August 2024
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31 August 2024
Daily Trust
As insecurity, climate crisis push 31.8m Nigerians into hunger
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Tuesday reawakened attention to the hunger epidemic in Nigeria when it disclosed that over 31.8 million Nigerians were suffering from acute food insecurity, worsened by malnutrition among women and children across the country…
FIJ
Kidnappers Kill Over 42 Security Agents in a Year
Kidnappers have killed at least 42 security agents across different parastatals across the country in the last year, a new report has revealed…
News Central
Insecurity in Nigeria: Report Exposes Security Failures as Kidnappings Surge
Nigeria’s ongoing battle with insecurity has taken a troubling turn as kidnappings escalate across the country, with security agencies facing strong criticism…
News Express
Bandits gun down man in Abuja residence, abduct wife, kids
A resident of Ushafa Community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been shot dead. The man was killed when bandits invaded his residence on Thursday night…
30 August 2024
Daily Trust
Nigerians paid ₦1.04bn ransom to kidnappers in 1yr
Nigerians paid ₦1.048 billion as ransom to kidnappers between July 2023 and June 2024, a report has shown. The report, released yesterday by the SBM Intelligence, showed that 7,568 people were kidnapped across the country within the period…
Guardian Nigeria
Over 55,910 civilians killed in Nigeria in four years
Researchers from the Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa (OFRA) have reported over 55,910 civilian deaths in Nigeria during a four-year study from October 2019 to September 2023…
LegitNG
Kidnapping Crisis: Report Uncovers How Much Nigeria Spent on Ransoms in 1 Year
Nigerians paid a staggering ₦1.048 billion in ransom to kidnappers between July 2023 and June 2024, according to a report released by SBM Intelligence…
Tension in Abuja Community as Man Gunned Down, Wife, Children Kidnapped
A resident of Ushafa community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was tragically shot dead by bandits who invaded his residence on Thursday night, August 29…
Nigerian Tribune
Nigerians paid ₦1.04bn as ransom to kidnappers in one year
No fewer than ₦1.04 billion was paid by Nigerians as ransom to kidnappers across the country from July 2023 to June 2024, a new report by SBM Intelligence has revealed…
The Africa Report
Can Nigeria’s new spy chief bring Niger back into ECOWAS fold?
Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, the new head of Nigeria’s spy agency, will boost efforts to bring Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali back into the ECOWAS family…
Vanguard
Nigerians paid ₦1bn ransom to kidnappers in one year
A recent report has revealed that between July 2023 and June 2024, Nigerians paid ₦1.048 billion in ransom to kidnappers. The report by indicates that a total of 7,568 individuals were abducted across the country during this period. SBM Intelligence, a prominent geopolitical research consultancy focused on Africa, highlighted the severity of the kidnapping crisis in Nigeria in its report titled “Grim Reaping.”…
29 August 2024
BusinessDay
Nigeria misses out on sponsorship, endorsement on Olympics’ performance
Africa’s largest youth population went home ‘medal-less’ at the recent Olympic Games, a situation that hindered the country from tapping into opportunities for the growth and development of the sports industry both in the local and international scenes…
The Cable
Kidnappers got only ₦1bn out of ₦10bn ransom from Nigerian victims in one year
SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, a geopolitical research firm, says kidnappers demanded over ₦10.9 billion from victims and their families between June 2023 and July 2024…
Channels TV
Nigerians Paid ₦1.04bn As Ransom To Kidnappers In One Year
Nigerians paid ₦1.04bn as ransom to kidnappers in one year, a new report by SBM Intelligence has shown. The security intel gathering firm between July 2023 and June 2024, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has the highest ransom demands, followed closely by Lagos and Kaduna…
Guardian Nigeria
NIN-SIM linkage and national security: Fresh anxiety as FG disconnects 50m unlinked SIMs Sept 14
While the insecurity situation in the country has festered in the last seven years and has led to increased bandity, terrorism and frauds across boards, the Federal Government will from September 15, 2024 block all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) not linked to National Identity Numbers (NINs) in Nigeria…
Nairametrics
Nigerians paid ₦1.04 billion as ransom to kidnappers in one year
A new report by SBM Intelligence reveals that Nigerians paid around ₦1.048 billion as ransom to kidnappers between July 2023 and June 2024…
