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ECOWAS Celebrates 50th Anniversary Amid Sahel States Tensions

On May 28, 1975, fifteen West African nations signed the Lagos Treaty, establishing the Economic ...

  • 28 May 2025
  • Feature
Zelensky

Zelensky Confirms Deal to Free Ukrainian POWs from Russia

Ukraine is intensifying efforts to secure the release of 1,000 citizens held in Russian captivity ...

  • 23 May 2025
  • Politics
Police

Nigeria Police Ban Livestock Rearing in Abuja Barracks

The Nigeria Police Force has issued a directive prohibiting the rearing of livestock within the ...

  • 23 May 2025
  • Nigeria
Meeting

Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Resume in Istanbul Amid Ceasefire

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Friday, May 16, 2025, for the first ...

  • 17 May 2025
  • Security

Al-Qaeda Affiliate JNIM Claims 200 Soldiers Killed in Attack

An Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for a devastating ...

  • 16 May 2025
  • Africa
Former Boko Haram Members De-radicalised

Yobe State to Reintegrate 390 Ex-Boko Haram Members After De-Radicalisation Programme

The Yobe State Government has announced its readiness to reintegrate 390 former Boko Haram members ...

  • 11 April 2025
  • Nigeria
Bauchi State

Man Arrested for Sexual Assault of Minor Daughter in Bauchi

Police detain father accused of impregnating 17-year-old biological daughter. The Bauchi State Police Command has ...

  • 11 April 2025
  • Nigeria
Uganda’s Military Withdraws from DRC

Donald Trump Orders Immediate Withdrawal of Uganda’s Military from DR Congo

United States President Donald Trump has directed the Uganda’s military to withdraw immediately from the ...

  • 10 April 2025
  • Africa
Herdsmen

Suspected Herdsmen Kill Two Farmers in Fresh Benue Attack

Suspected herdsmen have killed two farmers in separate attacks in Gwer West Local Government Area ...

  • 10 April 2025
  • Nigeria
Ebonyi land dispute claims six lives

Ebonyi Land Dispute: Six Killed in Renewed Clash Between Amasiri and Okporojo Communities

At least six people have been confirmed dead following a violent resurgence of a longstanding ...

  • 10 April 2025
  • Nigeria
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