GOMA – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic relations with Rwanda as fighting intensifies between Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Goma, a strategic city in eastern Congo. The violence has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead and displaced thousands of civilians. The M23 rebel group, comprised mostly…
KHARTOUM – A massive fire has destroyed a significant oil refinery located approximately 71 kilometres north of Khartoum, intensifying the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Both factions have traded accusations over responsibility for the attack. The Sudanese army alleged that the RSF deliberately set the refinery ablaze…
ABUJA – Maj Gen EF Oyinlola has officially assumed command of the Special Task Force, Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), headquartered in Jos, Plateau State. This followed a formal handing and taking over ceremony held on Tuesday, where he succeeded Maj Gen AE Abubakar, who has been redeployed as Deputy Commandant of the National Defence College…
MAIDUGURI – The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), in partnership with the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is set to host the 5th Edition of the Governors’ Forum of the Lake Chad Basin. The event aims to strengthen regional cooperation in addressing the security, humanitarian, and developmental challenges affecting the…
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has explained why the fight against Boko Haram terrorist groups has lasted for so long. After starting out against soft targets, Boko Haram carried out suicide bombings of police buildings and the United Nations office in Abuja in 2011. The Federal government established a state of emergency…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over an attempt to arrest a suspected female drug peddler in the Ekeki area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. It was gathered that the incident occurred at the Ekeki Police Division on Thursday, January 23, 2025. According to Punch, some NDLEA…
Nigerian navy officers have returned to Farasime village, located at the Owode Apa border in Badagry West, Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State, to meet with the leaders of the community to smooth things over. This follows a gun battle in the community, which sources informed SaharaReporters, involved Nigerian Navy officers and local youths….
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed all its commands to audit the exhibits in their possessions, SaharaReporters has learned. It was gathered that the directive followed the reports of recent theft cases in Lagos and Kaduna states. SaharaReporters reported earlier on Wednesday that the Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency had launched a manhunt for…
The first three Israeli hostages were released on Sunday by the Hamas terrorist organization following last week’s ceasefire agreement that came amid President-elect Donald Trump’s threat that there would be “ALL HELL TO PAY” if Hamas did not release the hostages prior to his inauguration. Fox News reported that Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher, and Emily Damari…
