Security
Imprisoned Militants Escape From Niger’s High-security Prison
A large-scale mutiny occurred on Thursday at Koutoukalé high-security prison in Niger, allowing most of the militant inmates to escape. Prisoners overpowered security...
Liberia Condemns Attacks Of Its Ships By Yemen Houthi Rebels On Red Sea
Liberia has condemned attacks on its ships in the Red Sea by Yemeni Houthi rebels. During his speech at the 132nd session of...
Negotiations For Gaza Truce To Resume In Doha with Egypt, U.S. And Israel Spy Chiefs In Attendance
Ceasefire negotiations for the Gaza conflict will resume in Doha on Wednesday. Key intelligence chiefs from Egypt, the United States, and Israel will...
UN Peacekeepers Pause Withdrawal from Congo, No Timeline For Next Phase
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended its withdrawal, with no timeline for the next phase after...
ECOWAS Appoints President Faye To Mediate With Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Leaders
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed the Senegalese President, Basirou Diomaye Faye as the mediator between ECOWAS and the...
NUJ Condemns Abduction of Two Nigerian Journalists, Others in Kaduna
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the kidnapping of two of its members and their families by gunmen, as police assure...
Lagos: Police Foils Kidnap Attempt, Kill Nine Kidnappers in Ladipo
Lagos State Police Command thwarted a kidnapping attempt in the Ladipo area, resulting in the killing of nine kidnappers. The incident was reported to...
NCS Intercepts Arms, Illicit Drug-Filled Containers Worth N13.9bn Without Naming Owner
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said its operatives intercepted nine containers carrying arms, ammunition, illicit drugs, and thrift clothes worth N13.9 billion. Adewale...
Gunmen Kidnap 20 Travellers on Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped 20 travellers along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway yesterday around 9 p.m. The assailants ambushed the travellers between the Sagamu Area...
Insecurity: Death Toll Rises In Borno Female Suicide Bombing
The death toll of the bomb that went off yesterday in Gwoza, Borno State, has increased to 18, leaving 42 others “seriously injured.”...
Suicide Bombers Attack Wedding and Funeral in Borno, Eight Dead, Many Injured
According to reports, tragedy struck in Gwoza town, Borno, earlier today when two suicide bombers detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at a wedding...
UN Allocates N16.8bn To Address Food Insecurity In Northeast Nigeria
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated $11 million (16.8 billion) to address Nigeria’s northeast’s increasingly worsening Nigeria’s crisis. This was...