Death toll in Cameroon train crash hits 79

Residents of Qusayr in central Syria are finally returning home after the departure of Hezbollah fighters, who helped Bashar al-Assad's forces seize the city a decade ago and left with his fall. Many of the houses are now in ruins, after years under the control of the Lebanese armed group, a key Assad ally which…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday in Abuja, officially approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc. The decision, taken by the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, marks a significant shift in the geopolitical landscape of West Africa. Disclosing this decision at the…

The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has reopened the Kidandan Market in the Kidandan District of Giwa Local Government Area (LGA) after an improvement in the security situation in the area. The Guardian reports that the market was shut indefinitely in 2019 following security challenges caused by attacks on traders. The market had been…

  The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured the conviction of more than 200 terrorists successfully prosecuted during the just-concluded Phase Six Terrorism Trials held at the Kainji Detention Facility from December 9 to December 13. This is contained in a statement from the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in the Office of the National Security…

Chief Edwin K. Clark, the National Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the deplorable state of roads in the South-South region as part of the 2025 budget. In an open letter, Chief Clark described the dire conditions of critical road…

  A group of Nigerian investors in the diaspora has criticised the Ministry of Works for diverting the coastal road at Chainage 16-17, claiming the move endangers President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope agenda. In a statement signed by Dr. Olubokun Basorun, Engr. Femi Adekoya, Dr. Kimberly Stark and Dr. Arinze Onwumelu, the investors revealed that…

The West African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday backed the creation of a special court to judge crimes committed during the dictatorship of Gambia's former strongman Yahya Jammeh. The Special Tribunal for Gambia "will ensure justice and accountability for gross human rights violations committed between July 1994 and January 2017", said a statement from ECOWAS. This…

The Rivers State Government has indicated interest in partnering with a European Union-funded organisation, SEARCH for Common Ground (SFCG), to promote peace and security in the state. The Rivers State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Charles Beke, made the pledge at a two-day capacity building on conflict management for Rivers State Peace Architecture (SPAs), organized…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday in Abuja officially approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc. The decision, taken by the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, marks a significant shift in the geopolitical landscape of West Africa. Disclosing this decision at the…

Rev Theophilus Olaolorun, the Presiding Shepherd of the Shalom Baptist Church, Akowonjo, Lagos State, on Sunday, said that 2025 would be a year of restoration for Nigeria. Olaolorun said this at the Annual King’s Banquet of the church. The banquet, attended by members of the branches of the church, is a tradition of the church…