Mansur Abubakar

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Mansur Abubakar

Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda groupAFPA presidential spokesman described the killings as a “heavy loss”Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists in the country's north last week near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger. The authorities had previously said that only eight soldiers were killed.

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Mansur Abubakar

Angry Nigerians are turning to social media to describe how they have been locked out of their accounts on the digital financial platform, CBEX. People have posted videos of themselves crying, saying that they could not withdraw their investments and worried that their money had gone. Some angry customers ransacked a CBEX office in the south-west city of Ibadan, carting off chairs, air-conditioners and a solar panel. CBEX has not yet publicly commented.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Mansur Abubakar

The Nigerian authorities have banned broadcasters from playing the song Tell Your Papa, which criticises the country's leader. Artist Eedris Abdulkareem's lyrics slam President Bola Tinubu and urge his influential son, Seyi, to let his father know "people are dying" through hardship and insecurity and there is "hunger" in the country.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Mansur Abubakar |Chris Ewokor

Mansur Abubakar & Chris Ewokor - BBC NewsWed, April 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM UTC2 min readThe governor of Nigeria's Borno state has warned that jihadist group Boko Haram is making a comeback after its fighters staged a series of attacks and seized control of some parts of the north-eastern state. Babagana Zulum called for more military assistance for soldiers fighting the insurgency.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Mansur Abubakar |Chris Ewokor

The governor of Nigeria's Borno state has warned that jihadist group Boko Haram is making a comeback after its fighters staged a series of attacks and seized control of some parts of the north-eastern state. Babagana Zulum called for more military assistance for soldiers fighting the insurgency. The Nigerian government has downplayed the governor's fears, saying security in the country has improved in the last 18 months.