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Nigeria, others adopt UN resolution backing Palestinians' right to self-determination

Nigeria, Dec. 16 -- Nigeria on Monday joined most countries worldwide in voting in favour of a resolution that reaffirms the right of Palestinians to self-determination. The UN General Assembly voted... Read More


Coup: ECOWAS demands release of political detainees in Guinea-Bissau

Nigeria, Dec. 16 -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has demanded the release of all political detainees in Guinea-Bissau. According to a statement issued on Monday, the bloc ma... Read More


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