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The White House on Tuesday confirmed a deadly attack on a convoy moving United States (US) Embassy staffers in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Anambra. The diplomatic convoy was moving in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state when it came under a gunfire attack. John Kirby, the spokesperson for the National Security Council in his …
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Tunbun Buhari was once a lively town with a network of dirt roads, hundreds of homes and public buildings. If you wind Google Earth’s satellite imagery back to 2010, you can see the village on an island in Lake Chad. But the up-to-date imagery shows nothing but rubble and the faded outlines of ruined homes. …
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The Sahel is struggling with the activities of violent extremist groups. On Today’s episode of The Crisis Room, We speak with Yvan Guichaoua about a new study on the interaction between civilians and these groups.
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The Nigerian franchise of the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the bomb blast on Tuesday in Dutse, the capital of Nigeria’s northwestern state of Jigawa. Earlier reports about the explosion said one person was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the evening around Hakimi Street. In its communication claiming responsibility for …
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The United States Intelligence Community monitored Nigeria’s just-concluded national elections and tracked top-level talks within the Department of State Services (DSS), according to leaked files seen by HumAngle. The briefing slides were part of a cache of highly classified documents circulated online in recent weeks that revealed information about the U.S. spying on allies and …
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The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) on Friday claimed responsibility for killing three security personnel during an attack in Edo state in southern Nigeria. The group says the attack on a Nigerian army checkpoint in Akoko resulted in four injuries. However, the incident was likely connected to Thursday’s ambush of police officers along the …
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The Borno state government in Northeast Nigeria wants to press ahead with the return of refugees to the remote town of Malam Fatori in May, the governor announced during a visit to the area. The town has been the target of repeated attacks from the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). The last time …
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A series of videos recently emerged on the internet showing pickup trucks and Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles with the United Nations logo moving across roads in southern Nigeria. Some social media account users claimed the UN might be mobilising forces in the region, but the Nigerian authorities have clarified the speculation is not true …
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An uphill Battle Awaits Nigeria’s New President | RSS.com Listen On: Apple | Spotify | RSS Nigeria’s new president will inherit a long list of complicated security problems, we speak with Chidi Nwaonu about what can be done differently. Hosted by Murtala Abdullahi and Hauwa Abubakar Saleh.
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Nigeria’s authorities expect intense and widespread flooding during the rainy season this year. The warning comes as vulnerable communities are still recovering from an unprecedented flooding last year. In 2022 at least 600 people died and thousands of homes and farms were submerged across the country. Even moderate flooding in these communities this season could …
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Thuggery and low voter turnout trailed the delayed elections conducted on March 18 by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for 993 state house assembly and 28 governorship seats. During the elections, there were reports of thugs carrying out attacks to intimidate voters and suppress the voting process in some locations, particularly in the southwestern …
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Today on TCR we speak with Mukhtar Halilu Modibbo’s from Connected Development(CODE) on Nigeria’s presidential election and expectations for the state elections on Saturday.
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