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Niamey, Niger — Heavy gunfire and loud explosions were heard late Wednesday night near Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger’s capital, Niamey, sparking panic among residents. Eyewitnesses said sustained shooting and multiple blasts began shortly after midnight and lasted for nearly two hours before calm returned in the early hours of Thursday. Videos circulating on […]

London Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK, delivering a fresh blow to the Tories and underlining the deepening fractures on the right of British politics as the country heads into a volatile political period. The announcement was made on Monday by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

KANO The defection of Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reshaped the state’s political landscape, with implications that extend well beyond party politics, sending ripples across northern Nigeria and setting the tone for the 2027 general elections. Kano, one of the country’s most populous and politically influential

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez has declared that the country has “had enough” of pressure from the United States following the capture of former leader Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces earlier this month. Speaking during a public address to oil workers at the Puerto La Cruz refinery in northeastern Venezuela , Rodríguez’s said Venezuelans must

Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has completed her prison sentence in the United Kingdom and has now been released after serving her term in connection with the high-profile organ trafficking case that led to her conviction in 2023. The case, which drew widespread attention in Nigeria and internationally, involved efforts

Nigeria and the United States have issued a joint statement following the first session of the U.S.–Nigeria Joint Working Group, held on January 22, 2026 in Abuja.The Working Group was created after Nigeria’s designation as a Country of Particular Concern under the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act. Its aim is to reduce violence against vulnerable

By Olukunle Adewumi As far back as 2012, few Nigerians could have imagined that kidnapping would evolve into one of the most lucrative criminal enterprises in the country. It was once a distant crime, associated mainly with the creeks of the Niger Delta or with politically motivated abductions. Today, in 2026, the word “kidnapping” alone