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Nigeria pushing anti-jihadist collaboration with Benin, Niger: defence minister

Abuja – Nigeria is working to increase military cooperation with Benin and Niger as jihadists from the Sahel encroach... Read more

3 Jul

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Gunmen kill at least 15 in central Nigeria: local sources

Jos Plateau – Gunmen Wednesday killed at least 15 people and injured several others, according to a security report... Read more

2 Jul

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37 students missing in Nigeria after jihadist kidnapping: local authorities

Maiduguri – Thirty-seven students were missing after jihadists raided their school where they were writing final exams on Monday,... Read more

1 Jul

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W.African deportees sue over US ‘third-country’ expulsions to Ghana

Abuja – Lawyers filed a suit against Ghana at Africa’s top human rights court on behalf of deportees sent... Read more

30 Jun

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German court jails 12 members of Nigerian ‘love scam’ network

Berlin – A German court jailed 12 members of a Nigerian organised crime ring on Thursday for their part... Read more

26 Jun

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Wole Soyinka university theatre: a talent factory for Nigeria and beyond

Ibadan – The actors, seasoned veterans as well as young amateurs, go through their lines and movements one last... Read more

26 Jun

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‘New rules’: life in world epicentre of jihadist terror

Abidjan – The epicentre of global jihadism is today firmly planted in Africa’s Sahel, where extremists are steadily expanding... Read more

24 Jun

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Suspected jihadists kill 11 farmers in NE Nigeria: militia

Kano – Suspected jihadists killed 11 farmers in two separate attacks in northeastern Nigeria this weekend, anti-jihadist militia fighters... Read more

22 Jun

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Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists attack Niger airport, 11 soldiers killed

Abidjan – A group linked to Al-Qaeda claimed Thursday’s attack on the airport of Niger’s capital, Niamey that killed... Read more

19 Jun

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Nigeria clamps down on misinformation after school kidnapping

Lagos – Nigerian authorities have arrested at least eight people in recent weeks for spreading false information on social... Read more

17 Jun