Nigeria-Niger Crisis
29 Dec
The July 2023 military coup in Niger, which overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, marked a turning point in the country’s relationship with its neighbours, particularly Nigeria.
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has announced plans to subsidise the cost of a litre of petrol at N600 for farmers in communities affected by Boko Haram insurgency. Zulum announced the subsidy on Friday evening in Bama town when he flagged off the distribution of farm inputs to over 5,000 farmers hitherto displaced by…
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Gunmen ambushed a Pakistan convoy travelling to bring aid to a region besieged by sectarian fighting on Saturday, local government said, wounding several officials despite a ceasefire announced three days ago. The Kurram region of northwest Pakistan has been wracked by Sunni-Shiite violence for decades, but around 200 people have been killed since a fresh…
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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has dismissed an AI-generated image circulating online that depicted him as an alhaji. The image, which showed the respected pastor in Islamic attire, sparked widespread reactions on social media after it went viral in December 2024. Speaking during the first…
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Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has revealed that former President Umaru Yar’Adua stopped the sale of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries because his predecessor, Olusegun Obasanjo, did not follow due process. According to Falana, a consortium led by Dangote Oil had offered to buy the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries but the late Yar’Adua…
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Former Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo, alongside other prominent persons, has proffered solution to the dearth of arable land in the state. They spoke on Friday at the Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR) 2025 Annual Global Summit held at Ahiara, Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area. Ihedioha spoke on the theme: “From Farm to Fortune, Tech to…
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The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, announced on Saturday. Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren, died on December 29 at a nursing home where she resided since 2019, the southern city's mayor said in a statement. She was born on May…
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The rivalry between the faction groups of the Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), commonly known as Boko Haram has intensified in Borno State. According to a video posted on X by security analyst and counter insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the jihadist factions of the Boko Haram have come up with a motto titled: "Kill…
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The Borno State government has expressed satisfaction with the progress of ongoing post-recovery projects for the resettlement of survivors in Bama communities. Governor Babagana Zulum made this known on Friday during his visit to the reconstruction site in Darajamal, a community near Bama town. “I have earlier made a pronouncement that before the end of…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has said that he would not apologise to a former governor of the state, Peter Odili as he did not offend the former governor. He said that the elders of his party told him to apologise the the former governor which he has refused to do.…
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South Korean investigators said Saturday they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash that left 179 people dead last week. The recording may hold clues to the final moments of Jeju Air flight 2216, which was carrying 181 passengers and crew from Thailand to South Korea…