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Two armed groups operating in Nigeria’s North-East recruited more than 1,120 children as fighters and sex slaves in 2024, according to UNICEF. The figure, disclosed on Wednesday in Maiduguri to mark the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, breaks down to 525 boys and 595 girls taken across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states….
Abia has scrapped cash on its state buses. The government has begun full rollout of the Abia Connect Card for the Green Shuttle Service, forcing commuters in Aba and Umuahia to tap, not pay by hand. Governor Alex Otti has pushed the scheme through the Ministry of Transportation as part of his clean-up of public…
An Iranian Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle struck the runway of the Royal Air Force Akrotiri base in Cyprus in the early hours of Monday, dealing a sharp blow to British military infrastructure in the Mediterranean and signalling that the widening conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel is now exporting its consequences to…
Explosions rocked the capitals of Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates on Monday as Iran sustained its third day of retaliatory strikes against American assets. Tehran insists its missiles and drones target US military sites rather than its Arab neighbours. Yet the reality on the ground tells a different story. Shrapnel and missed targets…
On Saturday night, a large swarm of bandits moved toward Ruwan Dorowa District with the intent to strike during Isha’i prayers. They approached from the Maru axis, hoping to find the town’s men distracted and unarmed in the mosque. Instead, they met a combined wall of police and military personnel who were already lying in…
The Burkina Faso Football Federation has appointed French-Comorian tactician Amir Abdou as the new head coach of the Stallions, tasking the 53-year-old with rebuilding the national team following a disappointing early exit from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The federation announced the decision on Sunday, March 1, 2026, confirming that Abdou emerged successful from…
Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has traded the corridors of power for a cell at the anti-graft agency. Investigators from the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) say they found more than just files during a raid on his Abuja home. The haul allegedly includes electronic devices capable of intercepting telephone calls and…
The Federal Government has signed a landmark $1.3 billion agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to build a massive alumina refinery. This project, coordinated through the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), marks the largest private investment in Nigeria’s mining history. The facility aims to process one million tonnes of bauxite ore annually using the…
The Islamic Republic of Iran is reeling from a massive security failure that has claimed its most senior leaders. On Saturday, February 28, a coordinated wave of US and Israeli airstrikes targeted Tehran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Reports indicate that Ahmadinejad, who was under house arrest, died when…
Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council elected Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to an interim leadership body on Sunday, stepping in to guide the Islamic Republic following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint United States and Israeli airstrikes the previous day. The move came as Iranian forces unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones…
