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TELA Maize’s ‘Success’ Questioned As Research Organisations Behind Glowing Report Revealed To Be Gates-Funded

A wave of praise for genetically modified (GMO) TELA maize is sweeping across Nigerian media, backed by glowing reports of higher yields, greater...

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Burkina Faso Hosts Egypt’s Foreign Minister to Strengthen Fight Against Terrorism with CSS Alliance

Burkina Faso hosts Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty this week as part of Egypt’s commitment to support the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS)...

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ICYMI: Residence of Ghana’s Ambassador to Nigeria Burgled in Nigeria’s Federal Capital

The official residence of Ghana’s Ambassador to Nigeria, located in the high-security Maitama district of Abuja, was burgled in the early hours of...

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Enugu Communities Cry Out as Final-Year Student Is Killed, Pregnant Woman Kidnapped, And Residents Live In Fear

A final-year Accounting student, Sochima Onoh, has been brutally murdered in Enugu State, sparking fear and tension between neighbouring communities already entangled in...

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Nigeria: 27 People Killed in Fresh Attack on Plateau Community

At least 27 farmers, including men, women, and children have been killed in a brutal attack by gunmen in Bindi-Jebbu village, part of...

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Niger Army Destroys Terrorist Base Near Nigerian Border, 15 Militants Neutralised

The Nigerien Armed Forces have successfully destroyed a major terrorist base near its border with Nigeria in a decisive military operation carried out...

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Burkina Faso Raises Over $183 Million in Patriotic Support Fund in First Half of 2025

The government of Burkina Faso has raised over 101.8 billion CFA francs ($183 million) through its Patriotic Support Fund (FSP) between January and...

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DICON Signs Defence Deal with Untraceable Firm for Satellite Laser Systems and Drone Production

On Thursday, July 4, 2024, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Homeland Protectors and Supplies Limited....

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Malian Army Kills 80 Militants in Response to Coordinated Attacks on Military Posts

Mali’s armed forces say they have killed over 80 al-Qaeda-linked militants following a wave of coordinated attacks on military positions in the central...

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Nigeria Bleeds Again as Lakurawa Terror Group Attack Claims 15 Lives in Sokoto Village

At least 15 people have been confirmed dead following a deadly attack by suspected bandits in Kwallajiya village, located in Tangaza Local Government...

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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...