Militant attack kills 41 at Ugandan school
Militants linked to the Islamic State group massacred at least 41 people, mostly students, in western Uganda, in the country’s deadliest such attack in over a decade, officials said Saturday.…
Terrorism
ISWAP’s high-speed internet access, experiment with drones worrisome, says Bulama Bukarti
A Senior Fellow, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Bulama Bukarti, has raised the alarm over the acquisition of high-speed Internet access by the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP)…
Landmine kills seven soldiers in Niger
Seven soldiers were killed Sunday after their vehicle ran over a landmine in the Niger’s western Tillaberi region, said the National Guard of Niger (GNN). Jihadist fighters regularly launch attacks…
Troops destroy bandits’ leader Bello Turji hideouts, rescue kidnap victims in Zamfara
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji have destroyed several camps belonging to Notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, rescued several kidnap victims and recovered ammunitions. The troops…
Zamfara Troops neutralise three bandits, recover arms
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have neutralised three terrorists in the Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, confirmed this…
Nigeria ravaged, threatened by forces of darkness, says Bishop Matthew Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Saturday decried the effects of insecurity on education in Nigeria. The revered cleric, who delivered the keynote address at the Parents…
Operation Hadarin Daji Troops Neutralise and Arrest Suspected Bandits in Zamfara
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji on Saturday conducted clearance Operations to Birnin Tsaba, Tsanu, Lamba, Gabas, Gidan Kaso, and Dumburum Forest in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State and…
20 killed in DR Congo attack blamed on Islamic State group
Around 20 people have been killed in an attack in eastern DR Congo, with sources blaming rebels affiliated with the Islamic State jihadist group. “The enemy ADF (Allied Democratic Forces)…
Burkina Faso Muslims and Christians back unity amid insurgency
Scores of young Burkinabe Muslims and Christians gathered in Ouagadougou’s public square as the sun set on Friday to break fast together, promoting religious tolerance during Ramadan and Lent as…
Osinbajo decries terrorism in Africa, calls for collaborative efforts
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has urged world leaders to put aside their differences and work toward eliminating terrorism in Africa. Osinbajo made the call in a lecture delivered at King’s College,…