News Central
IGP Egbetokun Pledges to Rescue All Kidnap Victims as Zamfara Tops Abduction Statistics
Nigeria’s escalating insecurity continues to dominate headlines, with kidnappings now at an all-time high. The latest SBM report reveals that over 7,500 people were abducted across the country in the last year, with Zamfara recording the highest number of incidents…
Sahara Reporters
Anambra, Rivers Top List As 27 States Pay Over ₦1Billion In Ransoms To Kidnappers In One Year Under Tinubu Gov’t
A review of the SBM Intelligence report on Nigeria’s security landscape shows that 27 out of 36 states recorded ransom payments to kidnappers between July 2023 and July 2024…
Buhari’s Former Aide Urges Nigeria To Regulate TikTok To Crack Down On Terrorist Videos, Propaganda
Bashir Ahmad, a former presidential aide to then President Muhammadu Buhari, has called on the Nigerian government to impose strict regulations on TikTok due to the growing presence of terrorist videos on the platform…
The Sun Nigeria
Evil phase of kidnapping
In the early eighties the word “kidnap” was almost alien to our security lexicon agencies. Infact they were more familiar with the criminal words like, “theft, robbery, and of course car snatching.”…
28 August 2024
BusinessDay
Over 7,000 Nigerians kidnapped in one year as bandits demand ₦11bn
In the space of one year, at least 7,568 Nigerians were abducted in 1,130 incidents across Nigeria, bandits demanding almost ₦11 billion for ransoms, a new report by SB Morgen Intel shows…
Firstpost
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu to Visit China Seeking Support Amid Economic Crisis
Amid a worsening economic crisis, Nigeria has turned to China for support. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing next week…
News Central
Kidnapping: Nigeria’s Fastest-Growing Money Spinner
Kidnapping for ransom has evolved into a highly profitable criminal enterprise in Nigeria, with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) leading the charge in ransom demands…
Nigerian Tribune
SBM intelligence got it wrong on NNPCL 2023 financial performance
A few days ago, SBM Intelligence, in a report titled “NNPC Profit: Murky Waters” struggled hard to paint a mischievous narrative that there is nothing to celebrate about the ₦3.3tn Profit After Tax which the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) declared in its audited financial statement for 2023…
Sahara Reporters
Nigerian Terrorist Streams Live On TikTok From Hideout, Flaunts Ransom Money
An infamous bandit, known for flaunting ransom payments on social media, went live on TikTok from his hideout on Wednesday…
Over 7,500 Persons Kidnapped In Nigeria In One Year With ₦11Billion Demanded As Ransom Under Tinubu Administration
A report released by the SBM Intelligence shows that no fewer than 7,568 people were abducted across Nigeria between July 2023 and July 2024…
26 August 2024
News Central
NNPCL Reports ₦3.3 Trillion Profit—But How Does It Compare to Global Oil Giants?
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) recently released its 2023 audited financial statement, showing a record-breaking profit of ₦3.3 trillion—a significant increase from 2022’s ₦2.54 trillion…
Reuters
Nigeria’s president appoints new security and intelligence chiefs
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu named new homeland security and foreign intelligence chiefs on Monday, a week after their predecessors resigned abruptly, as Africa’s most populous nation fights a northeastern insurgency and rampant kidnappings…
The Sun Nigeria
Stemming the upsurge in kidnapping
The kidnap of 20 medical students and one doctor in the Otukpo area of Benue State has further underscored the upsurge in insecurity in Nigeria…
25 August 2024
News Central
The NNPCL’s Reports Impressive ₦3.3 Trillion Net Profit for 2023
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has revealed an impressive net profit of ₦3.3 trillion for 2023, a major financial breakthrough despite the hurdles faced in the global oil market…
24 August 2024
AFP
20 Abducted Nigerian Medical Students Freed
Twenty Nigerian medical students kidnapped as they went to a convention have been freed more than a week after their abduction, police said Saturday…
Al Jazeera
Police say 20 abducted Nigerian medical students freed
Twenty Nigerian medical students who were kidnapped on their way to a convention have been freed more than a week after their abduction, police said…
Pulse NG
20 Unijos medical students kidnapped in Benue regain freedom
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the release of 20 students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos kidnapped by gunmen in the north-central State on August 15…
22 August 2024
BusinessDay
Tinubu’s shock therapy: Economic reforms or economic suicide?
