Security

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Iran on Sunday declared the armies of European Union (EU) countries as “terrorist groups”, in retaliation to similar classification by the bloc. This comes days after the EU foreign ministers agreed to include...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue The Nigerian military has announced that 16 officers are set to face trial following the conclusion of investigations into an alleged failed coup plot aimed at overthrowing President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The US military is increasing delivery of materiel and intelligence sharing with Nigeria, Africom’s deputy commander, Lieutenant General John Brennan told AFP, as part of a broader push by America to work with...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  Togo has arrested and expelled Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Burkina Faso’s former transitional president and the alleged mastermind behind several failed coup attempts against the country’s military government, sources familiar with the matter...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  The Nigerian government entered into a $9 million contract with a United States–based lobbying firm to help communicate its efforts at protecting Christian communities to the US government amid growing international scrutiny,...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue The President Donald Trump-led United States has delivered critical military equipment to Nigeria in a move aimed at strengthening the country’s ongoing fight against terrorism and other security threats. The delivery was...