Moreover, the fatwa comes at a time when internet freedom is already under significant pressure. With attempts at restricting digital spaces increasing, many see this decree as less about religious ...

In a recent display of his characteristic self-importance, former President Olusegun Obasanjo once again took to the public stage to bestow his unsolicited wisdom on leadership and governance in ...

Chadian authorities have arrested security personnel accused of aiding Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (Boko Haram) factions in attacks on defensive sites in Lac Province.  The operation, ...

Nigeria describes Lakurawa as a new terror group. It is not. It’s been operating along the Nigeria-Niger border since 1999, an indication of the region’s growing ungoverned spaces.

The alert by Defence Headquarters (DHQ) of a new terror group, the Lukarawa in Sokoto and Kebbi states would seem a fresh dimension to the metastasising insecurity in the country.

In response to the Islamic Ideological Council's recent fatwa (legal ruling by an Islamic religious scholar) proclaiming ...

A new documentary titled ‘Mothers of Chibok,’ directed by award-winning Nigerian filmmaker Joel ‘Kachi Benson, recently had ...

Alice Loksha, who was abducted in 2018 by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, has regained freedom Speaking with newsmen in ...

Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology faced backlash for declaring VPN use to access blocked content as un-Islamic. Critics, ...

In fact, neither the highly harassed people of Sokoto State nor traumatized Nigerians deserve the emerging security challenges posed by the blood-thirsty group known as Lukarawas whose demonic ...

Alice Loksha, a 42-year-old nurse, and Fayina Ali, another abducted woman, have finally regained their freedom after years of ...

A 42-year-old nurse, Alice Loksha, who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in March 2018 while working at a UNICEF office in Rann, Borno State, has regained her freedom after six years in captivity.