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Despite Increased Budget on Security, Data from NHRC Shows Alarming Rate of Killings and Kidnappings
Despite an increase in the national budget allocated to security, recent data from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) reveals a significant rise...
Bandits Kidnap Over 50 Farmers in Zamfara Villages
More than 50 people were abducted on Wednesday by armed bandits in the villages of Wanke and Gurusu, located in the Gusau and...
Côte d’Ivoire Bans Student Unions Following Reports of Violence and Killings
Côte d’Ivoire’s government has banned all student unions following the deaths of two students, Khalifa Diomandé and Zigui Mars Aubin Déagoué, and the...
Kenya’s Senate Set to Debate Impeachment of Deputy President Gachagua
Kenya’s Senate is set to debate the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua next week, says Amason Jeffah Kingi, the Senate Speaker. According...
Kenya’s Deputy President Gachagua Faces Impeachment Amid Corruption Allegations and Political Tensions
Kenya’s Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is facing an impeachment vote on Tuesday, as lawmakers accused him of corruption, undermining the government, and engaging...
JUST IN: Isaac Bristol Regains Freedom After Meeting Bail Conditions
Isaac Bristol, whom the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) alleged to be behind anonymous whistleblower @PIDOMNIGERIA on X, has regained freedom, having met the...
JUST IN: Court Grants Isaac Bristol N5M Bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Isaac Bristol a N5 million bail with one surety in like sum. In a ruling...
Sweden to Offer Immigrants $34,000 to Return Home
Sweden has announced it will increase grants to $34,000 for immigrants who will return to their home countries. Starting in 2026, those who...
PDP Suspends Dino Melaye Over Anti-party Activities, Alleged Misconduct
The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended former Senator Dino Melaye. Melaye was suspended by the party’s executive...
Seven Security Personnel Killed in Bandits’ Ambush on Zamfara Highway
On Thursday, three soldiers of the Nigerian Army and four personnel of the Nigeria Police Force were killed while repelling an attack by...
Armed Bandits Block Gusau-Funtua Highway in Zamfara, Kidnap Several Travellers
Armed bandits, in the early hours of Thursday, launched a deadly attack along the Gusau-Funtua highway, abducting an unspecified number of travellers, authorities...
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...