Security
EXPLAINER – What is JNIM, the armed group destabilizing Mali?
JNIM was founded in 2017 after a merger of five factions active in Mali and the wider Sahel Since September,...
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Alleged Genocide: Killings, kidnappings have reduced in Nigeria but alarming violence continues, says NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission has said that although alarming violence continues, the rate of killings and kidnappings dropped in...
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Bauchi vigilance agency strengthens border security
The Bauchi State Vigilante and Youth Empowerment Agency says it has curbed cross-border criminal activities along its borders with eight...
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Tinubu’s govt spent $801 million on military assets from U.S in 18 months: IMPI
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) says the administration of President Bola Tinubu has acquired military assets worth $801...
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Immigration denied entry to 332 migrants at Seme border without valid travel documents: CG
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied entry to 332 migrants at the Seme Border for failing to present valid...
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U.S. aborted mission after moles in Nigerian military leaked planned rescue of Chibok girls to Boko Haram: Bolaji Akinyemi
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi, has accused some individuals in the Nigerian military of sabotaging an attempt by...
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Human trafficking threat to national security, oxygen to organised crime, NAPTIP warns
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has warned that human trafficking is a significant and direct...
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Over 3,200 Sudanese families flee El-Fasher amid RSF attacks, local group says
KHARTOUM, Sudan/ISTANBUL A total of 3,240 families have fled El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, to the nearby town of...
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Protests erupt in Nigeria over Trump’s military intervention threat
ACCRA People took to the streets on Saturday in Kano, a city in northern Nigeria, to protest US President Donald...
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3 senior al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia military operations
MOGADISHU, Somalia The Somali National Armed Forces have conducted a series of operations across parts of the Bakool and Bay...
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