M. Durosinmi is a West Africa Weekly investigative reporter covering Politics, Human Rights, Health, and Security in West Africa and the Sahel Region
845 Articles26 CommentsZamfara State government has issued a directive that all state officials, including heads of agencies and public office holders, must get Ministry of...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 20, 2024The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been accused of delaying the combat allowance of personnel deployed to Zamfara State on operation for eight...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 19, 2024The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn the police officers attached as security details to the embattled former governor of...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 19, 2024Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has expelled three French diplomats for alleged subversive activities, according to reports by Reuters on Thursday, stating...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 18, 2024The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) for commercial banks from 65% to 50% as a means to...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 17, 2024A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday threatened to adjourn the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 17, 2024The U.S. has announced fresh sanctions to be imposed on Iran’s missile and drone program after the country’s retaliatory attack on Israel over...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 17, 2024The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, in its bid to reduce civilian casualties in one of the longest-running conflicts in Nigeria,...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 16, 2024The United States has introduced a trade bill to compete with the BRICS alliance in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Bill, African Growth and Opportunity...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 15, 2024Africa’s most prosperous oil-producing country, Nigeria, has been thrown into yet another darkness as its national grid collapsed overnight, leading to another failure...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 15, 2024The United States National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, has reacted to the increasing number of oil-rich countries, including Middle Eastern countries, positioning to...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 15, 2024The United States Secretary, Anthony J. Blinken has released a statement of condemnation over Iran’s attack on Israel. In full, the press release...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 14, 2024