The United Kingdom (UK), yesterday, joined the United States of America (USA), France and Germany in condemning the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the military junta in Niger Republic, calling for his immediate release. In a statement by Atinuke Read more…
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The UN is concerned about the shelling and drone attacks on Russian civilians, which contravenes international law, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Thursday. Ukraine has ramped up artillery attacks on the Russian regions of Donetsk, Kursk and Read more…
A former prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nkereuwem Anana, has filed a fundamental right enforcement suit against the Director-General of the Department of State Security (DSS), over alleged unlawful and continuous detention of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, Read more…
Men of the Nigerian Army have reportedly foiled an attack on the Forward Operating Base by the Indigenous People of Biafra fighters in Imo State. The Army said the IPOB fighters who attempted the attack on its base were met Read more…
Algeria and Egypt have moved against military intervention in the Niger Republic, insisting that dialogue remains the best option out of the current political crisis in the country. Recall that West African leaders had, in the aftermath of the coup Read more…
The Wagner Group chief was traveling on board a private jet that crashed in Russia with no survivors Russian authorities have confirmed that a private jet with Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin listed as a passenger crashed between Moscow and Read more…
The African Union, AU, yesterday asked its commission to compile a list of members of the military junta and their supporters in the Niger Republic for targeted sanctions and “application of individual punitive measures.’’ This will be in addition to Read more…
Another Chibok schoolgirl has regained freedom from Boko Haram captivity nine years after the mass abduction by the terror group at a boarding school in northeast Borno State. Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai Joint Task Force Northeast, Maj. Gen. Gold Chibuisi, Read more…
The Wagner private military company is continuing to recruit and is working hard “to make Russia even greater,” the head of the group, Evgeny Prigozhin, has said in a new video address. He added that Wagner is also seeking to help Africa Read more…
Russian air defenses shot down multiple drones over the southwestern Belgorod Region on Saturday, according to local authorities and the country’s military. The Defense Ministry has confirmed the destruction of three unmanned aerial aircraft in the area, blaming on Kiev Read more…
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has rejected the three-year transition plan proposed by Niger Republic’s military junta. It will be recalled that the coup leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, had at a meeting with ECOWAS delegation, led by Read more…