‘Shook the whole town’, Nigerians surprised by U.S strikes
By AFP Nigerians across Sokoto state awoke to loud blasts Thursday night, worried their village was being attacked by one of the multiple armed groups that plague northwest Nigeria. They…
U.S airstrike on ISIS terrorists on Nigeria soil timely – Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has thrown its full support behind the air strikes conducted by United States military forces against the ISIS-affiliated terrorists in the North West axis of…
Somalis vote in Mogadishu’s first local election in 56 years
By AFP Somali authorities imposed tight security Thursday for the first direct elections held in the Mogadishu region for nearly 60 years which were boycotted by opposition leaders. Some 10,000…
US, Nigeria collaborates on airstrike operation – Tuggar
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has said Nigeria provided the intelligence that led to the United States’ airstrike on terrorist targets in the country and formally approved the…
Trump announces US strikes on terrorists in Nigeria
United States President Donald Trump said US forces conducted deadly strikes against Islamic State terrorists in northwestern Nigeria, and vowed more attacks if the militants keep killing Christians. “I have…
Pope Leo to call for peace during first Christmas blessing
By AFP Pope Leo XIV is expected to renew his calls for peace Thursday when he delivers his first Christmas blessing from St Peter’s Basilica at the end of a…
Leo XIV celebrates first Christmas as pope
By AFP Pope Leo XIV held the first Christmas mass of his pontificate on Wednesday, greeting thousands of faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square before the service. During the mass,…
S’African court denied four cops bail for Nigerian motorist killing
A South African court on Thursday remanded four National Traffic Police officers accused of killing a Nigerian motorist, Osinakachukwu Onu.On Sunday, from a report by South African news outlet Independent…
Okonkwo, Muhammad, four others indicted in $41m US stock market fraud
A dual US-Nigerian citizen, Izunna Okonkwo, has been indicted alongside five other individuals of different nationalities over an alleged $41m stock market fraud in the United States. A statement obtained…
One dead in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon: ministry
By AFP Israeli strikes in south Lebanon on Sunday killed one person and wounded another, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel’s military said it targeted Hezbollah members. Israel has…