Nigeria

Seemingly unthinkable Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau could be dead after his stronghold in the Sambisa forest in the state of Borno was transferred by rival Daesh-allied terrorists on Wednesday, intelligence services said. Since Shekau took control of Boko Haram in 2009 from founder Mohammed Yusuf, Shekau has been reported dead several times, only to return. In the latest attack, however, Shekau was seriously injured after trying to kill himself to avoid being caught by Daesh's origin in the…

The jihadist chief is claimed to be significantly injured or probably useless after attempting to kill himself to flee the lads in Iswap, the department of Boko Haram affiliated with the Islamist state group. In 2016, Boko Haram was divided into two teams: Iswap on one aspect and on the opposite, a historic faction nonetheless led by Abubakar Shekau. Its stronghold in Sambisa was stormed on Wednesday,…

The governors of southern Nigeria have adopted a decision banning transhumance and free grazing of their states. A resolution aimed toward combating insecurity and silencing the battle between herdsmen and farmers, which has killed hundreds of individuals in recent times in Nigeria. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianFulani…

The authorities highlight their efforts to fight corruption. This week, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission took stock of the investigation against former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and announced that it had seized $ 153 million and 80 properties. as reported from Lagos,Liza FabbianThe head of the…

Mahamat Idriss Déby, head of the Transitional Army Council in Chad, is on an official go to to Nigeria on Friday, Could 14. The son of former Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno was obtained at the top of the morning by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on the Presidential Palace in Aso Rock. as reported from Lagos, Liza…

As Northeastern Nigeria faces repeated assaults from Boko Haram and the northwest, it's the location of mass kidnappings of native bandits - police have develop into a goal within the southeastern a part of the nation, with a marked intensification of violence in current weeks. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianPolice stations…

The military confirmed this Tuesday, Might 11, {that a} dozen devoted had been kidnapped within the Katsina area, northwest of the nation. In northeastern Nigeria, town of Maiduguri was focused for a Boko Haram assault on Tuesday night time. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianExcessive explosions and gunfire erupted Tuesday…

Kidnapping is on the rise in Nigeria. About thirty Afaka college students, kidnapped two months in the past, have been lastly reunited with their households two days in the past. One among these former hostages, Fatima, who was pregnant throughout the kidnapping, instructed RFI a Hausa concerning the ordeal they have been subjected to throughout their captivity.…

In Nigeria, kidnappings are on the rise. A number of universities are actually taking measures to make sure the security of their college students, scale back working hours or shut dormitories. Whereas about 30 college students had been launched on Wednesday, Could 5, within the state of Kaduna, others are nonetheless prisoners.…

In the same way as scenes of Beth Harmon discovering chess in the basement and rising through the world with her championship in chess in the Queen's Gambit, young children in the Majidun district of Nigeria's Lagos crowd around plastic tables and boards and learn about the centuries-old games in hope it gives a better life. Shantytown on the waterfront is across the lagoon from the mansions and high office blocks of Nigeria's commercial capital. They hope that the cunning and strategy they learn on…