Nigeria: Niger Withdraws From Lake Chad Anti-Jihadist Force

Niger has withdrawn from the military coalition fighting Islamist insurgency groups in the Lake Chad region of west-central Africa, saying it will focus instead on protecting its… Read more »

Nigeria: Military Rains Airstrikes On Terrorists' Hideout, Kills Kingpins, Burn Down Gun Trucks

Troops of the Nigerian military attached with the air component of Operation Hadin Kai, have bombed a terrorists' enclave in the north of Chiralia, a known hideout within Timbuktu… Read more »

Nigeria: Canada Denies Over 13,000 Nigerians Refugee Status

Over 13,000 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection in Canada from January 2013 to December 2024 were rejected. Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Kill Seven Iswap Terrorists in Yobe

Troops from Operation Hadin Kai North East Sector 2 in Damaturu have killed seven fighters of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) in Buni Gari, Gujba Local Government… Read more »

Nigeria: Protest in Jos Over Killing of Truck Drivers in S/East

Drivers and owners of trucks conveying goods from the North to the South East have protested against incessant killing of their members by suspected members of the Indigenous… Read more »

Nigeria: Nass - Nigeria Needs More Unifying Measures Than Fragmentation

The recent proposals where 31 new states are being propounded is paramountly engaging silence, which by all measures is disturbing given the weighty implications such a decision… Read more »

Nigeria: Cleric Harps On Peaceful Coexistence Among Citizens

The General Overseer of Amazing Grace Centre, Abuja, Pastor Bitrus Danbaba, has advocated peaceful coexistence amongst various religions and people for a better Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Obasanjo, Kenyatta, Desalegn to Lead DRC Peace Process

African countries appointed a trio of ex-leaders to oversee a push for peace in eastern DR Congo while an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor arrived Tuesday to… Read more »

Nigeria: Osun On Edge As LG Crisis Deepens, Workers in Dilemma

The conduct of local government election in Osun State by the Governor Ademola Adeleke-led administration against the advice of the federal government and the police was the… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: France Hands Over Sole Military Base in Ivory Coast

France has handed over its only military base in Ivory Coast to local authorities, marking an end to decades of French presence at the site. Read more »

Nigeria: Fresh 180 Nigerians Repatriated From Libya

Fresh 180 Nigerians have been repatriated back home on Wednesday via a chartered flight from Libya. Read more »

Chad: Nearly 300 Boko Haram Militants Killed in Fresh Offensive

Chad's army said that it had killed nearly 300 Boko Haram militants and lost 27 army employees in a four-month campaign against the jihadist group that ended on Tuesday. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Govt Denies Funding Boko Haram

The United States government has denied funding Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, stressing that it stands with Nigeria against the terrorist group and willing to rid the country… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Probes Donations to Nigeria Amid Claim of Boko Haram Sponsorship

The US government is set to investigate how past aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries has been utilised. Read more »

Nigeria: An Oputa Panel On Boko Haram, Please?

Nigeria and Nigerians have been battling with the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East since at least 2009. That's 15 years of the most brutal armed conflict Nigeria has ever… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: AU Fears DR Congo Breakup As M23 Seizes Another Key City

Some M23 fighters with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of another key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the African Union highlighted growing fears that… Read more »

Uganda: Govt to Drop Military Trial of Hunger-Striking Opponent

Uganda's government on Sunday said it would drop a military trial against opposition figurehead Kizza Besigye, urging him to give up his hunger strike in jail, a minister said. Read more »

Nigeria: Gen. Alkali's Murder - Cross-Examination of Ex-Garrison Commander for Feb 26

A high court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has rescheduled the further cross-examination of retired Major-General U. I. Mohammed to February 26 in the ongoing murder trial of… Read more »

Nigeria: Kidnappers Abduct Farmer, Labourer in Ondo, Demand N15m Ransom

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted a farmer and a labourer at Oke Oge, a settlement close to Oba Ile in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. Read more »

Nigeria: President Tasks Military On Innovative, Proactive Measures

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerian Armed Forces to adopt innovative and proactive measures in addressing the security challenges facing the nation. Read more »

Nigeria: ...Enforcement Begins in Kwara

The Kwara State Police command at the weekend commenced the enforcement of the third party vehicle insurance as directed by Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Is Whose Friend?

Police is supposed to be your friend, and is supposed to be the first line of protection, security and compassion. However, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) which used to be one of… Read more »

Sudan: Govt Wants RSF Classified As Terrorist Organisation

Sudan has called on all countries and human rights organisations to classify the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, its members, and its agents from countries, institutions and… Read more »

Nigeria: Military - We Killed Over 70 Terrorists but Lost 22 Troops in N/East Operation

Troops attached to Operation Hadin Kai neutralised over 70 terrorists combatants and at least 3 of their commanders hibernating in an enclave called Timbuktu Triangle in North… Read more »

Nigeria: Military Kills Turji's Second-in-Command, Other Top Commanders

Troops of the Nigerian Military attached with Operation Fansan Yamma, in the Northwest zone of the country, have neutralised Aminu Kanawa, the next in rank to the notorious… Read more »