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Nigeria: Unknown Gunmen Abduct 18 Passengers in Southwest Oyo State
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped eighteen passengers who were travelling along the Eruwa/Igbo-Ora road, in the Ibarapa area of Nigeria’s southwestern Oyo state. Information around the kidnap remains sketchy but the
Nigeria’s ‘Shortsighted’ Ruling Class Deliberately Pauperise Citizens to Sell Votes For N500 – Femi Falana
A foremost human rights activist and senior lawyer, Femi Falana has said a very backward and shortsighted ruling class in Nigeria deliberately ensures that citizens are pauperised and dehumanised in a way that compels them
Former President Zuma’s Lawyers Withdraw Ahead of Trial
Jacob Zuma lawyers have filed a notice of withdrawal from representing the former South African President The lawyers have not given reasons for doing so. The notice filed on Wednesday follows last
Nigeria: Gunmen on Motorbikes Kill Dozens in Northwest Zamfara
Reports suggest motorbike-riding gunmen have killed dozens of people and burnt down a number of homes in a series of raids targeting remote villages in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state. The
‘A Tigrayan Womb Should Never Give Birth’: Harrowing Accounts of Rape in Ethiopia Conflict
Displaced people from Ethiopia’s western Tigray region report cases of rape, looting and extrajudicial killings allegedly perpetrated by Amhara forces. The months-long conflict has forced more than 1.7 million people
Nigeria: Outrage as Police Deploy 144 Personnel to Tackle Insecurity in Somalia
Nigerian security analysts on Wednesday expressed outrage over the news of the deployment of 144 personnel of the Nigeria Police in Somalia under an African Union (AU) peace keeping mission,
Nigerian Military Allays Fears over Uncertainty in Chad
Nigeria’s military Wednesday dismissed concerns that the death of the President of Chad, Idriss Deby, may escalate the insurgency war in the northeast region of the country. Deby, who was
Nigeria: Restructuring will Silence Separatists’ Agitations, Says Afenifere Leader Adebanjo
The leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Wednesday renewed his call for the restructuring of Nigeria, saying it will take the wind out of the
Nigeria’s Senate Grants President Buhari’s Request, Approves Fresh $1.5bn, €995m Loans
Nigeria’s Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request of 1.5 billion US Dollars and 995 million Euros (about 1 trillion Nigerian Naira) in external loans. President Buhari got the approval
Nigeria: Anambra Governor Obiano Confirms Arrest of Nine Soludo Attackers
Governor of Nigeria’s southeastern Anambra state, Willie Obiano says nine suspects have been arrested over the attack on a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo. Mr
