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Violent protesters set ablaze secretariat, two vehicles in Niger

5 months ago6394 min

The Police Command in Niger has nabbed eleven violent protesters for allegedly attempting to set ablaze Tafa Local Government Secretariat during the nationwide protests. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed in Minna on Thursday that the hoodlums partially burnt part of the secretariat and looted valuable items. He explained that at about 9:30 am, some miscreants from the Tafa area of Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State and Hayin-Diko of Gurara Council Area...

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Nigerian Government Reveals Names Of 15 Alleged Terrorism Financiers, Set To Impose Sanctions

9 months ago1129 min

The Nigerian government has named 15 entities allegedly financing terrorism in the country. The entities include nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, as revealed by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The NFIU in an email sent to PUNCH revealed the names in the memo entitled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024.” The document revealed that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on March 18, 2024, where...

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Senegal’s 44-Year-Old Faye Set To Become Africa’s Youngest Elected President, Vows To Govern With Transparency

9 months ago895 min

Senegal opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Monday promised to govern with humility and transparency. BBC reports that Faye, set to be declared the next president after his main rival called him to concede defeat, thanked President Macky Sall and other candidates for respecting Senegal’s democratic tradition by recognising his victory well before official results. “In electing me, the Senegalese people have decided on a break with a past,” Faye told journalists...

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Nigerian Army Set To Release 200 Boko Haram Detainees In Borno ‘After Clearing Them Of Wrongdoing’

9 months ago922 min

The detainees were arrested by the military in the heat of insurgency. The Nigerian Army is set to release more than 200 suspected who had been detained over Boko Haram terrorist activities. The military said the suspects had been cleared of links to the Boko Haram sect. The detainees will be handed over to the Borno State Government for proper reintegration into the society on Tuesday morning at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the...