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Côte d’Ivoire Arrests, Extradites Beninese Journalist to Cotonou
A Beninese journalist, Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, known for his criticism of President Patrice Talon’s government, has been arrested in Côte d’Ivoire, forcibly extradited...
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...
When Death No Longer Shocks: Nigeria’s Growing Numbness to Tragedy
Another week, another body count. 207 dead in Mokwa floods in Niger state. Over 60 killed in stampedes while scrambling for palliative. Dozens...
Nigeria: From Critic to Commander-in-Chief, Tinubu’s 2 Years in Office Contrasts His Fiery Past Tweets on Insecurity
In the years before his presidency, Bola Tinubu was vocal about the threat of Boko Haram and the failure of the Nigerian government...
Breaking: Lawyer Inibehe Effiong Secures Freedom of Quadri Yusuf Alabi Who Stood Before Obi’s Convoy After Months in Kirikiri
A Lagos magistrate court has released 17-year-old Quadri Yusuf Alabi months after he was wrongly detained for armed robbery. Alabi became popular in...
Algeria Orders French Diplomats to Leave Within 48 Hours After Arrest of Three Algerian Nationals in Paris
Algeria has ordered 12 French embassy officials to leave the country within 48 hours. France’s Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, confirmed the expulsion on...
Teenager Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff Still on Trial for Criticising Sokoto Governor on TikTok
Five months after 18-year-old Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff was arrested for expressing her disapproval of Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s handling of insecurity, her...
Boy Who Stood Before Peter Obi’s Convoy Remains in Kirikiri Prison for Refusing to ‘Settle’ Area Boys
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi have called for justice for Yusuf Alabi Quadri, a young...
Non-state Militia Attacks Worsen in Benue and Neighbouring Eha-Amufu, Enugu; Residents Condemn Government Silence
Herdsmen attacks and insecurity are worsening in Benue and neighbouring Enugu State, leaving communities devastated and residents displaced. In response, thousands of enraged...
Protests Erupt in Adamawa Over Death Sentence of Sunday Jackson, Farmer Who Killed Herder in Self Defence After an Attack on His Farm
Protests have begun in Numan, Adamawa State, following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the death sentence of Sunday Jackson, a local farmer...
UNILORIN Graduate Rhoda Odeyale, Others Kidnapped En Route NYSC Camp in Port Harcourt
A graduate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), identified as Rhoda Odeyale, was kidnapped while travelling to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)...
Boko Haram Attacks Two Chibok Communities, Burns Churches, Houses, Steals Food and Livestock
Communities in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State were thrown into chaos as terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State West Africa Province...