Outcry after Nigerian TV stations told to curb reporting of security issues
Regulator’s move comes amid fears that limited press freedoms are being eroded by the government Nigeria’s broadcasting regulator has told TV stations to limit their reporting of rising insecurity in…
Biafra separatist leader abducted by Nigeria from Kenya, say family
Relatives of British-Nigerian citizen Nnamdi Kanu accuse Nigeria of extraordinary rendition, aided by Kenyan authorities A Biafra separatist leader and UK national was arrested by Nigerian authorities in Kenya and…
Parents of kidnapped students in Nigeria plea for help
Praying, crying and waiting for news about their children, the parents of more than 120 Nigerian students abducted by armed bandits at the Bethel Baptist High School in the nation’s…
Nigeria: families gather at school after gunmen abduct 140 pupils – video
Distraught parents have gathered outside a boarding school in north-western Nigeria after gunmen kidnapped 140 children, the latest in a wave of mass abductions targeting schoolchildren and students in the…
Attackers kidnap 140 pupils from Nigerian boarding school
Gunmen overpowered security staff at Bethel Baptist high school in Kaduna state Gunmen have kidnapped 140 children from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria, a school official has said, in…
Biafra separatist leader arrested and extradited to Nigeria
British national Nnamdi Kanu has been wanted since 2015 when he was charged with terrorism and incitement The fugitive leader of a prominent Biafra secessionist group has been arrested and…
Nigerian government threatens to rein in press after Twitter ban
Government could determine code of conduct for journalists under plans criticised as ‘deeply disturbing’ Media organisations in Nigeria have expressed alarm as the government prepares to follow its controversial ban…
News24.com | Mozambique vows to crush ISIS-linked insurgents, as countries pledge help
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi vowed Friday to root out Islamic State-linked militants in the north of the country with the help of regional allies that are set to contribute ground…
Isis-linked groups open up new fronts across sub-Saharan Africa
Military victories combined with new alliances and shifts in strategy reinforce militants’ position across much of continent Islamic State’s affiliates in Africa are set for major expansion after a series…