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A series of attacks on military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone over the weekend was a failed coup attempt, government officials in the West African country have said.   Tensions in the West African nation have been on a rise since a contested election in June, with President Bio …

Information minister says 13 military officers arrested in relation to the weekend assault in capital Freetown. A series of attacks on military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone over the weekend was a failed coup attempt, according to police and government officials in the West African country. Information Minister Chernor …

Some of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC officials have been held hostage in the Brass Local government area of the state.    The electoral body raised the alarm on its X handle this afternoon and called on the security agents to facilitate their release.  

Some officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC have accused some politicians and police officers of disrupting elections in Obinaocha Nkwerre in Nkwerre LGA of Imo state and disarming them.   The state governorship election took place today November 11.    In a video making the rounds …

Kogi state resident challenges INEC officials after spotting pre-recorded result sheets before the commencement of election.    The INEC officials had arrived the polling unit in a community in the state, with result sheets that have already been recorded.    In the viral video, the resident could be heard challenging …

Israel’s decision two weeks ago to hold off on a full-scale invasion of Gaza and instead carry out a more deliberate, phased ground offensive aligned with suggestions from Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to his Israeli counterparts, officials said. But Israel has also dropped thousands of tons of bombs …

An Israeli government request for 24,000 assault rifles from the United States is drawing scrutiny from American lawmakers and some State Department officials who fear the weapons might end up in the hands of settlers and civilian militias trying to force Palestinians from land in the West Bank, where violence …

The EFCC is notorious for breaking into suspects’ homes in the dead of the night to carry out arrests, a modus operandi for which the commission has severally been criticised by many Nigerians. In its latest operation, men of the anti-graft body stormed an off-campus hostel of the Obafemi Awolowo …

Some students of Obafemi Awolowo University who embarked on a protest today, November 1, over the arrest of some of their colleagues by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, have been captured on video performing the viral “I’m not” challenge in front of some officers of the anti-graft …

The Biden administration has advised Israel to delay a ground invasion of Gaza, hoping to buy time for hostage negotiations and to allow more humanitarian aid to reach Palestinians in the sealed-off enclave, according to several U.S. officials. American officials also want more time to prepare for attacks on U.S. …