In an editorial piece published on August 8 by BusinessDay, “Beyond the protests: A nation fractured”, it explored Nigeria’s troubling economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu…
21 August 2024
The Continent
Nigeria: How Tinubu brings hungry people to heel
Dressed in a Super Eagles shirt and baseball cap, 49-year-old Samuel Oluwaseyi joined those who took to the streets this month to protest against the economic crisis – 40% food inflation and 34% general inflation…
20 August 2024
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Sons of Nigerian President and His Tycoon Friend Owned a Company Together
The Nigerian president’s son owned an offshore company with the son of a tycoon who recently received the contract to build a 700-kilometer highway spanning the West African country’s coast, leaked corporate documents reveal…
19 August 2024
Crux
Catholic medical students kidnapped in Nigeria
Catholic medical students in Nigeria say they have been “thrown into gloom” following the Aug. 15 kidnapping of their colleagues…
FDI Intelligence
Demolition eats into Nigeria’s FDI confidence
At the end of February, the Nigerian government handed tycoon Paul Onwuanibe a notice to vacate eight hectares of beachfront land in Lagos that his Landmark group had developed since 2006…
18 August 2024
Al Jazeera
Nigeria police working to secure release of 20 kidnapped medical students
Nigerian police and security agencies are working to secure the release of 20 medical students who were kidnapped in the eastern part of the country, officials say…
BusinessDay
Nigeria: A nation struggling with economic and security crises
In recent months, Nigeria has faced a critical intersection of economic turmoil and escalating violence. On August 1, 2024, Nigerians took to the streets in mass protests against a crippling cost-of-living crisis, driven by a record 28-year high inflation rate…
17 August 2024
AFP
Twenty Medical Students Kidnapped In Nigeria
Twenty medical students on their way to an annual convention have been kidnapped in eastern Nigeria, police and university sources said Saturday…
HumAngle
A Day Later, Abductors Demand ₦50 Million For Release Of Nigerian Medical Students
Dread has gripped Nigeria after 20 medical students – including a house officer – were abducted on Thursday, Aug 15. while travelling to Enugu, Southeast Nigeria, for a national conference…
ThisDay
Safeguarding Your Investments During Protests
Although an expression of citizens’ democratic rights to voice their grievances, public demonstration several times comes with prices that are not so cheap, especially when it is far from being peaceful…
16 August 2024
Guardian Nigeria
Bandits demand ₦224m as farm levies in three years
At least ₦224m was demanded as farm levies – including planting and harvesting across the Northern region of the country between 2020 and 2023, worsening the current food insecurity in the country…
15 August 2024
Bloomberg
Nigeria’s Rampant Inflation Set to Ease After Peaking at 34%
Nigerian inflation probably decelerated for the first time in 19 months, ushering in some relief from a cost-of-living crisis that has fanned deadly protests…
BusinessDay
Food inflation lowest in Adamawa, highest in Sokoto, eases nationally first time in 4 months
Food inflation eased to 39.53 percent, its lowest in four months, doused by a new harvest season in staple crops across the country…
Nigeria’s inflation eases, but northern states remain in grip
Nigeria’s headline inflation cooled for the first time in almost two years to 33.40 percent in July 2024 but remains high in the northern part of the country…
The Cable
‘Customers’ data not affected’ — GTB says hackers tried to compromise website
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Ltd says there were attempts to compromise its website domain but customers’ data were not affected…
Daily Independent
Troops Deployed In Farms To Arrest Food Inflation – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has announced the deployment of troops to farms in Northern states, particularly in the North West and North Central regions of Nigeria…
Daily Post
Food Inflation: Troops deployed to farms – DHQs
