March 07
Nigeria: Free 300 Kidnapped Women in Borno, Reps Ask Security Agencies
The House of Representatives on Thursday called on security agencies to free 300 women kidnapped in Borno state while fetching fire woods in the bush. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Go After Agents of Darkness Calling for Coup Against Tinubu' - Minister Charges Intelligence Agency
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawlle, has directed the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to go after all the propagators calling for truncation of the constitutional… Read more »
Nigeria: Herders Crisis - Military to Clampdown On Violators of Benue Grazing Law
The military has vowed to clamp down on herdsmen who are violating the Benue State Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranch Establishment Law. Read more »
February 29
West Africa: Clark Hails Gowon Over Involvement On Lifting Ban On Ecowas Erring Members
...Salutes Tinubu, ECOWAS leaders that have heeded to Gowon's counsel for removing the sanctions Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - 'Troops Killed 974 Terrorists, Ipob/Esn Militants, Others in Feb 2024'
...Destroyed 85 illegal refining sites, denied oil theft of N8billion Read more »
Nigeria: Akeredolu - Adieu, a Soldier of Liberation
Still bearing the painful loss of Governor Oluwarotim Akeredolu, the entirety of the people and friends of Ondo state mourn the loss of a true leader, a visionary, and a soldier of… Read more »
Nigeria: Fake Corps Member in Police Net in Nasarawa State
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has a fake female member of the Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in its custody. Read more »
Nigeria: Arms Control Centre Retrieves 20,000 Small Arms in Nigeria
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) says that it has retrieved 20,000 small arms and 60,000 units of ammunition in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Airstrikes Kill Three Top Iswap Commanders, 80 Others
The Defense Headquarters, says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, eliminated three notorious commanders, known as Abacha, Bakura, and Babangida, as well as 22 other… Read more »
February 26
Nigeria: Insecurity / I'll Continue Fighting Against Injustice in S-West - Sunday Igboho
Yoruba Nation agitator, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has vowed to continue defending his people against invaders. Read more »
February 23
Guinea: Trade Unions Call Indefinite Strike Action
The military authorities in Guinea have lifted restrictions on internet access, which were imposed three months ago and sparked protests, residents observed overnight on Thursday. Read more »
February 21
Nigeria: Attacks - Benue Security Council Issues Two Weeks Ultimatum to Herdsmen
The Benue State Security Council has issued a14-day ultimatum to all those engaged in open grazing in the state to desist. Read more »
February 20
West Africa: West Africa's Troublesome Trio
THE decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, three landlocked sub-Saharan African countries, to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has… Read more »
Nigeria: Suspected Herders Invade 3 Benue Lgas, Kill 10, Injure Others
Suspected armed herdsmen have reportedly gone beserk in Apa, Kwande and Guma Local Government Areas of Benue State, killing 10 persons and injuring several others. Read more »
February 15
Nigeria: Military Pensions Board Commences Electronic Verification Exercise for Ex-Soldiers - Irhumheson
...Tests Runs Pilot Phase with 9,600 retirees Read more »
Nigeria: Hardship - Nigeria Sitting On Keg of Gunpowder - Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman of the Northern Traditional Rulers Council, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, said Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder as a result of the economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Community Protests, Accuses Police, Hunters of Kidnapping
---Allegation completely false, mischievous, misleading --Police Read more »
February 12
Nigeria: Plateau Crisis - Rep Expresses Commitment to Restoring Peace
The member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Mr Daniel Asama Ago, has expressed his commitment to restoring peace in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity / It's Time for S-West Govs, Monarchs to Defend Yorubaland - Ooni Caucus
*Says it's time to name, shame those sabotaging Yoruba interests Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Driver, Abduct Passengers in Ondo
Akure --Gunmen, weekend, killed the driver of an 18-seater commercial bus and abducted its passengers at Akunu in Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State. Read more »
Nigeria: Ekiti Kidnapped Pupils - I Planned to Terminate My Life If My Grandchildren Were Not Released - - Grandma
Ado-Ekiti--The grandmother of the released kidnapped pupils of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools in Emure-Ekiti in Ekiti State, Mrs. Dorcas Ojo, yesterday, disclosed that she… Read more »
Cameroon: Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon Seek Tinubu's Help to Return Home
-Over 120, 000 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon, have pleaded for President Bola Tinubu to return them to their ancestral homes in Borno State. Read more »
Nigeria: Climate Risk Communication, Ecology, and Environmental Justice Are Imperatives for Global Peace - Dr Ogungbemi
Dr. Olarotimi Daniel Ogungbemi is a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and an Urban Bird Project Scholar. He is currently a researcher based in the United… Read more »
February 10
Nigeria: Youths Protest in Osun Over Rising Cost of Living
Some youths trooped to streets in Osun state capital, Osogbo, on Friday to lament the rising cost of living, calling on the federal government to swiftly intervene. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Escalated Violence 'Displaces 78,000 Children, Families Ripped Apart'
A nonprofit organization, Save the Children International, SCI, yesterday, raised the alarm over escalation of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, displacing 78,000… Read more »