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(MENAFN) Nigeria’s Senate has given the green light for the dispatch of troops to Benin on a peacekeeping mission after an attempted coup in the neighboring West African nation prompted Benin to request external security support.

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(MENAFN) Nigerian air power proved critical in dismantling a military uprising in Benin after rebel soldiers launched a brazen attempt to overthrow President Patrice Talon and dismantle the nation's constitutional framework, officials confirmed....

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(MENAFN) Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Monday confirmed the safe release of 100 students kidnapped from St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State, while urging authorities to rescue the remaining hostages.

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(MENAFN) Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Monday confirmed the safe release of 100 students abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State, and urged authorities to expedite efforts to free those still held...

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(MENAFN) Following an urgent appeal from Benin, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commanded his nation's military to assist in neutralizing coup conspirators, according to a statement released by the presidential office Sunday.

DVIDS - Georgia

U.S. and Nigerian forces are conducting a series of training events at Operating Location Bauchi, Nigeria, aimed at sharing military expertise, strengthening partner capacity and building relationships between service members from both nations....

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(MENAFN) Nigeria has extended asylum to prominent Guinea-Bissau opposition politician Fernando Dias da Costa, following a contested election that precipitated a military takeover in the West African nation, according to official statements.

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(MENAFN) Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition figure Fernando Dias da Costa following a contested election that sparked a military takeover in the West African nation, authorities confirmed.

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ABUJA, Nigeria, Nov. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nigeria yesterday welcomed an official government delegation from St. Kitts and Nevis, just weeks after the two nations achieved a historic milestone: granting visa-free entry to citizens of St....

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(MENAFN) At least 25 civilians and soldiers are dead after armed gunmen stormed two villages in northeast Nigeria late Tuesday, according to residents and local officials.

South African Government

The Minister of Transport, Ms. Barbara Creecy, and the Transport Deputy Minister.

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(MENAFN) Somalia on Monday issued a forceful condemnation of a brutal assault in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state, where at least 50 civilians were killed and an unknown number of women and children were taken captive.

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(MENAFN) The African Union (AU) and Somalia have strongly condemned a deadly assault in northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara state, which claimed at least 50 civilian lives and involved the abduction of women and children.

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(MENAFN) The Nigerian government has attributed a recent surge in abductions across the north-western and central regions to the jihadist groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (Iswap). However, analysts dispute this,...

EIN Presswire

Arbitration ongoing; prior Federal High Court suit filed before recent interim application.

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(MENAFN) A Nigerian federal court has sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, the prominent figure behind the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment after declaring him guilty of terrorism offenses.

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(MENAFN) At least 37 miners have lost their lives following a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a lead and zinc mine in Nigeria's Plateau State, marking one of the deadliest mining catastrophes to strike the West African nation in recent...

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(MENAFN) At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, according to witnesses.

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(MENAFN) At least 11 people were killed Wednesday when an enormous tree collapsed onto two commercial vehicles at Awhum Village Market Square in the Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, southeastern Nigeria.

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Atlanta, GA, Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trust Stamp, a global provider of AI-powered trust, identity and security solutions announced that it is in strategic discussions with Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency...