Intervention in Niger - DHQ
"The Armed Forces of Nigeria cannot proceed on any operation in any of the member states of ECOWAS without the mandate from the Authority of Heads of States and Government." Read more »
August 02, 2023
Niger: Niger Coup - Russia Opposes Military Action, Won't Deploy Troops - Ambassador
"Russia opposes a military solution to the conflict, Russia has no plans to use its armed forces in Niger", Russia's Ambassador to Nigeria Alexei Shebarshin said in a comment… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Arrest Five Suspected IPOB Members, Destroy Hideouts
"Sadly, five soldiers and two Nigeria Police operatives sustained varying degrees of injuries from the IED detonated by the criminals." Read more »
July 31, 2023
Nigeria: Settling Into Penury - Resettlement Schemes Leave Former Borno IDPs Distraught
In January 2021, the Borno State government began shutting down the IDP camps in the state and resettling the long-suffering occupants. Read more »
July 30, 2023
West Africa: Niger Coup: What Options Are Available to Tinubu, Ecowas?
On Sunday, leaders of ECOWAS will convene in Abuja for a special session at the request of Mr Tinubu to discuss the recent coup in Niger. Read more »
July 25, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims in Abia
Abduction for ransom has increased in Abia State in recent times, particularly in the Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state. Read more »
July 24, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Destroy More IPOB Camps, Kill One - Official
The Nigerian army recently resumed an onslaught against suspected IPOB members in the South-south and South-east regions of the country. Read more »