Security

At least two Russian citizens have been taken hostage by an al Qaeda affiliate in West Africa's Sahel region, a video released by the group on Friday indicates. The video from the media foundation of Jama'a...

By Emmanuel Nduka Nigeria's Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has hinted that its men have been placed on red alert to step in "to bring stability wherever it may be needed in the face of ongoing protest across...

By John Ikani Millions of people in northern Nigeria are now under strict stay-at-home orders as widespread demonstrations against the soaring cost of living grip the country. Governments in Kano, Jigawa, Yobe, and Katsina states have...

By Lucy Adautin Police forces on Thursday deployed teargas on a group of unarmed demonstrators near the Federal Secretariat - the headquarters of Nigerian civil servants, in Abuja, the nation's capital. Heritage Times HT reports that...

By John Ikani Angola has successfully mediated a ceasefire agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The deal was reached following a meeting between the foreign ministers of both countries, hosted by Angolan...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington was “not aware of or involved in” the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. “I can’t tell you what this means. I...