A coup in Burkina Faso will help the Sahel’s jihadists
•Military rule will exacerbate the problems that have allowed extremism to thrive By The Economist ALL COUPS begin with confusion.…
EU renews its commitment to anti-piracy patrols in Gulf of Guinea
By Maritime Executive The European Union (EU) intends to carry on with the deployment of its member states’ warships in the…
The future of conquest…the next ‘big war’
•Fights Over Small Places Could Spark the Next Big War By Dan Altman The relationship between conquest and conflict may seem…
Coup in Burkina Faso bodes ill for stability in West Africa
•Putschists in West Africa should not interpret initial popular support for coups as an indication that citizens no longer desire…
ECOWAS, US, France condemn military take-over in Burkina Faso
Mukaila Ola The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the coup d’etat in Burkina Faso, describing it…
Buhari supports Beijing 2022 Olympic, Paralympic Winter Games
Mukaila Ola President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed support for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, wishes Nigerian athletes…
UN to Military: Release president Kabore with immediate effect
•UN Secretary General condemns Burkina Faso coup, Says Celebration on the Streets may Be Orchestrated Paschal Okeke The United Nations…
How Danish frogman corps took down pirates off Nigeria’s coastal waters
Meet the Danish Frogmen who just took down a boatful of pirates in the Atlantic In November, a Danish frigate…
218 years later, Haitians trace root to South East Nigeria…
Ngozi James There was excitement, fulfilment when Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi received a delegation from Haiti, who traced…
Insecurity: Nigeria , Sao Tome and Principe deepen defence collaboration
Armed Forces of Nigeria and that of Sao Tome and Principe on Monday expressed commitment to strengthen the existing bilateral…