Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has formally dismissed reports of civilian fatalities following intelligence-led airstrikes against suspected bandits in northern Niger State, asserting that the operation hit only militant…
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Two of Nigeria’s prominent opposition figures have announced they have switched parties in a dramatic political realignment ahead of next year’s presidential election. Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso,…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repatriated 44 Ghanaians who were lured to Nigeria under the guise of opportunities linked to the QNET scheme. The group, comprising 27…
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu as Ghana’s High Commissioner-designate to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The official announcement was made by the Ministry…
About 100 US soldiers have arrived in Nigeria to train the West African nation’s armed forces and help them with intelligence in their battle against growing security threats…
All the worshippers kidnapped by gunmen from churches in a village in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state have now been released more than a fortnight after their abduction, according…
More than £2m was spent at Harrods on behalf of a then-Nigerian oil minister accused of accepting bribes from industry figures interested in government contracts, a court in…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is “in great shape” despite falling over at a reception ceremony in Turkey, one of his aides said. Tinubu, 73, was being welcomed by…
There was a huge plaster on Sarah Peter’s head to staunch the bleeding caused by the blow of a gunman’s weapon. Sarah, not her real name, was in…
Nigerian investors injected a total of US$103.61 million into Ghana’s economy in the first nine months of 2025, according to the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), highlighting a…