Uganda Suspends All Military Cooperation With Turkey Over Refusal to Extradite Government Critic
Uganda’s army has suspended all defence and military cooperation with Turkey with immediate effect, citing unresolved issues between the two countries. The announcement...
37 Miners Died in Minna Cell After Guards Sprayed Unknown Substance, Autopsies Underway
Thirty-seven young men, many of them teenagers, died inside a crowded cell at a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps facility in Minna,...
TikTok Users in Northern Nigeria Turn to VPNs as Access Disruption Enters Fourth Day
TikTok users across several northern Nigerian states, including Kaduna, Kano and Sokoto, have been unable to access the platform normally since Monday, forcing...
El-Rufai’s February Letter to NSA Over Alleged Importation of Deadly Poison From Poland Resurfaces
A letter written by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, in February 2026, demanding clarification over...
Gambian Businesses Struggle Under Prolonged Blackouts as Anger Mounts Ahead of December Election
Gambian businesses are collapsing under the weight of prolonged power cuts that have gripped the West African nation since June, with the crisis...
Burna Boy to Headline Historic NFL Paris Game Halftime Show
Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy has been announced as the headliner for the halftime show at the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Paris,...
Chelle Names Osimhen, Lookman, Ndidi in 24-Man Super Eagles Squad for 2027 AFCON Qualifiers
Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has unveiled a 24-man squad for Nigeria’s opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Madagascar...
Ghana Cuts Fuel Exports to Burkina Faso and Mali to Protect Its Own Supply
Ghana’s state-owned fuel distributor BOST Energies has reduced diesel and gasoline exports to Burkina Faso and Mali since August, prioritising domestic demand as...
‘My Father’s Shadow’ Lands on Netflix September 21 After Historic Festival Run and $1M Box Office
Akinola Davies Jr.’s acclaimed debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, is set to make its global streaming debut on Netflix on September 21, 2026,...
ASUU Strike Threatens to Shut Down Federal Universities as Nigerians Accuse Media of Ignoring the Crisis
The Academic Staff Union of Universities is on the verge of a nationwide strike, with branches in several states already downing tools, yet...
French Troops in Abidjan While Russian Tanks Roll Through Sahel, X User Sparks Fresh Debate on Foreign Influence in West Africa
A social media post by X user De Black Star (@niq_black) has ignited fresh debate over foreign military influence in West Africa, contrasting...
Niger Settles $7.6m Debt With UK Aviation Firm to Save $35m New York Mansion From Seizure
The government of Niger has settled a long-running dispute with Menzies Aviation, a Scottish airport services provider, preventing a $35 million mansion it...