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Wole Soyinka’s Campus Roots to Street Carnage: The Deadly Evolution of Cultism in Nigeria

In neighbourhoods across Nigeria, from urban Lagos to smaller towns in Rivers, Edo, Delta, and Ogun States, the streets have become silent battlegrounds,...

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Top ISIS Commander, Abrahim Boubacar, Surrenders to Malian Army Shortly After Fellow Leader Was Killed

A senior commander of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), Abrahim Boubacar, also known as “Oubel” or “Houbbel”, has surrendered to...

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Niger Counter-Terrorism: Four Suspects Captured in Tanda, Including Alleged Militant Leader

A high-risk counter-terrorism operation conducted on June 25 in the village of Alabarkaize, located in the rural community of Tanda, has resulted in...

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‘Tinubu’ Now Christened on Airports, Barracks, and Possibly Mass Graves

In a country where hunger kills faster than bullets and terrorism has become a national pastime, there’s at least one thing moving at...

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Military Bases Attacked in Niger, Kaduna States as Tinubu’s Government Struggles to Contain Insecurity in Nigeria

In a devastating blow to Nigeria’s already broken security architecture, armed bandits on Tuesday, June 24, launched coordinated attacks on military bases in...

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Ghanaian Police Arrest 5 Nigerians,1 Ghanaian in Kumasi Over Serial Bank Customer Robberies

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has apprehended five Nigerian nationals and one Ghanaian for their alleged involvement in a string of coordinated attacks...

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Nigeria: Soldiers, Security Guards, Civilians Killed in Multiple Bandit Attacks in Zamfara

A series of attacks in Zamfara State has left many dead, including Nigerian military personnel, local guards, and residents. Sources confirmed to SaharaReporters...

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Nigeria: Leaked DSS Memo Warned of Attacks Weeks Before Benue Killings, Cited Cow Seizure as Trigger

A leaked memo from the Department of State Services (DSS) has revealed that Nigeria’s intelligence agency had warned of planned attacks on several...

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Iran Fires Missiles at US Air Base in Qatar in Retaliation for Air Strikes on Nuclear Sites

Iran has fired missiles at the United States’ Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on its nuclear sites...

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U.S. Embassy Warns Citizens to Avoid Military Sites, Govt. Venues in Abuja

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued a security alert, warning American citizens to avoid non-essential visits to military and government facilities...

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Burkina Faso Forces Repel Terrorist Attacks in Bissiga and Diapaga

Burkina Faso’s defence forces have defeated armed extremist groups operating in the eastern regions of the country.  A successful counter-operation was marked by...

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How Many More Nigerians Must Die Before Tinubu’s Government Is Held to Account?

Nigeria’s death toll this week reads like a horror script: two students gunned down and two more abducted near the Federal Polytechnic in...