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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...
Faith, Tribe, and the Failure of Unity in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the issue of who you’re begins with where you’re from and whose gods (God) your people worship. Even before your name...
Nigerian Sprinter, Favour Ofili to Switch Allegiance to Turkey After Repeated Nigerian Athletics Federation Failures
Nigerian sprint star Favour Ofili is seeking to transfer her sporting allegiance to Turkey, citing years of negligence and mismanagement by the Athletics...
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...
Obi, Atiku Condemn Tinubu’s Inaction as Bloodshed Spreads Across Nigeria
As Nigeria reels from a fresh wave of violent attacks across multiple states, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former presidential candidate Peter...
Nigeria: Tinubu’s Failure as Commander-in-Chief Forces States and Communities to Negotiate with Bandits Amid Escalating Security Crisis
As insecurity deepens across Nigeria, the federal government under President Bola Tinubu has once again exposed its inability to effectively tackle the persistent...
Nigeria: Gunmen Assassinate Former PDP Chairman and Forest Security Commander in Benue
Gunmen killed Aondoakaa Yaiyol, the former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the LGA, who was also serving as the Commander...
Nigeria: Armed ‘Herders’ Attack Tiv Farming Community in Taraba, Burn 62 Houses, Injure One
Chaos gripped residents of the Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State following a violent attack on Tiv farming communities by armed herders,...
Nigeria’s Foreign Ministry Silent as UAE Blocks Visas, Demands Nigerians Show $60,000 Bank History for Entry
Thousands of Nigerians are reportedly being barred from securing transit or tourist visas to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to an unverified...
Niger Government Takes Full Ownership Of Electricity Company To Improve Electricity Management, Expand Access
Niger‘s government has announced that it is taking full ownership of the Niger Electricity Company (NIGELEC), which handles the country’s electricity production, transmission,...
Niger Seizes Control of French-Operated Somair Uranium Mine from Orano
Niger’s government has announced the nationalisation of Somaïr, a uranium mining venture operated by French nuclear energy company Orano. The announcement was made...
Nigeria’s President Tinubu Freezes Osun LG Funds, Repeating a Move He Once Opposed as Lagos Governor
The Nigerian Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu has reportedly frozen local government (LG) allocations to Osun State for four consecutive months, starting...