Abiodun Jamiu

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Chason |Rael Ombuor |Abiodun Jamiu |Andrei Popoviciu

Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future (washingtonpost.com) Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future By Rachel Chason; Rael Ombuor; Abiodun Jamiu; Andrei Popoviciu 2025042706001800 DAKAR, Senegal — Pope Francis ministered to the poor in Kenya and kissed the feet of South Sudan's feuding rulers in a plea for peace.

1 month ago | dw.com | Abiodun Jamiu

04/16/2025April 16, 2025The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) is now using armed drones for attacks in Nigeria. Analysts say authorities must adopt a new counterterrorism strategy to defeat the insurgents. https://p.dw.com/p/4t7IlThe Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) recently deployed four armed drones carrying locally made grenades in an attack on the Forward Operating Base in the Wajikoro area of Borno, Northeast Nigeria, leaving about five soldiers injured.

1 month ago | dw.com | Abiodun Jamiu

04/16/2025April 16, 2025The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) is now using armed drones for attacks in Nigeria. Analysts say authorities must adopt a new counterterrorism strategy to defeat the insurgents. https://p.dw.com/p/4t7IlThe Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) recently deployed four armed drones carrying locally made grenades in an attack on the Forward Operating Base in the Wajikoro area of Borno, Northeast Nigeria, leaving about five soldiers injured.

2 months ago | dw.com | Abiodun Jamiu

02/04/20252 de abril de 2025Nos últimos anos, a Nigéria tem assistido a um padrão preocupante de fuga de milhares de reclusos de estabelecimentos prisionais. Falha dos serviços secretos pode estar na origem, entende investigador. https://p.dw.com/p/4sabeDados compilados pela Al Jazeera mostram que, desde 2010, mais de 7000 pessoas fugiram de prisões em todo o país. O incidente mais recente ocorreu no final de março, quando 12 reclusos fugiram de um centro de detenção do estado de Kogi.

2 months ago | dw.com | Abiodun Jamiu

In the past decade, Nigeria has witnessed a disturbing pattern of jailbreaks that have resulted in thousands of inmates escaping from correctional facilities across the country. The most recent incident occurred on March 24, when 12 inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Center in Koton Karfe, Kogi State, North Central Nigeria. Only six of the inmates were caught by authorities and taken back into custody.