•Aviation Minister Fetus Keyamo Nigerian helicopter operators have threatened to shut down their operations in response to new charges imposed by the federal government through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. There are also fears that the threat, if carried out, may lead to loss of 1.1 million barrels of oil daily by Nig...
•Bandits About six months after the imposition of economic sanctions on the Niger Republic, life in the border communities across seven Nigerian states is in dire straits. Checks across Kebbi, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Jigawa, Yobe and Borno, showed partly deserted border communities where smugglers and bandits alike claim territories, but muc...
Battles raged in Gaza today as Israel’s army said it expanded ground operations after intensifying its bombardment of the Palestinian territory three weeks after the deadliest attack in the country’s history. The United Nations warned of a looming “unprecedented avalanche of human suffering” inside the Gaza Strip, after weeks of relentless Isr...