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Explosions and sustained gunfire have been reported in Mali’s capital Bamako as armed groups launch apparently coordinated attacks across the country. In a statement on Saturday the military said “fighting is ongoing”, adding “our defence and security forces are currently engaged in repelling the attackers”. Witnesses have told the Reuters news agency of explosions and gunfire around the Kati military …

Médecins Sans Frontières says recent attacks in Borno have forced more than 5,000 residents of Ngoshe, Gwoza, to flee their homes. MSF Field Communication Officer, Abdulkareem Yakubu, disclosed this in a statement, warning the violence has deepened an already fragile humanitarian situation. He said the displacement followed brutal attacks on March 3, which reportedly left several people dead and others …

The Nigerian Army has dismantled a notorious camp of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Imo, recovering suspected remains of two personnel abducted and killed in 2022. The development is contained in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. The …

The Police Command in Benue State has confirmed the killing of a traditional ruler, Chief Alexander Awodi, the District Head of Olegabulu Community in Agatu Local Government Area of the state by unknown gunmen. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Edet Udeme, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Saturday in Makurdi. Udeme disclosed that …

ENID, Okla. (AP) — Families began cleaning up Friday after a powerful storm churned up at least one violent tornado that barreled through Oklahoma, damaging dozens of homes, throwing buildings off their foundations and stripping bark from trees. However, despite the rubble left behind, no one was killed, and only minor injuries were reported. Many people waited out the storm …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan, the White House said Friday, just hours after Iran’s top diplomat headed to the South Asian nation where officials have been trying to get the United States and Iran to convene for a second round of ceasefire negotiations. The trip comes as much …

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access, a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration at the southern border of the U.S. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that immigration laws give people the right …

  The court-martial, constituted by the Defence Headquarters, was inaugurated under heavy security at the Scorpion Mess in Asokoro, Abuja. Armed security operatives on Friday barred journalists from gaining access to the venue of a high-profile court-martial involving 36 military personnel accused of plotting to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The court-martial, constituted by the Defence Headquarters, was …

The Federal Government has institutionalised a new compensation framework for civil servants who suffer work-related injuries, occupational diseases, disabilities, or death in the line of duty, in a move aimed at strengthening welfare and workplace protection across the Federal Civil Service. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday, signed by the Director of Press, Office of the Head of …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, announcing the move Thursday a day after Iran again displayed its ability to thwart traffic through the channel. Trump also announced that a ceasefire in Lebanon would be extended by three …