Defence Headquarters has said it has deployed its troops to farmers across the Northern states, especially the North West, and North Central regions in Nigeria to ensure a hitch-free farming season and tackle food insecurity and inflation…
News Central
Yet Again, Nigeria Stumbles at the Olympics – Missed Opportunities and Mismanagement
Once more, Nigeria has returned from the Olympics empty-handed, this time from Paris 2024, despite a record investment of ₦12 billion and fielding its largest-ever team of 88 athletes. The result? Not a single medal, not even a bronze…
The Pinnacle Gazette
Farming Communities Rattle As Violence And Hunger Surge
Nigeria is facing severe food insecurity as violent conflicts persist, particularly affecting farmers who are integral to the supply chain…
Premium Times
Government’s inaction, failed interventions perpetuate Nigeria’s post-harvest losses (III)
“You will see for yourself when you get there,” Veronica Igbana, the director of Agricultural Extension and Risk Management, Benue State Bureau of Agricultural Development and Management, said after a conversation with PREMIUM TIMES in the presence of her colleagues in her Makurdi office in February…
Punch
Food crisis: Military deploys troops in North-West, N’Central farms
The Defence Headquarters has said troops have been deployed across farms in the northern parts of the country, especially in the North West and North Central…
Radio Nigeria
Military Beef-Up Security Around Farms
The Defence Headquarters has said troops have been deployed across farms in the northern parts of the country, especially in the North West and North Central…
TRT Afrika
Rundunar sojin Nijeriya ta tura dakarunta gonakin yankunan arewa don magance rashin tsaro
Hedkwatar tsaro Nijeriya ta tabbatar da tura dakarun sojinta a yankin arewacin ƙasar, musamman a yankunan Arewa maso Yamma da Arewa ta Tsakiyar ƙasar…
14 August 2024
Guardian Nigeria
Intended and unintended consequences of the right to protest
A striking hallmark of a civilised and functioning democracy, is the freedom of the citizens, workers and ordinary people, to seek to enhance their lives directly and indirectly, and the lives of those around them, by engaging in lawful and peaceful protests…
HumAngle
Nigeria’s Intensifying Landscape Of Chaos
Nigeria’s northern region is experiencing continuous armed violence and a decline in rainfall as a result of climate change, both of which are hurting the region’s mainly artisanal farming population and worsening food insecurity…
13 August 2024
BusinessDay
Over 1,356 farmers killed in 5yrs over worsening insecurity
Over 1,356 farmers in northern Nigeria have lost their lives to banditry attacks between 2020 and 2024, an SBM Intelligence report has revealed…
12 August 2024
BusinessDay
Shock therapy? Tinubu’s economic ‘reforms’ lack a human face
Recently, the Financial Times interviewed me for a special report on Nigeria. The FT had interviewed me a few times before. So, when I received a call from David Pilling, the newspaper’s Africa Editor, I knew he probably wanted to interview me again…
News Central
West Africa on the Brink – Time for Unconventional Solutions
The recent surge of violence and instability in West Africa is a stark reminder that the region is teetering on the brink of a security and political crisis…
11 August 2024
HumAngle
Abduction Survivor Talks About Her Journey Towards Recovery
*Grace was 21 years old when she was abducted at her home in Jos, North-Central Nigeria. The incident happened in the dead of the night sometime in December 2020…
The Nation
Rubble after the storm: How protesters’ frantic fury drowned in chaos
Every protest has a kind of evil twin that looks like the 1960s’ Operation Wet e! In October 2020, it was #EndSARS. From August 1 to 10, 2024, it was ‘Days of Rage.’…
9 August 2024
News Central
How Banditry Became A Lucrative Business In Nigeria
Between 2011 and 2020, at least $18.34 million (i.e. over ₦25 billion in today’s money) was paid as ransom to kidnappers in the country in Nigeria…
Punch
Farmers paid ₦139m to harvest crops
A new report by geopolitical research firm, S.B Morgen, has revealed that a minimum of 1,356 farmers have been killed, mainly in the Northern part of the country, between 2020 and 2024…
8 August 2024
AP
As Nigerians marched against hunger, security forces responded with gunshots and force, killing 22
