First Lady and Tony Elumelu Foundation Empower Kogi Women Entrepreneurs with N25 Million Business Grant

In a landmark initiative aimed at fostering economic empowerment and gender equality, Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in collaboration with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has disbursed a N25 million business grant to women...

Nigerian Catholic nuns fight climate change with faith, farming and trees

In the bustling commercial city of Aba, southeastern Nigeria, better known for its sprawling markets than for environmental activism, Catholic nuns from the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ, are quietly leading a...

Court jails Ansaru ‘Emir’ Mahmud Usman 15 years for funding terror sleeper cells

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Mahmud Usman, the self-proclaimed “Emir” of the outlawed Ansaru sect, to 15 years in prison for financing terrorism and arming insurgent cells across Nigeria. Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a, Abbas, or...

What Do Companies Need in a Future-Ready ERP?

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Gombe NOA DG urges residents to heed flood warnings

The National Orientation Agency has urged Nigerians to take flood warnings seriously, stressing that poor drainage systems and indiscriminate dumping of refuse continue to worsen the impact of natural disasters across the country. Speaking in...

Nigeria’s milestones against insecurity

Nigeria’s efforts to eliminate insecurity or reduce it to the barest minimum seem to be gaining traction. This is evident in a string of successes recorded by security agencies in a span of just three months. The capture of two of the most wanted...

Ansaru sect leader Usman bags 15 years jail term

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has convicted and sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed Ansaru sect, to 15 years in prison for terrorism-related offences. Usman (commonly known as Abu Bara’a,...

Intra-African Trade Fair Algeria, the economic capital of Africa promoting continental economic integration

Algeria hosted the fourth edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair from September 4 to 10, 2025, organized bythe African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union Commission and the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area...

Africa Intelligence Brief News Roundup (September 11, 2025)

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) The African continent on September 11, 2025, saw human rights battles, humanitarian strain, security realignments, and economic pressure points. In North Africa, free-expression cases in Morocco and a widening Egyptian...

Nigerian Court Sentences Ansaru Terrorist Commander to 15 Years in Prison

In a landmark ruling on September 11, 2025, a Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced a high-ranking commander of the Ansaru terrorist group to 15 years in prison. The conviction marks a significant victory for Nigeria’s judicial system and its...

BOSA decries Bida college’s declining academic performance 

The Bida Old Students Association (BOSA) weekend decried the declining academic performance of its alma mater, the Bida Government College, Niger state. The national president of the association, Major General Abdulmalik Halidu Giwa (rtd), stated...

Banditry, Its Politics and Practitioners

One of the major challenges of Nigeria since colonial times has been corruption. But President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has now proclaimed its death. Corruption is gone! Futuristic laser technology must have been used to carry out such a comprehensive...

Illegal mining activities: Court jails Ansaru commander for 15 years

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed Ansaru terrorist group, to 15 years’ imprisonment. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the judgement after Usman pleaded guilty to charges of...

JAS resurgence deepens Lake Chad Basin’s complex security crisis

JAS resurgence deepens Lake Chad Basin’s complex security crisis Focusing only on Boko Haram’s ISWAP faction is no longer an option for the region’s security forces. After being weakened by years of clashes with rival Boko Haram faction Islamic...

President Tinubu: Revamp Your Foreign Policy Team Before Nig...

Help: The Pan African Digest is still under 1,000 subscribers. Please spread the word, post the links, and help the message travel. Thanks. I have received some good knocks for defending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s macroeconomic policies, which,...

JUST-IN: Court Jails Ansaru Commander 15 Years Over Illegal Mining

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed terrorist group, Ansaru to 15 years in prison for illegal mining activities used to finance terrorism. Justice Emeka Nwite, who delivered the...

Ansaru commander Mahmud Usman jailed 15 years for aiding Kuje prison break

A federal high court in Abuja has convicted Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed Ansaru sect, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Usman, better known by his aliases Abu Bara’a, Abbas, or Mukhtar, entered a guilty plea on Thursday to...

Court jails Ansaru commander 15 years for illegal mining

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed terrorist group Ansaru, to 15 years’ imprisonment. Justice Emeka Nwite handed down the sentence after Usman pleaded guilty to charges...

Insecurity: Northern leaders demand state of emergency, sack of Service Chiefs

• After 63 dead in Borno massacre, bandits kill eight in Kaduna village raid • Senators condemn tragedy, demand stronger defence against insurgents • Atiku denounces fresh attacks in Borno, calls for unity against terror • Obi faults federal...

FG Arraigns Two Ansaru Commanders On 32-Count Terrorism Charge

September 11, (THEWILL) — The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned two senior commanders of the proscribed terror group on 32-count terrorism charges before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Remanded into the custody of the DSS, the...