A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced 37-year-old Zakaria Garba to death by hanging for his role in the 2014 Nyanya Motor Park bombing, bringing a legal close to one of the capital city’s deadliest acts of terror.
Nigeria’s leading Islamic body has strongly cautioned citizens, public commentators, and the media against linking acts of terrorism and banditry to specific religions or ethnicities, warning that such profiling actively breaks down national unity and hampers intelligence efforts.
Nigerian military forces have secured a major breakthrough in the northeastern counter-insurgency campaign following the death of a senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) leader and the strategic surrender of two high-ranking commanders in Borno State.
One person was killed on Tuesday as violent protests erupted in central Kenya over the construction of a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility. The center, located at the Laikipia Air Base, is designed to isolate American citizens arriving from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a severe Ebola outbreak persists.
cleric heavily criticized previous localized peace pacts, specifically pointing to failed initiatives in Katsina State where authorities handed financial payouts to armed groups without dismantling the underlying socio-economic drivers of the rebellion.
In a direct federal response to the recent wave of violent abductions rocking the South-West, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has ordered the immediate deployment of specialized ground troops and high-tech aerial surveillance assets to Oyo State.
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, have apprehended a 24-year-old man in connection with a sophisticated online car purchase scam totaling over N3 million.
The Edo State Commandant of the corps, Mr. Saidi Akintayo, paraded the suspect during a press briefing in Benin City on Monday.
High-profile Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has announced that his newly formed security outfit is ready for deployment across the South-West region, pending final clearance from the Federal Government. Sunday Igboho Awaits Federal Approval to Flush Criminals from South-West Forests
Gunmen Burn Kwara Palace, Abduct 10 in Brazen Midnight Assault, A fresh wave of violent terror has struck Kwara State, leaving a traditional palace in ruins and ten people abducted, just 48 hours after a fatal raid on a local prayer ground.
A growing number of young Africans seeking jobs abroad are reportedly being tricked into joining Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after being promised civilian employment opportunities, according to investigations and testimonies from victims and families across the continent.
TRIPOLI — Authorities in Libya have launched an urgent maritime operation to remove a damaged Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker that drifted dangerously close to its western coastline, raising fears of a potential environmental catastrophe in the Mediterranean Sea.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to face a high-pressure session in Parliament as political tensions rise both domestically and internationally over the ongoing war involving Iran.
The war involving Iran, Israel, and the United States entered a more volatile phase on Wednesday as Tehran launched a fresh wave of missile attacks while preparing state funerals for one of its most powerful security figures.
As the conflict between Iran, United States, and Israel intensifies, Tehran has indicated that its long-standing position on nuclear weapons is unlikely to shift significantly — even as it calls for a new regional framework governing one of the world’s most critical النفط shipping routes.
Tensions in the Middle East have sharply escalated after missiles were intercepted over Dubai, following fresh threats from Iran to avenge the killing of a top security official in an Israeli airstrike.
