Ugandan President Museveni To Seek Seventh Term as He Nears 81, Extending Rule Since 1986
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who will turn 81 in September, is set to seek a seventh term in office in presidential elections scheduled...
Nigeria: Leaked DSS Memo Warned of Attacks Weeks Before Benue Killings, Cited Cow Seizure as Trigger
A leaked memo from the Department of State Services (DSS) has revealed that Nigeria’s intelligence agency had warned of planned attacks on several...
Malian President Assimi Goïta Visits Russia to Hold Discussions on Bamako–Moscow Relations
Malian President and Head of the Transition, Army General Assimi Goïta, has arrived in Moscow on Sunday for an official multi-day visit to...
Burkina Faso Forces Repel Terrorist Attacks in Bissiga and Diapaga
Burkina Faso’s defence forces have defeated armed extremist groups operating in the eastern regions of the country. A successful counter-operation was marked by...
Reactions as U.S. Embassy in Mali Demands Social Media Disclosure for Visa Applicants
The United States Embassy in Mali has issued a new directive, sparking reactions from Malian applicants. Recall that the U.S recently rolled out...
Nigerian Sprinter, Favour Ofili to Switch Allegiance to Turkey After Repeated Nigerian Athletics Federation Failures
Nigerian sprint star Favour Ofili is seeking to transfer her sporting allegiance to Turkey, citing years of negligence and mismanagement by the Athletics...
Nigeria: Gunmen Assassinate Former PDP Chairman and Forest Security Commander in Benue
Gunmen killed Aondoakaa Yaiyol, the former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the LGA, who was also serving as the Commander...
Nigeria: Armed ‘Herders’ Attack Tiv Farming Community in Taraba, Burn 62 Houses, Injure One
Chaos gripped residents of the Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State following a violent attack on Tiv farming communities by armed herders,...
Nigeria’s President Tinubu Freezes Osun LG Funds, Repeating a Move He Once Opposed as Lagos Governor
The Nigerian Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu has reportedly frozen local government (LG) allocations to Osun State for four consecutive months, starting...
Gunmen Storm Oko Polytechnic Area — Students Shot Dead, Others Kidnapped
On Thursday evening, unknown gunmen launched a deadly assault around the Total petrol station near Federal Polytechnic Oko in Anambra State. About four...
Nigeria: IDPs Protest in Makurdi Over Hunger, Neglect, and Diversion of Relief Materials After Tinubu’s ‘Commiserate’ Visit to Benue — Woman Faints, Children Starve
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Yelwata crisis in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State took to the streets of Makurdi on...
Nigeria: Sokoto Govt Says It’s Ready to Dialogue with Armed Groups, Bandits to Curb Insecurity
The Sokoto State Government is committed to restoring peace and security by announcing its readiness to engage in dialogue with armed groups willing...