Nigeria has missed the opportunity to be a founding member of BRICS, that has been seeking doors for our countries to opt out of neo-colonial control. Last week, some of us wrote an open letter
70 Years of US Covert War Against Eritrea
It has been 70 years, at least, since the USA began it’s covert war against Eritrea. You could say it started when one of the infamous Dulles brothers, two of the founding fathers of the
Cheap imported drones fuel a surge of deaths in Africa
When they hear an ominous buzz that sounds like a swarm of angry bees, the people of northern Ethiopia run for cover. They know a drone attack is beginning again. But for the villagers who
Security Agents Complain Of Inadequate Weapons Amid Boko Haram Attacks
A recent attack in Amarwa, Borno state, exposes the critical challenges faced by local hunters as they confront the ongoing insurgency. Hunters and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Borno state, North
Terrorists Burn Military Vehicle, Ask Zamfara Residents To Stop Calling Soldiers For Help
Before attacking a military base in Zamfara, the terrorists had served an eviction notice, asking villagers to vacate their communities. Their offence was allowing soldiers to raid their terror camps. In a broad daylight raid,
Russia’s Gazprom To Support Africa Despite Financial Losses – OpEd
At least, the foreign media broke the news early May. And it may be understandable why local Russian media was quiet over the impact of western and European stringent sanctions on Russia’s state-run gas corporation
US, Russia Lock Horns In Niger – OpEd
Such a thing never happened in the past one hundred years since the United States stepped out of the Western Hemisphere as an imperial power — an adversary barging into one of its military bases
UPDATED: Nigeria has no plans to host American, French military bases – Official
Putschists in Niger who carried out a military coup last year ordered both French and US troops to leave the West African country. The Nigerian government said on Monday that it has no plan to
Niger : Arrivée de nouveaux instructeurs et matériel militaire russes
Le Niger a accueilli de nouveaux instructeurs russes et du matériel militaire, avec deux livraisons effectuées à Niamey dans des avions cargo, selon la télévision publique nigérienne. Cette arrivée survient moins d’un mois après l’arrivée
Sudanese refugees flee UN camp in Ethiopia following attacks
At least 1,000 Sudanese refugees have fled a camp run by the United Nations in northern Ethiopia following a series of shootings and robberies, three of the refugees and the United Nations said. The refugees