The Chadian President, Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, according to reports by the BBC. According to the BBC, Deby’s death came shortly after provisional election results which projected he would win a sixth term in office, with 80% of the vote. The…
The Federal Government has appointed Prof. Gray Ejikeme as acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Plateau state. This was announced in a statement on Tuesday by Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the university. The statement said until his appointment Ejikeme was Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration of the institution. The statement…
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has lamented the killing of 134 people by rampaging armed invaders within five days in separate attacks on villages in Otukpo, Apa and Guma Local Government Areas of the state. It was gathered that the death toll of Wednesday’s attack on Umogidi village in Otukpo LGA rose to 52 from…
https://youtu.be/QCQddd4S-Ac This documentary traces how extremist and separatist movements—from ISIS and Al-Shabaab to Boko Haram and IPOB/Amba activists—leveraged Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram to recruit, fundraise, intimidate, and broadcast. It explores Nigeria, Cameroon and the wider Horn/Sahel, and the ripple effects felt in London, New York, Nairobi and beyond. We examine the cat-and-mouse game…
Thirteen worshippers have been killed by bandits inside a mosque in Unguwan Mantau community, Malumfashi LGA of Katsina state. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning as worshippers observed Fajr prayer. The Katsina state commissioner for internal security and home affairs, Nasir Mu’azu, confirmed the killings in a statement issued in Katsina on Tuesday. He said…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday disclosed that the air component of operation Hadarin Daji has killed 30 terrorists in an airstrike in Zamfara. The Director of Media Operations, Brig. Gen. Musa Danmadami said in a statement in Abuja that the operation was carried out on October 14 following an intelligence report about the terrorists’…
