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A bitter  family rift has burst into public view after Nsia Ibrahim, a 42-year-old Mechanic from Kumasi, issued a series of threats against his younger brother Alhasan Ibrahim, a Ghanaian national living in the United Kingdom, accusing him of bringing “abominable shame” upon the family by secretly living as a bisexual man. The controversy surfaced  when Alhasan’s wife, Eunice Essafuah , also a Ghanaian national living in he United Kingdom, bumped into her former husband getting intimate  with men on three different occasions,  indicating he had been engaged in serial same-sex relationships with multiple men across the United Kingdom .…

By Aminu Adamu In a sweeping security operation that signals zero tolerance for criminal activity in Adamawa State, the state’s Police Command has arrested fifty-seven (57) suspects linked to Shilla gangsterism, drug abuse, and other criminal activities across Jimeta, Girei, and Yola metropolis. The Adamawa State Police Command, operating under the leadership of Commissioner of Police CP Kabiru Umar Hassan, fdc, has continued to escalate its aggressive campaign against Shilla gangsterism, a form of violent street crime that has plagued communities across the state. The latest operation marks a significant step in the Command’s ongoing push to dismantle criminal networks…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Youth Wing has launched a blistering counterattack against former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir David Lawal, describing him as “an empty political shell” and “a fantastically corrupt politician” just one day after he dramatically quit the party over allegations of a rigged presidential primary. In a rejoinder signed by Balarabe Rufai, the party’s National Youth Leader, dated June 2, 2026, the youth wing left nothing to the imagination,  accusing Lawal of religious bigotry, ethnic demagoguery, and monumental ingratitude toward the very political class that built his career. The Fallout The…

Conflict Analysis ◆ May 16, 2026 ◆ West Africa Security Desk Breaking Analysis — Counterterrorism Dead in the Lake Chad Dark:Nigeria’s Biggest Counterterrorism Win — And Why the War Isn’t Over Yet The killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS’s global second-in-command, in a joint US-Nigerian strike is historic. But for a conflict that has claimed over 35,000 lives since 2009, one bullet doesn’t end a war. AA Aminu Adamu Conflict Analyst | MSc Student, Peace & Conflict Studies Published: Saturday, May 16, 2026 · 18-min read On the night of Friday, May 15, 2026, somewhere in the dense, politically volatile terrain…

By Sani Saidu Muhammad Lead levels 180 times the safe limit. Cadmium silently destroying kidneys. A river turned into an open sewer,  under cover of night, while regulators look away. And the community-built sensor network fighting back. ⚠ CRITICAL FINDING Laboratory analysis from the 2025 Sentinel Network audit confirms that Lead concentrations in the Jakara River stand at 0.90 mg/L — approximately 180 times the maximum level permitted by the FAO and WHO for irrigation water. This water is being pumped, every single day, onto farmland feeding Kano’s urban population. The clock tower at the Kofar Mazugal gate has…

By Sheku Desmond Residents of Kolloh Town and Bonga Town in Freetown have launched a community-led initiative to plant mangrove trees in low-lying areas of their neighborhoods, in a bid to curb the devastating flooding that has long plagued both communities during Sierra Leone’s rainy season. The initiative, driven entirely by community members, targets waterlogged slum areas where rainwater accumulates and causes the most damage. Community leaders say they are ready to execute the plan but are calling on the government and development organizations for financial and logistical support before the rains begin. Kolloh Town, located in the West Area…

By Aminu Adamu There is a particular kind of man that Nigerian politics rarely produces organically. One who arrives at the campaign podium not through inheritance, not through the slow accumulation of political debts, and not through the midnight negotiations that define so much of the country’s democratic theatre. This kind of man arrives instead through a longer, quieter road: through the discipline of documentation, through the intimacy of community work, through the weight of personal grief refashioned into public purpose. Apochi NelsonOwoicho is, by most conventional measures, an unlikely politician. He is not the son of a senator. He…

By Ishioma Appiah-Yeboah A silent but rapidly escalating global health crisis is drawing urgent attention as Nigeria prepares to host world leaders for a high-level summit on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a threat experts say is already responsible for millions of deaths each year. Known scientifically as Antimicrobial Resistance, the phenomenon occurs when life-saving medicines lose their ability to treat infections, turning once-manageable illnesses into potentially fatal conditions. From minor infections to routine surgical procedures, the risks are intensifying worldwide. A Growing Global Crisis Health experts warn that the surge in drug resistance is largely driven by the misuse and…

DOUALA, Cameroon A rare show of unity among conservation groups has yielded a major breakthrough in the fight to save the Cross River Gorilla, the world’s most endangered gorilla subspecies, as fewer than 300 individuals remain scattered across forest fragments along the Nigeria–Cameroon border. At a three-day knowledge exchange workshop held in Douala from February 25 to 27, nine conservation organisations came together to form what experts describe as a long-overdue coordinated front against the species’ imminent extinction. Convened by the African Conservation Foundation and funded through Conservation Connect, the workshop — titled Knowledge Exchange on Community Forests in the…

By Ibrahim Babangida Lawal A sweeping 27-year analysis of presidential movements across Nigeria has revealed stark regional disparities in federal engagement, with a handful of states receiving disproportionate attention while others remain largely overlooked. The study, conducted by the Digital Data Clinic, examined presidential travel records from 1999 through April 2026, uncovering patterns that analysts say reflect a mix of economic priorities, political calculations, and personal affiliations. Lagos, Kano, Katsina Dominate Presidential Itineraries At the center of the findings is Lagos State, which recorded a striking 217 presidential visits—more than any other state in the federation. The commercial hub is…