Ismail Musa was out having tea with his brother Jamilu when they first heard the gunshots. Musa ran to hide under a table but was hit by a bullet fired to disperse protesters in northern Nigeria’s Kano state…
Guardian Nigeria
‘24,816 people killed, 15,597 kidnapped in Nigeria in five years’
Data by Global Rights Nigeria has said 24,816 people have been killed and 15,597 kidnapped in various incidents of mass atrocities across the country in the last five years…
Legit
Tension in Bauchi as Angry Youths Burn Down Top Traditional Ruler’s Palace, Details Surface
Some youths in Bauchi state have burnt down the palace of Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar Bawa, the district head of Lere town in Tafawa Balewa local government area (LGA)…
News Central
#EndBadGovernanceProtest: Silence Is Ominous – Ralph Egbu Speaks On Igbo’s Non-Participation
The South East region of Nigeria has notably distanced itself from the #EndBadGovernance protests that have surged across the nation…
Federal Government to Offer Tax Breaks to Boost Employment and Tackle Inflation
In a bold move to address Nigeria’s inflation crisis, Finance Minister Wale Edun announced that the federal government will soon introduce significant tax breaks for companies that increase their workforce…
7 August 2024
BusinessDay
Ethiopia moves to ease cost of living, avert Nigeria-like hunger protests
The Ethiopian government has announced its plans to allocate 240 billion birr ($2.9 billion) for social spending, to ease the rising cost of living due to ongoing economic reforms…
Protests expose Nigeria’s age-old social problems
The #EndBadGovernance protest, which erupted in major cities across Nigeria last Thursday, has simmered down but its imprints can’t be ignored…
Nairametrics
Food Insecurity: Over 1,356 farmers killed in Nigeria since 2020
A new report by S.B Morgen intelligence reveals that a minimum of 1,356 farmers have been killed mainly in the Northern part of the country between 2020 and 2024…
6 August 2024
Africa News
Nigeria’s gov’t concerned over increased Russia’s influence in the protests
Concerns are rising over the influence of Russia in the ongoing demonstrations in Nigeria. Some protesters have been seen wielding Russian flags as they demonstrate in various states in Nigeria…
Bloomberg
Can Nigerians Endure Their Leader’s Economic Shock Therapy?
For much of the past half-century, Nigeria, with its vast population, cultural influence, entrepreneurial drive and abundant natural resources, had the potential to one day become Africa’s economic powerhouse…
New Telegraph
Exposed Vulnerability Of Nigeria’s Economy, Fragile Security
The ongoing protests against hardship and bad governance across the country have exposed the vulnerability of Nigeria’s economic framework and fragile security apparatus, a report by SBM Intelligence has said…
The Africa Report
Protests expose Tinubu’s waning popularity up north
The intensity of protests in northern Nigeria have forced President Tinubu and his team to look inwards, calling into question his popularity in a region that holds the bulk of the country’s voters…
The Cable
Rising farmers death toll has worsened Nigeria’s food insecurity crisis
SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, an Africa-focused consulting firm, says the rising death toll of farmers has worsened Nigeria’s food insecurity crisis…
5 August 2024
BusinessDay
Hunger protest: SBM Intel warns FG of looming challenges ahead
SBM Intelligence, an Africa-focused market and security intel gathering firm has warned the federal government of a potential trouble ahead should it fail to address the demands of the protesters…
Why northern Nigeria was most hit by the #EndBadGovernance protest
The northern part of Nigeria recorded the highest number of fatalities at the very first day of the cost of living protest which is yet to falter in Africa’s biggest economy…
News Central
#EndBadGovernanceProtest: Ohaneze Infleunced Igbos From Not Protesting
SBM Intelligence reports that the absence of protests in these southeastern states may be due to fears of being labelled as rebellious or disruptive…
President Tinubu’s Address Sparks Mixed Reactions Amidst Protests – What’s Next?
