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Calls Grow for Probe into Allegations of USAID Funding Boko Haram

Nigerian lawmakers urge a probe into allegations that USAID may have indirectly funded Boko Haram. ...
  • 17 February 2025
  • Nigeria
Refugee repatriation

Nigeria, UNHCR Plan Repatriation of 400,000 Refugees Amid Rising Concerns

Nigeria and UNHCR are reviewing plans to repatriate 400,000 refugees from Chad, Niger, and Cameroon. ...
  • 16 February 2025
  • Nigeria
USAID funding

US Congressman Alleges USAID Funded Boko Haram, ISIS Under Obama and Biden

US Congressman Scott Perry claims USAID funded Boko Haram and ISIS under Obama and Biden, ...
  • 14 February 2025
  • Nigeria
Smuggled arms

Nigerian Customs Seizes Massive Cache of Smuggled Arms in Lagos

Nigerian Customs intercepts a massive cache of smuggled arms in Lagos, handing them over to ...
  • 13 February 2025
  • Nigeria

Malawi Orders Troop Withdrawal from DR Congo After Fatal Attack

Malawi orders troop withdrawal from DR Congo after three soldiers were killed, signaling a shift ...
  • 7 February 2025
  • Africa

Kidnapped Anambra Lawmaker Found Dead Near Niger Bridge

Anambra lawmaker Azuka Nwosu, who was kidnapped earlier this week, has been found dead near ...
  • 6 February 2025
  • Nigeria

Clashes in DR Congo Escalate as Death Toll Surpasses 900 Amid Ceasefire Talks

Violence in DR Congo intensifies as M23 rebels clash with government forces, pushing the death ...
  • 5 February 2025
  • Africa
Lake Chad

Tinubu, AU, and AfDB Rally Support for Security and Stability in Lake Chad Region

President Tinubu, AU, and AfDB reaffirm their commitment to counterterrorism and economic stability in the ...
  • 31 January 2025
  • Africa
Lagos lawmakers

DSS Arrests Lagos Lawmakers Amid Assembly Crisis Over Speaker’s Removal

The DSS has arrested two Lagos lawmakers over the crisis surrounding the removal of former ...
  • 31 January 2025
  • Nigeria

BDC Operator Links Former Power Minister Mamman to N33.8bn Fraud

BDC operator testifies in court, linking former Power Minister Saleh Mamman to ₦33.8bn fraud. Over ...
  • 23 January 2025
  • Nigeria
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