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According to legal sources who spoke to AFP, over thirty people—the most of whom were soldiers—were imprisoned in Benin on Tuesday for allegedly having connections to a failed coup attempt earlier this month. The defendants were put in…

Nine women who were purportedly slain in Monday's shooting incident during a communal confrontation in Lamurde Local Government Area (LGA), Adamawa State, were buried in a mass on Tuesday. Thousands of community members and mourners…

Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations in Nigeria have apparently been restored by the US Air Force. The US Air Force ISR mission is focusing on ISWAP zones of influence in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, on the…

A state of emergency has been declared throughout the region by the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS. Omar Touray, the president of the ECOWAS Commission, made the announcement on Tuesday during the 55th ministerial…

According to retired Major-General Danjuma Ali-Keffi, a massive military campaign against bandits in the North West and North Central areas in 2021 was abruptly stopped by an order from the administration of former President Muhammadu…

Four children were killed in an explosion in Banki town, Bama Local Government Area, triggered by an improvised explosive device (IED), according to Borno State Police. The explosion happened on Friday at approximately 12:40 p.m. behind…

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who represents the Abia South Senatorial District, has responded angrily to the purported departure of Nigerian military in Kebbi State, claiming that this action allowed for the kidnapping of twenty-four…

39 foreign nationals who were allegedly detained in a suspected human trafficking facility in the Mararaba neighborhood of Karu Local Government Area have been freed by the Nasarawa State Police Command. The incident was mentioned in a…

"We need more boots on the ground" is a well-worn expression that recently started to recur in Nigerian public discourse. It's a decisive, almost reassuring remark. It implies motion, determination, and outward action. The idea of more…

The attack on his predecessor, former Anambra State governor Chris Ngige, which killed an innocent woman and maimed a police officer, has angered Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) 2023 presidential contender. Ngige's convoy was attacked…