•Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Lagos office Election observers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) have raised concerns over the coup in Guinea-Bissau, asking the military authorities to release government officials detained during the incident. The observers made the cal...
The Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday released three persons detained on suspicion of belonging to the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), accused of involvement in the killing of seven Fulani herdsmen. The Service also said it is reviewing more than 20 cases of persons...
•Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, have accused the Nigerian Police Force of denying detainees access to lawyers and family members, following the arrest of scores of people during the Abuja Arba’een Trek. Sheikh Rabiu Abdullahi, briefing journalists in Abuja today, alleged th...

