June 01
West Africa: Nigeria's Anti-Terror Campaign and Ukraine's Robot War
This Day
For over a decade, Nigeria has been locked in a gruelling war of attrition. From the blood-soaked plains of the Northeast, where Boko Haram and ISWAP splinter cells mutate, to the… Read more »
Ghana: 3 Arrested Over Deadly Attack At Worinyanga
Ghanaian Times
Three persons has been arrested by the Upper East Regional Police Command in connection with the murder of a resident and an attack on the elected Chief of Tindorunga community… Read more »
May 31
Nigeria: Presidential Delegation Arrives Ogbomoso Over Oyo School Abductions
Leadership
A high-powered presidential delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has arrived in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, following the abduction of pupils and… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo Kidnap - Makinde Meets Families of Abducted Pupils, Teachers, Assures Safe Return
This Day
Principal's husband breaks down Read more »
Uganda: Kivumbi Seeks Bail As International Crimes Division Hears Terrorism Case
Nile Post
The International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court is expected to hear a bail application filed by former Butambala County Member of Parliament, Muwanga Kivumbi, who has… Read more »
May 25
Africa: The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait [analysis]
Nigeria Health Watch
“As we scale up our detection and response, we expect to see more cases initially before the curve begins to go down” These were the words of Prof Mohamed Janabi, WHO… Read more »
Nigeria: As Terrorism Expands Southward [editorial]
Leadership
The recent beheading of a teacher in Oyo State has jolted Nigerians into the grim reality that terrorism is no longer a distant northern tragedy. What many once dismissed as a… Read more »
May 21
Sudan: US Congress Pushes RSF Terror Designation
Ayin Network
A US Congress-led bipartisan bill recognising genocide in Darfur and calling for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to be designated a terrorist organisation has opened… Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: NLC Demands Urgent Action Over Oyo School Abductions
Premium Times
NLC warned that persistent insecurity could push desperate citizens toward relying on criminal groups for protection, describing such a possibility as dangerous for national unity… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo School Abduction - 2-Yr-Old Toddler Among 46 Victims
Vanguard
·25 pupils, teachers still missing in Oyo -- Police Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo School Abductions - Time for Concrete Action Against Terrorism
This Day
The recent kidnapping of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State has once again exposed the frightening state of insecurity confronting Nigeria.… Read more »
May 19
Nigeria: Uniabuja Student Wins Amnesty International's 2026 Inter-Varsity Debate
Premium Times
The UniAbuja student won the inter-varsity debate competition, earning the highest points ahead of five other finalists. Read more »
May 18
Nigeria: Herbalist's Wife Bathes Co-Wife With Hot Water
Vanguard
- A woman, identified as Blessing, said to be the wife of a herbalist known as Dr. Respect Ogar, allegedly bathed her husband's second wife, Mary, with hot water, at the weekend. Read more »
May 17
Nigeria: Terrorists 'Abduct 42' Schoolchildren in Borno
Vanguard
...as Nigeria, US forces 'kill' ISIS top commander, others Read more »
May 16
Nigeria: Just in - Tinubu Confirms Joint Operation With U.S. Killed Isis Commander in Nigeria
Premium Times
The Nigerian leader described the operation as a product of successful partnership with the US. Read more »
May 14
Nigeria: UN Seeks Probe Into Zamfara Market Air Strike As Military Denies Civilian Deaths
Leadership
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Wednesday demanded independent investigations into reports that separate air strikes by the Nigerian and… Read more »
Nigeria: After N20m, Rice, Oil Ransom, Terrorists Hold On to Abducted Kwara Church Worshippers
Vanguard
Residents of Omugo community in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state have reasons to continue to be worried as terrorists refused to let go, Eight worshippers of ECWA… Read more »
May 11
Mali: Thousands of Malians Demonstrate in Support of the Government's Fight Against Terror Groups
People's Dispatch
Two weeks before, the armed forces had fought off the highly-coordinated attacks on six cities by about 12,000 jihadist and separatist fighters on April 25. Read more »
Uganda: Today in History - LRA Rebels Abduct 41 Students From Lacor Seminary
Nile Post
On this day in 2003, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) carried out one of its most chilling attacks on an educational institution in Northern Uganda, abducting 41 students from St… Read more »
Africa: International Nurses Day - Back Nurses, Protect Patients [press release]
Operation Smile
As International Nurses Day is marked on 12 May, the theme set by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) puts the spotlight on what patients need most: nurses who are properly… Read more »
Kenya: Monica Juma Assumes Office As UN Vienna Chief and Executive Director of Unodc
Capital FM
Kenyan diplomat and former Cabinet Secretary Dr. Monica Juma has officially assumed office as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and Executive Director… Read more »
May 10
Nigeria: Troops Repel Iswap Attack On 27 Brigade in Yobe, Kill 50 Terrorists, Recover Arms
This Day
Troops of the Operation HADIN KAI have neutralised at least 50 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during a coordinated attack on the Headquarters of 27… Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists, Not Religion, Behind Killings in Nigeria - German Commissioner
Leadership
Thomas Rachel is Germany's Federal Government Commissioner for Freedom of Religion or Belief, an office he has held since 2025. He has been a member of the German Federal… Read more »
May 06
Mali: Mali, Russia, and the Collapse of Illusion
This Day
The recent jihadist assault exposed the limits of AES and Mali's military junta, and shattered the illusion that has guided the country, argues Read more »
May 04
Liberia: UN Backs Liberia's Tourism Reform
FrontPageAfrica
Liberia has strengthened its push to reposition itself on the global tourism map following a high-level bilateral engagement between the Director General of the Liberia National… Read more »
