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Zamfara’s Mass Wedding Raises Fresh Alarm About Welfare, Religion, and the Rights of the Girl Child
The Zamfara State Government has once again sponsored a mass wedding programme, this time pairing 200 female orphans and widows in a ceremony...
Tinubu Accused of Quietly Engaging and Negotiating With Terrorists as Hostages Are Freed Without a Single Arrest
In a dramatic turn after a week of mass kidnappings across Nigeria, security agencies announced the safe release of key abductees. Yet heavy...
Tinubu Under Fire as Brigadier General Musa Uba and Soldiers Receive No Ceremony While Gumi, Protected by the State, Advocates Leniency for Terrorists
The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu faces a painful crisis of priorities in Nigeria following the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba...
Burkina Faso Approves Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Russia
Burkina Faso’s Parliament has given the green light to a landmark agreement with Russia aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of civil...
Tinubu’s ‘Revenue Cartel’ Returns as FIRS Appoints Xpress Payments to Collect Federal Taxes Amid Allegations of National Revenue Monopoly
President Bola Tinubu’s government is facing political scrutiny following the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) appointment of a new collecting agent, with allegations...
Assimi Goïta Receives Ministerial Delegation of the Sahel States Confederation
The transitional President of Mali and current President of the Sahel States Confederation (Alliance des États du Sahel, AES), General Assimi Goïta, on...
Bandits Demand ₦3.8 Billion for Abducted Kwara Worshippers — Is the Nigerian Government Quietly Negotiating With Terrorists?
Kwara State is reeling after armed men stormed a Christ Apostolic Church in the quiet community of Eruku, killing several people and abducting...
Russia Steps In to Support Mali Amid Nationwide Fuel Shortages
Russia has begun providing direct support to Mali as the country struggles with fuel shortages that have disrupted transport, power supply and economic...
Niger Suspends More Than 320 NGOs in Niamey Over Financial Reporting Violations
Authorities in Niger have suspended the activities of more than 320 non-governmental organisations and development associations operating in the capital, Niamey. The decision...
Senegal Moves to Clear Backlog of Over 2,400 Malian Containers at Dakar Port
Senegalese authorities have announced steps to resolve a major logistical bottleneck after more than 2,400 containers belonging to Malian operators became stranded at...
Another School Attack in Niger State as Terrorists Kidnap Students and Staff, Days After Kebbi Abductions
In the early hours of Friday morning, terrorists invaded St. Mary’s Private Catholic Secondary School in Papiri, located in Agwara Local Government Area...
Côte d’Ivoire Faces Early Cocoa Season Slowdown
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer, is facing a worrying start to the 2025/26 season. In October, cocoa grinding dropped by 25.4...