EXCLUSIVE: Victim Alleges Patience Jonathan Supervised, Participated In Torture Of 15 Domestic Workers Held In Prison Since 2019 Over Missing Jewellery

One of the domestic workers imprisoned since 2019 at the behest of former First Lady Patience Jonathan has narrated how she personally supervised and participated in their torture during detention.  The revelation is contained in a handwritten note made by one of the detainees inside Bayelsa State’s Okaka Correctional Centre, which was obtained by SaharaReporters…

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British Catholic missionary and his assistant are abducted’ by ‘unknown armed men’ in Cameroon

An 83-year-old British missionary and his assistant have been abducted by an unknown group of armed men in Cameroon, his church group has said.    Huub Welters and assistant Henry Kang were captured on Tuesday, April 1,  in Bambui, a town located in the country’s separatist conflict-hit anglophone northwest.    The pair were on their way to…

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Burkina Faso, Niger & Mali Conclude Defense Agreements with Russia After High-Level Meeting

The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) – comprising Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, have concluded defense agreements with Russia to strengthen their fight against insurgency. The deal was finalized on Thursday during a high-level meeting in Moscow between the foreign ministers of AES member states and Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov. Both sides welcomed the…

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