Security
Kenya Declares Three Days of Mourning After School Fire Claims At Least 17 Lives
Kenya has declared three days of mourning after a fire at Hillside Endarasha Primary School killed at least 17 pupils. The fire broke...
Burkina Faso Expands Digital Criminal Record Issuance To All Jurisdictions Nationwide
The Burkina Faso government has extended the issuance of digital criminal records, known as “e-criminal records,” to all jurisdictions in the country. The...
Mali’s Goïta Condemns Neocolonialism and Terrorism at China-Africa Forum
Mali’s transitional President, Colonel Assimi Goïta, gave a forceful speech at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), denouncing neocolonialism and highlighting the persistent...
Police Officer Shoots Kwara Poly Final Year Student Dead Over Refusal To Give Bribe
A police officer shot and killed Ishola Abdulqoyum, a student at Kwara State Polytechnic, along Panat Road in Kwara State. The incident reportedly...
Uganda: Museveni’s Opposition Bobi Wine Hit By Teargas Canister During Clash With Police
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was hit in the leg with a tear gas canister during a clash with police near Kampala, leaving...
Alleged Killer of Christiannah Idowu, Now in Police Custody
Ayomide Adeleye, a 23-year-old suspected killer of Christiannah Idowu, has been handed over to the Lagos State Police Command by officers of the...
Tinubu’s Govt Preoccupied with Stifling Dissent, Imposing Death Sentences on Protesters — Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku has condemned the worsening security situation in Nigeria, pointing out that the unrest has even spread to the South...
Yobe State Buries 34 Victims Killed by Boko Haram
The Yobe State government, led by Deputy Governor Idi Barde-Gubana, has held funeral prayers for 34 people who were killed in an attack...
Military Evacuates 37 Bodies After Boko Haram Attack In Yobe
The military has removed the bodies of 37 villagers killed by Boko Haram in Mafa, a town in Yobe State’s Tarmuwa Local Government...
Kidnappers Demand N30 Million Ransom for 3 Victims in Ekiti
Kidnappers who took three residents of Emure Ekiti over the weekend have contacted the victims’ families, demanding a N30 million ransom for their...
Abductors Kill Girl on Her Father’s Farm After Taking Ransom in Ogun
An 18-year-old girl was brutally killed by kidnappers on her father’s farm in Obasa, Mile 6, along Ajebo Road, Abeokuta, Ogun State, after...
Mali Signs Military Equipment Acquisition Deal With Chinese Defense Contractor Amid Western-led Criticism
Mali’s government has signed a military equipment acquisition deal with Chinese defence contractor, Norinco Group. This was disclosed on Monday, September 2, 2024,...