A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Hussaini Ismaila, a leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), to 20 years in prison for a series of coordinated attacks carried out in Kano State. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the judgment after Ismaila—widely known as Mai Tangaran—changed his plea
Israel’s military has issued urgent warnings to residents of two villages in southern Lebanon, urging them to leave immediately ahead of strikes targeting what it says are Hezbollah military sites. Maps shared online highlighted specific buildings in Deir Kifa and Shahour that the Israeli army claims are being used
Nicki Minaj has thrown her support behind Donald Trump’s controversial claim that Christians in Nigeria are facing targeted attacks, adding her voice to a conversation that has already generated intense debate. Speaking at an event in New York, the rap star said she believes Christians in Nigeria are being singled
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal will be part of President Bola Tinubu’s delegation to the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit in South Africa. The meeting, taking place on November 22 and 23, will gather world leaders to discuss major global issues. Governor Lawal is one of six Nigerian governors selected to
Parents in northwestern Nigeria are living through every family’s worst nightmare as they wait for news about their daughters who were abducted during an early-morning attack on a local high school. Many say they are still struggling to process what happened. Before sunrise on Monday, armed men stormed the school
One of the 25 schoolgirls kidnapped from their dormitory in Kebbi State, northwestern Nigeria, has managed to escape and return home safely. The girls were taken in the early hours of Monday when armed men stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School. During the attack, a school staff member
Authorities in western Austria have made a heartbreaking discovery: the bodies of a 34-year-old mother and her 10-year-old daughter, missing for several months, were found concealed inside freezers hidden behind a drywall in an apartment in Innsbruck. The victims, both from Syria, had been unaccounted for since the summer. Their
Customs officers were left stunned when a routine inspection at the border took an unexpected turn. When they questioned 35-year-old Jesse Agus Martinez about a strange bulge in his pants, he insisted it was natural, even using a slang term to refer to his private parts. But officers quickly realized
South Africa has announced that it will no longer allow charter flights carrying Palestinian passengers into the country, following growing concerns about how recent arrivals were handled and who was responsible for facilitating their journey. The decision comes after a group of 153 Palestinians arrived last week on a charter
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has confirmed that he recently met with Donald Trump Jr., who is in the country on a private vacation. The meeting has sparked interest across the continent, coming just as the United States announced it will not attend the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa. Hichilema
