- 03 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityNigeria
Gunmen kidnap 20 in northwest Nigeria as crisis spreads
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped 20 people in remote Sokoto State in northwest Nigeria, police said on Wednesday, in what a local government source described as a spillover from…
Gunmen kidnap 18 villagers in latest attack in northern Nigeria
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen invaded a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna and kidnapped 18 residents including seven children, a community leader said on Tuesday, the latest…
Body Packing in International Drug Trafficking
A Nigerian, who arrived on a flight from Johannesburg via West Asia, was intercepted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), on 17th August 2021, at Bangalore Kempe Gowda International…
Almost 6,000 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered, Nigerian army says
ABUJA (Reuters) - Close to 6,000 fighters from the Boko Haram Islamist insurgent group in northeast Nigeria have surrendered in recent weeks, the Nigerian armed forces said on Thursday, attributing…
Gunmen abduct 73 children from school in northwest Nigeria
(Reuters) -Armed men kidnapped 73 children from a school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara in the latest mass abduction in the region, police said in a statement on…
Nigeria approves Russia’s Sputnik V COVID vaccine for use
Moscow [Russia], July 15 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Thursday announced the approval of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the National Agency for Food…
