At least 37 people have reportedly died after being exposed to toxic fumes while allegedly attempting to siphon crude oil from an illegal tapping operation in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State. The reported deaths have raised fresh concerns over the devastating human cost of illegal oil theft in the Niger Delta,
The United States House of Representatives has passed controversial legislation that could block certain federal funding from American colleges and universities that participate in commercial or academic boycotts involving Israel. The Republican-controlled House approved the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act on Thursday, 3 September 2026, by 237 votes to
This is the second part of the investigation into allegations that France transformed its 2023 military posture towards Niger into sustained strategic pressure on countries belonging to the Alliance of Sahel States. This instalment examines the economic measures supported by Paris and their effect on Niger. It also considers claims
Israel’s domestic intelligence agency has confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son was urgently evacuated from the United States after authorities identified a significant threat to his life, days after the Israeli leader alleged that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his sons. JERUSALEM/MIAMI, 30 August 2026 —
WASHINGTON, D.C. Two Nigerian nationals have been extradited to the United States to face prosecution in separate cases involving the alleged financial sextortion of American teenagers, according to the US Department of Justice. The cases have drawn renewed attention to the growing threat of online sexual extortion, with prosecutors alleging
NIAMEY, NIGER — Eight days before a military mutiny erupted in Niger’s capital, Niamey, MDNtv had been supplied with material concerning an alleged operation known as “Project Phoenix” that referred to creating dissidence within Niger’s armed forces, creating chaos in the capital and the strategic importance of the presidency and
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following a devastating road crash that killed 27 people, many of them members of the African Apostolic Church, near Chivhu. The collision happened along the Harare-Masvingo Highway near Honeyspruit Bridge in Chikomba District, about 130 kilometres south of Harare. A
Niger’s military government has confirmed that soldiers staged an attempted mutiny in the capital Niamey, taking fellow military personnel hostage and opening fire on sensitive sites before loyalist security forces moved to regain control. NIAMEY, NIGER, 29 August 2026 — Niger has confirmed an extraordinary rebellion from within its own
Mutinous soldiers have launched coordinated attacks against key installations in Niger’s capital, including the presidential palace and Niamey’s international airport, dramatically escalating the overnight violence first reported across the city. Fresh reporting on Saturday, 29 August 2026, now indicates that the violence was not simply an unidentified security incident. Four
The extradition case against Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma has moved into a crucial new phase after South African prosecutors confirmed they have received the United Kingdom’s complete request to have him surrendered to face three murder charges. Tshuma appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 27 August 2026, where the
