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Nigerian military clears Nigerien camel rearer first reported as Moroccan ISIS suspect

Nigeria, July 23 -- The Nigerian military has cleared a Nigerien camel rearer who was earlier reported by a pro-military blog as a suspected Moroccan member of the Islamic State (ISIS), saying investi... Read More


FACT-CHECK: Army's video evidence for killing of 'ISWAP media operator' is seven years old

Nigeria, July 23 -- Nearly two weeks after the Nigerian military announced that its troops had killed a media operative of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during a night attack in Borno... Read More


ANALYSIS: SSS' push for death sentence for Ansaru commanders reveals Nigeria's death penalty dilemma

Nigeria, July 21 -- The State Security Service (SSS) has vowed to appeal the life sentences imposed on two senior Ansaru commanders, arguing that only the death penalty fits the gravity of their crime... Read More


Stray bullet kills federal polytechnic students as security forces foil abduction in Borno - Official

Nigeria, July 19 -- The Nigerian military says some students of Federal Polytechnic, Mungono, Borno State, were "fatally struck" as security forces foiled an abduction attempt on Sunday. The clash er... Read More


Niger Assembly has no website, limiting residents' access to information

Nigeria, July 16 -- Nigeria is investing in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to improve how citizens interact with the government through foundational systems such as digital identity, digital paym... Read More


Niger Assembly has no website. It's limiting residents' access to information

Nigeria, July 16 -- Nigeria is investing in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to improve how citizens interact with the government through foundational systems such as digital identity, digital paym... Read More


Military links failed ISWAP attack in Borno to foreign terrorist facilitators

Nigeria, July 13 -- The Nigerian military says a preliminary forensic analysis identified three foreign terrorist facilitators, including a Palestinian and a Moroccan, as key figures behind a failed a... Read More


How we secured release of kidnapped Oyo students - Nigerian Army

Nigeria, July 11 -- The Nigerian Army says sustained intelligence-led operations and the dismantling of a terrorist network culminated in the "unconditional release" of 44 pupils and teachers abducted... Read More


BREAKING: Kidnapped Oyo pupils, teachers freed

Nigeria, July 10 -- The pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oyo State have been freed, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The release followed months of operations involving security forces fro... Read More


UPDATED: Kidnapped Oyo pupils, teachers freed

Nigeria, July 10 -- The pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oyo State have been freed, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The release followed weeks of operations involving security forces from... Read More