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Teenager Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff Still on Trial for Criticising Sokoto Governor on TikTok
Five months after 18-year-old Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff was arrested for expressing her disapproval of Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s handling of insecurity, her...
Drone Shooting: Algeria Military Claims Breakdown in Chain of Command
Tensions between Algeria and Mali have erupted into a full-blown diplomatic crisis following the shooting of a Malian military drone near the Algerian...
CAF Champions League: Egypt’s Al Ahly, Pyramid and South Africa’s Pirates, Sundowns to Play Semi Final
The 2024/25 CAF Champions League semi-final stage is set as the four remaining clubs—two each from Egypt and South Africa—prepare to battle. Following...
Exclusive: Nigerian Soldiers Accused of Torturing and Killing Community Nurse Ernest Owoicho in Benue State
On Saturday, April 5 2025, troops from Nigeria’s military task force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), reportedly tortured and killed a nurse and community...
Mali Govt Launches Official Investigation After Algeria Shoots Down Malian Drone
The Malian government has launched a formal investigation into the destruction of one of its military drones in the Kidal region, in what...
Boy Who Stood Before Peter Obi’s Convoy Remains in Kirikiri Prison for Refusing to ‘Settle’ Area Boys
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi have called for justice for Yusuf Alabi Quadri, a young...
Court Summons Tinubu’s Administrator in Rivers Over LG Administrators Appointments
The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has issued a directive for the Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.), to...
Why Politicians Should Stop Empowerment Schemes — Chief Nduese Essien
Former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien, has delivered a scathing critique of the widespread empowerment schemes promoted by...
DR Congo Hands Over 3 Americans Jailed for Failed Coup Amid U.S. Mineral-for-Security Talks
Three American citizens jailed over a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo were handed over to U.S. custody on Tuesday....
Tinubu’s Sole Administrator in Rivers Defies Court Order, Appoints LG Administrators
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.), has appointed administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the...
Niger Declares Hausa as Official Language, Retains French and English as Working Languages
Niger has declared Hausa as its official language, according to Article 12 of the newly ratified Renaissance Charter. The transitional document, signed into...
Nigeria’s Finance Minister Hints FG May Consider Reviewing ₦54.99trn 2025 Budget in Response to U.S. Tariff Hike
The Federal Government may consider reviewing its proposed ₦54.99 trillion 2025 budget to reduce the possible impact of new U.S. trade tariffs on...