Nigeria police, vigilantes, hunters engage armed kidnappers in gun duel in Kwara State, secure the release of 20 abducted travellers
For more than a decade, civilians in Nigeria have faced multiple security threats and risk of atrocities as result of attacks, kidnappings and extortion by various non-state armed groups Olayomi…
From Russia to Malta: How Matrix Energy – owned by Tinubu’s economic council member – imports dirty petrol to Nigeria
Leaked documents and extensive interviews with sources have unveiled how Africa’s biggest oil-producing country has been importing substandard petroleum products from Malta, a country with no known oil refineries. The…
Gunmen kidnap 20 medical students in Nigeria’s Benue State, demand ₦50 million; police chief orders ‘rescue operation’
For more than a decade, civilians in Nigeria have faced multiple security threats and risk of atrocities as result of attacks, kidnappings and extortion by various non-state armed groups Morakinyo…
Terrorists locally dubbed as bandits in Nigeria raid community in Zamfara State, kidnap at least 10 residents
A patient receiving medical treatment was among the abducted victims Olayomi Koiki ZAMFARA, Nigeria – At least ten people have been taken hostage by terrorists in an attack on Matusgi…
Kosovo man braves wildfires on motorbike to deliver water to firefighters
Reuters PREVALLE, Kosovo – As firefighters in southern Kosovo prayed for rain in their battle against wildfires in the Sharr Mountains National Park, a young man on a motor-bike approached…
Protests escalate in India over gruesome rape of doctor
Reuters KOLKATA, India – Holding candles, hundreds of thousands of women marched through the night in cities across India, to protest the brutal rape and murder of a young female…
Nigeria rejects Paris court order that empowers Chinese company to take over the African country’s presidential jets
Bella Ifasola The Nigerian government on Thursday said the efforts by a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, to take over some jets on Nigeria’s Presidential Air Fleet…
Bangladesh mob, vowing to ‘guard revolution’, beats ex-PM’s supporters
AFP Mobs vowing to guard Bangladesh’s student-led revolution roamed the site of a planned rally for ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, beating up some of her suspected supporters with…
Hamas says guard who killed Israeli hostage acted ‘in revenge’ against group’s instructions
Reuters A Hamas guard who killed an Israeli hostage on Monday acted ‘in revenge’ against instructions after he got news that his two children had been killed in an Israeli…
NIGERIA: Half of poultry farms in Oyo state have shutdown, says association’s chairman
Matthew Onocheta Ibadan – The Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Oyo State chapter, Omidokun Oyekunle, has revealed that nearly half of the poultry farmers in the state…