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Unlicensed gold mining, trade leave northern Ghana exposed to JNIM terrorists - Report

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- Ghana's northern gold-mining belt faces growing exposure to extremist operations, new research has shown. The study, published by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organ... Read More


11 dead as gunmen open fire on Jewish community in Australia

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- A mass shooting in Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, has led to the death of 11 people. The state police said around 29 people were also injured in the attack targeted at the Jew... Read More


UN chief condemns fatal attack on peacekeepers in Sudan

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the drone attack on a UN facility in war-torn Sudan, killing six peacekeepers on Saturday. The attack targeted a pe... Read More


Ghanaian authorities arrest 32 Nigerians for cybercrime

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- The Ghanaian government has arrested 32 Nigerians residing in the country for alleged cyber fraud. The country's Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sa... Read More


Benin coup leader flees to neighbouring country

Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- The army officer who led the coup in the Republic of Benin, Pascal Tigri, fled to Togo on Sunday to seek refuge. BBC reports that the officials of the Beninese government disclose... Read More


Ghana deports three Israelis in retaliatory move

Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- The Ghanaian government has deported three Israelis in retaliation against the "ill treatment" of Ghanaian travellers at the Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. Ghana's Ministry of Fore... Read More


AES accuses Nigeria of violating airspace over military aircraft emergency landing in Burkina Faso

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The Alliance for Sahel States (AES) has accused Nigeria of violating its airspace after a Nigerian military transport aircraft made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso. In a state... Read More


Coup: Three Benin soldiers declared wanted

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- As the manhunt for the military officials responsible for the coup in Benin on Sunday continues, Tigri Pascal, the leader of the coup, has been declared wanted. The special adviser... Read More


Nigerian Air Force clarifies aircraft landing in Burkina Faso, says crew safe

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has stated that its aircraft that landed in Burkina Faso Monday night did so for safety reasons and "in accordance with standard safety procedures and i... Read More


US lawmaker, who made Christian genocide claims against Nigeria, holds 'productive' meeting with Ribadu, others

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- The US Congressman, Riley Moore, who made repeated claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, says he and other American lawmakers held "productive and positive" conversations with ... Read More