March 19
Nigeria: Senate Probes Killing of Soldiers in Delta, Rejects One-Minute Silence for Deceased
The Committees on Defence, Army, Air Force and Navy are to conduct the investigation and report to the upper legislative chamber. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Denies Responsibility for Retaliatory Attack On Delta Community
Suspected residents of Okuama community on Thursday ambushed and murdered the soldiers including four officers. Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Releases Names, Photos of Soldiers Killed in Delta
Military authorities announced the killing of the soldiers on Saturday. Read more »
Nigeria: 183 Ex-Niger Delta Militants Sue Nigerian Govt, Presidential Amnesty Programme
The 183 ex-Niger Delta militants are challenging the stoppage of their monthly stipends the Nigerian government was paying them under the presidential amnesty scheme. Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: Abducted School Children May Become Bandits in Future, Group Warns
CPN said the welfare of the children should be paramount to the Nigerian government, pointing out that with the trend of kidnapping, it was glaring that there would be more… Read more »
March 14
Nigeria: Why 112 IDPs Were Abducted in Borno - DHQ
DHQ said the IDPs went beyond permissible distance from their camp without informing the camp officials. Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Insecurity - Gov Lawal Signs Executive Order On Tinted Glass, Bread, Sale of Petrol in Zamfara
In a move to tighten the screw on bandits, kidnappers and other criminals, Zamfara State governor signs an executive order prohibiting use of tinted vehicle glass, sale of… Read more »
Liberia: Witnesses Tell Court How Ulimo Brought Terror, Anarchy to Lofa County
The court heard how Ulimo had destroyed the county's referral hospital, raped and murdered dozens of citizens, including chopping open a schoolteacher's chest with an axe. Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Many Kidnapped in Fresh Mass Abduction in Kaduna
A resident, Dauda Kajuru, said the kidnappers stormed the community in large numbers, shooting indiscriminately as they abducted residents Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: Soldiers Arrest Benue Councillor for Illegal Possession of Firearm
Mr Ameh, 43, was apprehended by soldiers last Friday at Omusu, a rural community in Okpokwu Local Government Area in the Benue South Senatorial District. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu, Act Now, Over Metastasising Acts of Terror
President Tinubu has acknowledged that vast areas of the country are not policed or are under the authority of non-state actors. Read more »
March 08
Nigeria: Tinubu Condemns Mass Abductions in Borno, Kaduna, Directs Rescue of Victims
PREMIUM TIMES reported the abduction of scores of pupils from a public school in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna on Thursday. Read more »
March 04
Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Kill Suspected IPOB Fighter, Dislodge Others - Official
The army disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Read more »
February 29
West Africa: Will the Humble Pie Heal Ecowas?,
As things are, ECOWAS will have to swallow its pride and set up credible negotiating teams with the Delinquent Four that take into account their grievances. Read more »
March 01
Chad: Opposition Leader Killed in Gun Battles
Media reports on Thursday suggested that opposition leader Yaya Dillo had been killed in a shootout in N'Djamena. Read more »
February 26
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Speaks On Reports of Alert Over Coup Plot
The military said it will seek legal redress on the issue which has the ulterior motive of creating unnecessary tension in the country. Read more »
February 25
Nigeria: Zulum Blasts 'Ungrateful' IDPs Amidst Hunger Crisis in Borno
Babagana Zulum vents his exasperation at the ungratefulness of IDPs threatening to return to the bush despite the government's efforts. Read more »
February 22
West Africa: Ecowas Co-Founder Gowon Urges Body to Lift Sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
Mr Gowon, who was one of the founders of ECOWAS as Nigeria's military head of state in May 1975, expressed his concerns about recent developments in the regional body in an open… Read more »
February 21
Sudan: American Senator Urges Action On Sudan Genocide
The American senator calls for international response intensify as crisis escalates in Darfur, Sudan. Read more »
February 20
Nigeria: Millions Budgeted for Office Construction in Boko Haram-Controlled Forest
From their enclave, the terrorists have staged violent attacks against civilians and security personnel including local vigilantes trying to subdue their reign. Read more »
February 18
Nigeria: Nigerian Army General Gets United Nations Appointment
Brigadier General Olufemi Esho of the Nigerian Army appointed Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). Read more »
February 19
Rwanda: U.S. Blames Rwanda for Eastern DRC Hostilities, Calls for Immediate Ceasefire
There is an urgent need for de-escalation and accountability as Rwanda-backed M23 Intensifies hostilities in eastern DRC. Read more »
Africa: Protecting Citizenship Rights and Ending Statelessness in Africa
"Statelessness and mass denial of citizenship pose a clear and present danger to regional peace and security in Africa." Read more »
Nigeria: Military or Civilian, a Coup Is a Coup!, By Wole Olaoye
President Sall's bad behaviour has put his brother presidents in ECOWAS in a quandary. Read more »
February 15
Nigeria: Amidst Killings, Kidnappings, Tinubu, Governors Say Nigeria's Security Situation 'Significantly Improved'
At the end of the meeting, the president and the state governors agreed that there has been a "significant improvement" in the security situation in the country. Read more »