Nigerian soldier arrested with 485 rounds of ammunition concealed in cartons of dry fish in Borno State
Ayomidele Oluwasusi BORNO, Nigeria – A Nigerian soldier, Sergeant Saad Adamu with service number 05NA/56/385 has been arrested over alleged possession of illegal ammunition in Borno State. Adamu was reportedly…
Gunmen attack Nigeria police checkpoint in Enugu, kill four cops, set patrol vehicle alight
Opeyemi Olamilekan ENUGU, Nigeria – At least four officers of the Nigeria Police Force have been killed by gunmen who attacked popular Four Corner Junction, Ozalla, in Nkanu West LGA…
Terrorists ambush Nigerian army personnel in Sokoto, kill four soldiers
Olayomi Koiki ABUJA, Nigeria – Four Nigerian military personnel lost their lives when troops of Operation Hadarin Daji were ambushed by terrorists at the general area of Bachaka Kurya Forest…
Terrorists – locally dubbed as bandits in Nigeria kill Katsina governor’s aide, wife, one other, kidnap at least 29
Bella Ifasola KATSINA, Nigeria – Terrorists – locally dubbed as bandits in Nigeria have reportedly killed one Salisu Ango, the liaison officer to Governor Umar Dikko Radda of Katsina State.…
Kenya government plans to reinstate some taxes to raise $1.2 billion
Morakinyo Akinosun NAIROBI – The Kenyan government plans to raise about $1.2 billion by reinstating some unpopular taxes contained in a finance bill that was scrapped in the face of…
Nigeria police summon labour president over alleged terrorism financing
The labour leader could not be reached for comment. Martin Owoseni Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has summoned Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), for…
Nigeria’s Tinubu heads for France in newly acquired aircraft
Bloomberg Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu traveled to France on Monday for a “work stay” on a newly acquired private jet, sparking criticism as the West African nation endures a cost-of-living…
Nigerian university lecturers’ union ASUU to go on strike after 21 days
Matthew Onocheta Ibadan – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has informed the Federal Government of Nigeria of its plans to embark on a nationwide strike by placing the…
Terrorists – locally dubbed as bandits in Nigeria reportedly attack communities in Katsina, kill at least two residents, abduct several others
Olayomi koiki KATSINA – Terrorists – locally dubbed as bandits on Sunday evening reportedly killed at least two people identified as Tajoddeen and Aminu in Runka town in Safana Local…
India’s soccer rivals unite to protest over Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder
Reuters Supporters of Indian soccer clubs East Bengal and Mohun Bagan put their bitter rivalry aside and united in protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at…