Residents of Maiduguri, alongside parents, teachers, students, and community leaders, have taken to the streets to demand urgent federal intervention over the continued captivity of schoolchildren abducted during attacks on Mussa and Lassa communities in Borno State. The protesters called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts to secure the safe return of the children,... Read More

At least 27 people have been reported killed in separate attacks on communities in Benue and Plateau states, adding to the growing concerns over insecurity in Nigeria’s North-Central region. According to local reports, armed assailants stormed several communities, attacking residents and setting properties ablaze. The attacks have displaced many families, while security agencies have reportedly... Read More

A powerful tornado has swept through China’s central Hubei Province, killing several people, injuring dozens, and leaving a trail of destruction across residential communities and farmland. Chinese emergency authorities said the tornado struck with little warning, tearing roofs from homes, uprooting trees, toppling power lines, and damaging public infrastructure. Rescue teams were immediately deployed to... Read More

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has held a closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s security chiefs as his administration reviews ongoing operations against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other threats across the country. The meeting at the Presidential Villa brought together senior military, intelligence and law-enforcement officials, who briefed the President on the security situation and the progress of... Read More

Opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have postponed planned nationwide protests, citing the need to prevent violence and allow more time for dialogue with authorities over key political and governance concerns. The demonstrations had been scheduled to take place across several major cities, including the capital, Kinshasa, where opposition groups planned... Read More