Security

By John Ikani Nigerian Nobel Prize winner, Professor Wole Soyinka has taken a swipe at Russian President, Vladimir Putin, likening him to killer herdsmen. The octogenarian who spoke on Channels Television’s NewsNight, a pre-recorded interview aired...

By John Ikani  Somali forces have ended a siege at a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police and the military said on Sunday, adding that they had rescued 106 hostages including women and children. At least...

By Emmanuel Nduka Unknown gunmen have abducted two students of the Nigerian Law School, Agbani, Enugu State Campus. According to sources, the yet-to-be identified students were abducted around 8pm at Eke market in Agbani community on...

By John Ikani The last French army unit left Mali on Monday, according to a statement from the French military, nine years after Paris sent troops to the West African country to help drive Islamic extremists...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Contrary to media report that the Federal Government of Nigeria has made a donation of N1.2bn to Niger Republic in its bid to increase the tempo of the fight against insurgency within the...

By John Ikani Mali has received five military jets and a combat helicopter from Russia, the latest in a series of military hardware acquired by the West African nation from the Kremlin. At a ceremony for...