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[Leadership] The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised alarm over a sharp increase in human rights complaints across Nigeria, warning that the trend reflects both persistent violations and growing public awareness of reporting mechanisms.
[Leadership] The Kano Strategic Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 21 suspects and seized illicit substances following a series of coordinated raids across the state.
[New Times] Some transporters and cargo owners are locked in growing disputes following the recent fuel price increase, driven by the conflict in the Middle East, with some operators halting services as negotiations over transport costs stall.
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Sunday, April 12, held a phone conversation with his Djiboutian counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh, during which he congratulated him on his re-election as president of the Horn of Africa nation.
[Premium Times] Despite detailing operational success, the Army did not indicate whether any civilians were affected by the strike.
[Premium Times] The organisation stressed that at a time when the country is recording improvements in foreign reserves, inflation, and exchange rate stability, policy efforts should focus on strengthening domestic production rather than increasing import dependence.
[Namibian] The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has started relocating 57.5 tonnes of salvageable crops of flood-affected residents in the Zambezi region.
[Leadership] The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has stirred the hornet's nest in the Nigerian music scene after a video of him praising Afrobeats star Davido went viral.
[Leadership] The federal government has partnered with the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) to harness the mining potential of the North Central region and drive job creation through mineral processing.
[Leadership] Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the reported airstrike on Jilli market on the Borno-Yobe border, calling it a "devastating failure" and demanding urgent accountability from military authorities.
[Shabelle] Baidoa, Somalia -- Mahad Mohamed Salad, head of Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), and Somali Police Commissioner Asad Osman Abdullahi held meetings in Baidoa with local officials and media representatives aimed at strengthening security coordination, authorities said.
[Leadership] Nigerian music superstar, Temilade Openiyi, alias Tems, has disclosed that she has learned from her career how to be vulnerable and give love.
[Leadership] Nigerian music icons Wizkid and Tems made a surprise appearance on Saturday night at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in California, joining global pop star Justin Bieber on stage.
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Speaker of Somalia's Lower House Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur on Sunday chaired a meeting of the chamber's standing committee in Mogadishu, where lawmakers were briefed on political developments and new officials were sworn in.
[Premium Times] The rights group said the accidental airstrike killed more than 100 people.
[Nile Post] Police in Entebbe Municipality have recovered a pistol following an intelligence-led operation conducted on Saturday, April 11, 2026, across the areas of Wamala, Buzzi, Lutaba, and Ssisa Village in Wakiso District.
[New Times] On April 11, 1994, more than 3,000 Tutsi civilians who had sought refuge at ETO Kicukiro school were abandoned by Belgian troops serving under the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR).
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Benin began counting ballots Sunday after a presidential election that could extend a decade of economic growth while testing the country’s democratic balance. Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni is the frontrunner to succeed outgoing president Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after two terms.
[Premium Times] The spokesperson for NAF, Ehimen Ejodame, an air commodore, described the airstrikes as precision bombings of terrorists' location in the Jilli axis.
[Premium Times] Amnesty International says at least 1,100 people were abducted in northern Nigeria within three months, warning of worsening insecurity and failure by authorities to protect lives.
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dispatched a fact-finding team to investigate reports of an accidental airstrike on a weekly market in Jilli, located along the Borno-Yobe border.
