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Nigerien crisis (2023–2024) On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained President Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for ...
One evening in November 2020, a year into his military service, Peacemaker Azuegbulam’s lifelong dream of being a soldier came to an abrupt end. “I thought I couldn’t meet up with life, but ...
Kidnappings and raids on schools have persisted across northern Nigeria since 2014, with more than 1,600 students kidnapped and nearly 200 others killed, according to a report by Save the Children.
2020 Nigeria hostage rescue. During the early hours of October 31, 2020, United States Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) conducted an operation in Northern Nigeria, resulting in the rescue of an American hostage and the killing of six of the seven captors. [5] [6] The hostage, 27-year-old Philip Walton, had ...
May 11, 2024 at 1:36 PM. By Camillus Eboh. ABUJA (Reuters) - Prince Harry spoke in Nigeria on Saturday of the tragic loss of the "brave souls" in the country's military who had lost their lives in ...
www .nannews .ng. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) is a news reporting agency owned and run by the Federal Government of Nigeria just like Nigerian Television Authority. [1] NAN was formed in part to disseminate news easily across the country and to the international community and also as a means to counter negative stories about Nigeria.
Political Kidnappings. This refers to the political kidnapping which started in the petroleum industry in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region in the early 2000s: In the Niger Delta, agitators took expatriates working with multinational oil giants hostage, to force oil companies operating there to carry out community development projects for ...
Jan. 27—City lifeguards Friday afternoon rescued four kayakers as well a group of others at the Mokuluas after they got into trouble. Just after 2 p.m., Honolulu Ocean Safety said lifeguards on ...