In this detailed coverage of the #EndBadGovernance protest, we examine the varying responses across Nigeria. While northern states such as the FCT, Kano, Borno, Yobe, and Nasarawa witnessed intense protests, marked by violence and police action, southeastern states like Abia, Imo, and Anambra remained largely silent…
Nigerian Tribune
What new minimum wage portends for Nigeria’s economy
On Tuesday, July 30, President Bola Tinubu signed into law the new National Minimum Wage Act, which pegs the new national minimum wage at ₦70,000, bringing an end to the months-long negotiation of the tripartite committee comprising the organised labour unions, government representatives and the private sector…
Premium Times
Managing nationwide protest through better statecraft
Fireballs that had stirred up in Lagos and other major Nigerian cities, over the escalating cost of living since President Bola Tinubu assumed office, magnified into a conflagration with a nationwide protest that started last Thursday…
4 August 2024
AP
Nigerian leader calls for end to hardship protests, blaming ‘political agenda’ for violence
Nigeria’s leader on Sunday called for an end to mass protests over economic hardship, saying the rallies have turned violent and blaming “a few with a political agenda” for driving them…
BusinessDay
₦70,000 minimum wage can’t match soaring food prices in Nigeria
The new minimum wage recently approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and passed by the National Assembly, the bill of which has also been signed into law by the President, may fail to meet the needs of the Nigerian worker as food prices have continued to soar in Nigeria…
3 August 2024
Bloomberg
Dangote’s Mega Refinery Pits Tycoon Against Nigeria’s Government
When Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, dreamt up building a mega oil refinery in Nigeria more than a decade ago, his pitch to the country was that it would process domestic crude and finally make fuel affordable for citizens of the continent’s largest producer…
Legit NG
30 People Killed In Several States
Omoyele Sowore, a prominent activist believed to be one of the organisers of the ‘End Bad Governance’ demonstration in Nigeria, on Friday, August 2, thanked protesters “for staying the course” since the commencement of the action…
Hardship Protest: Woman Collapses As Police Fire Teargas at Abuja Protesters, Video Trends
Security agents fired tear gas to disperse protests in Abuja as nationwide demonstrations against economic hardship continued on Friday, August 2…
Sorrow as 16 People Killed in Nigeria’s Hardship Protests, Details Surface
Nationwide protests against economic hardship resulted in deadly clashes in northern Nigeria on the first day which took place on Thursday, August 1…
News Central
Protests Turn Violent: Analysis of Nigeria’s #EndBadGovernance Movement
The #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria have escalated from peaceful demonstrations to scenes of violence and chaos, affecting cities like Kano, Kaduna, and Yobe…
2 August 2024
Al Jazeera
‘Nigerians are tired’: Protesters fed up with bad governance, soaring costs
Armed with a protest sign, 20-year-old Samuel Adeleke joined a crowd of angry Nigerians gathered in Ikeja, the heart of Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, on Thursday morning…
Legit NG
Sorrow as 16 People Killed in Nigeria’s Hardship Protests, Details Surface
Nationwide protests against economic hardship resulted in deadly clashes in northern Nigeria on the first day which took place on Thursday, August 1. Most businesses across the country have been shut since the protest began…
Mondaq
Tax Revenue Generation In Nigeria: A Leap Beyond Corporate Taxes
Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio at 10.8% as at 2021, is one of the lowest amongst countries of similar economic size . It is also below the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommended ratio of 12%…
News Central
Nigeria: Curfew in Four States, 16 killed in Hunger Protests
SBM Intelligence said , at least 16 people were killed in the #EndBadGovernance protest, which took place across Nigeria on Thursday. The fatalities occurred in Abuja, Kano, Niger, Borno, Kaduna, and Jigawa…
1 August 2024
CNBC Africa
Nigerians showing resilience to rising food prices
Some Nigerians are returning to farming, while others are creating food-sharing groups to supplement their income, as well as bypass middlemen…
The Guardian
Up to seven reportedly dead in Nigeria after clashes between police and citizens
As many as seven people have died, according to reports, after clashes between Nigerian security personnel and citizens on the first day of a weeklong nationwide protest against “bad governance” and a cost of living crisis…
News Central
Deadly Explosion Hits Kawuri: 19 Killed, 15 Injured in Borno State
A devastating explosion has struck Kawuri in Borno State, North East Nigeria, claiming the lives of at least 19 people and leaving 15 others injured…