Over the last couple of weeks, Boko Haram has increased attacks on the road from Maiduguri to Kano, the only remaining safe highway of the six major roads that connect Maiduguri with the rest of the state and country, according to Nigeria media. A major report on the increasing isolation of Maiduguri closely follows Boko Haram attacks on transmission lines supplying the city with electricity. Destroyed bridges and frequent attacks on travelers have cut off not only Maiduguri residents, but many other residents of Borno state from accessing or travelling to Borno’s neighboring states. In response, the Nigerian army has …
The federal government has accused the Republic of Benin of being recalcitrant in its importation of prohibited goods for ultimate dumping into Nigeria’s market in spite of the partial border closure order.
News Agency of Nigeria said the Minister for Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, made the accusation when he featured on a live programme on TV Continental.
“Regrettably, the signs out there are not positive in the sense that in the last few weeks, the number of seizures that have been made do not show that our neighbours …
While the defendants were expected to be released from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), the judge, however, denied an application for adjournment by Mr. Falana, ordering the continuation of trial.
The prosecution was then asked to call the first
At least two demonstrators were killed in renewed anti-government rallies in the Iraqi capital on Friday, officials said, as security forces unleashed tear gas to push back thousands from Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone.
The protests were the second phase of a week-long movement in early October demanding an end to widespread corruption, unemployment and an overhaul of the political system.
Activists called Iraqis to go out on the streets again on Friday, which marks a year since Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi came to power. It is also a deadline set by the country’s top Shiite authority for him to …
Heavy fighting has continued to ensue along the Turkey and Syrian border even as turkey pushes forward into Northern Syrian territory.
Turkish forces are stepping up airstrikes and a ground offensive, as their incursion into Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria enters a second day. Turkey’s military said it had seized designated targets. There are reports of heavy fighting in the central border region and seven civilian deaths. Tens of thousands of people are reported to be leaving their homes.
The assault on Kurdish-led forces, key US allies, follows US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops. Turkey says it …
The death toll in three days of mass anti-government protests in Iraq has risen to 20 with hundreds more injured as the government-imposed curfew in several cities failed to prevent the unrest from spreading in the country’s south.
Braving live fire, tear gas and local curfews, Iraqis angry at high unemployment and entrenched corruption gathered in the streets for a third day in the biggest challenge yet to Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, who will complete one year in office next month.
The …
The battle for control of Venezuela rages on. Opposition leader Juan Guaido called for protesters to return to the streets, a day after he stood with a group of soldiers and announced an uprising to seize power from embattled President Nicolas Maduro.
But Maduro says the “coup” attempt by Guaido — who is the head of Venezuela’s National Assembly — was put down by the military.
In a televised speech, Maduro rejected claims he’s lost control of the military, and he accused “imperialist” forces of trying to take over the country.
The Trump administration reiterated its support for Guaido, and …
