May 14, 2023
Nigeria: Another 125 People Arrive in Abuja, Number of Evacuees From Sudan Hits 2,371
A total of 125 Nigerians fleeing the war in Sudan have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Militants Abduct 50 in Niger Community
Terrorists have abducted the village head of the Fugge community in the Rijau Local Government Area, Mallam Abdullahi Zaure, and 49 others. Read more »
May 09, 2023
Nigeria: Navy Warns Oil Thieves, Vandals to Stay Away From Creeks
The Nigeria Navy yesterday reiterated its stance to rid the Niger Delta in particular and the country in general of activities of crude oil thieves and pipeline vandals. Read more »
April 30, 2023
Nigeria: Who Will Rescue Benue Communities From Herdsmen?
In view of the alleged partisanship on the part of some security agents in tackling the herdsmen perpetrating the ongoing mass killings in Benue State, Ejiofor Alike writes that… Read more »
April 17, 2023
Nigeria: Army Holds Rivers Community Hostage, Burn Houses As Residents Flee for Safety
Some indigenes and residents of Rundele in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State have fled the community following the invasion of soldiers over attack on their men deployed… Read more »
April 07, 2023
Rwanda: Avoiding the Rwandan Roulette
·· On April 7, the United Nations will observe the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Nigeria: Call for Interim Govt Illegal, Unconstitutional - DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described the alleged plot by some misguided politicians to install an interim national government in the country as "illegal and… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Nigeria: 51,828 Boko Haram Fighters, Family Members Surrender in 18 Months - Army Chief
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has disclosed that between July 2021 and May 2022, about 51,828 Boko Haram fighters and their family members had surrendered to the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Grieve As General Oladipo Diya Passes At 78
*Buhari, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Tinubu, Atiku, governors, others pay tribute Read more »
March 13, 2023
Nigeria: Enugu Labour Party Calls for Audit of Guns Approved for Vigilance Groups
Labour Party (LP) candidate has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deploying thugs, arms for gubernatorial and state houses of assemblies elections, and has called for… Read more »
March 12, 2023
Nigeria: 443 Boko Haram Fighters Surrender as Death Toll in ISWAP Clash Rises to 300
No fewer than 443 more Boko Haram terrorists and family members who escaped the week-long sustained massive attacks by the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) fighters in Borno… Read more »
March 11, 2023
Nigeria: NBC Threatens to Shut Stations Airing Programmes Detrimental to National Security
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has vowed to close down broadcast stations airing programmes capable of undermining national security and peaceful co-existence. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Nigeria: Millions of Out-of-School Children Are in Poverty-Stricken, Conflict-Ridden Areas, Says Group
A civil society organisation, Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI) has said that millions of children in Nigeria who are out of school are mostly children living in… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Nigeria: In Search of Humanitarian Aid for North-East
Ugo Aliogo examines the UN statistics and the $1.3 billion needed to reach 6 million people in North-east Nigeria with humanitarian assistance in 2023 Read more »
February 19, 2023
Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Anambra Police Station, Kill Three Operatives
Gunmen have attacked a Police Station in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing three police operatives. Read more »
Africa: Nigeria Advocates Early Warning Systems to Rein in Conflicts in Africa
* Tasks AU member-nations to ratify AfCFTA agreement Read more »
February 12, 2023
Nigeria: Military Denies Planning to Disrupt Elections, Plotting Coup
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday denied that there was a coup d'etat in the offing. Also, they debunked claims that some generals met last Thursday with a presidential… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Urge to Probe Killing of Herders in Nasarawa State
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called on the federal government to investigate the recent killing of over 50 pastoralists and butchers in Ekye Development Area, Doma Local… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Nigeria: Oil Theft - Niger Delta Group Writes Buhari Over Alleged Complicity of Naval Personnel
A Niger Delta-based transparency group, known as the Coalition of Niger Delta Stakeholders Forum has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the alleged complicity of the… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Nigeria: Emefiele's Alleged Terrorism Funding - Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Demand Buhari's Intervention
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders' Forum (SMBLF) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to put his house in order and save the country from, "repeated, unwarranted national… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Nigeria: State Security, Others Stopped From Arresting Central Bank Chief for Terror Funding
Justice M. A. Hassan of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has restrained the State Security Service (SSS) and four others from arresting or detaining the Central… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Nigeria: Terrorism, Unconstitutional Change of Govt, Climate Change Threaten Attainment of AU Agenda 2063 - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has sounded a note of warning that Africa risks not attaining the goals continental leaders have set for the region by 2063 in view of challenges of… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Nigeria: Lai Mohammed Knocks Atiku Over Boko Haram Remarks
Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has criticized the comments of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next year's election,… Read more »
December 03, 2022
Nigeria: Military Denies Allegations of Forced Abortion of 'Boko Haram' Pregnancies
The military high command yesterday debunked allegations of involvement in the abortion of pregnancies of wives of insurgents in the North-east. Read more »
December 06, 2022
Nigeria: Navy Denies Indicting NNPC On Oil Theft Figures, Says Both Bodies Working to Curb Menace
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has denied accusing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) of insincerity and exaggeration of oil theft figures as reported in a national… Read more »