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- Military
- January 9, 2025
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War Impacts, Illicit Sanctions-Busting Trade, Black Sea Damage: 2024’s Best Investigations in Ukrainian
Recent reports suggest roughly one million people have been killed since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. At least 107 of them were current or former media workers, 18 of whom were killed while reporting, according to the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to present unprecedented challenges for Ukrainian journalists and media. In addition to being at constant risk of physical danger from Russian air raids, one-third of…
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- January 7, 2025
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Global Tour of Investigative Podcasts: 2024 Edition
2024 was dubbed the year of the “podcast election” — so powerful was the format in helping candidates in the US reach new audiences and get out the vote. It will be fascinating to see which investigative podcasts travel to become global hits in 2025. But it was also labeled a “hold on to your hat” type of year, a period in which shows were cut, budgets slashed, and even top talents had to deal with…
- Military
- January 6, 2025
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Troops destroy 21 illegal refineries in Niger Delta
The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has dismantled 21 illegal oil refineries and arrested 11 suspected oil thieves in Niger Delta on Sunday. They also recovered over 190,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in the region. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations in the Division, Lt. Col. Jonah Danjuma, said in a statement on Sunday night that the operation was a bold move to curb oil theft and bolster Nigeria’s struggling oil production. The…
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- January 6, 2025
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Dictatorship’s Legacy, Rise of Portugal’s Far Right, and Devastating Flooding: 2024’s Best Investigative Stories in Portuguese
Journalism, especially investigative journalism, has never been an easy task. However, in the age of disinformation, growing public distrust of the work of the press — fueled by the rise of the far right around the world — has contributed to the spread of attacks on journalists and media outlets. This is especially true during times when emotions are at their most heated, such as elections. For our Portuguese Editor’s Pick this year, we chose pieces…
- Military
- January 1, 2025
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Despite previous failed vows to capture him, DHQ says Bello Turji is a ‘walking dead man’
Despite several failed promises of either capturing or eliminating Nigeria’s most notorious bandit, Bello Turji, the Nigerian Army has once again, assured Nigerians that his days are numbered as he will be taken out in no distant time. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who gave the fresh assurance while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military in the year 2024 on Tuesday in Abuja, described the notorious bandit leader as a walking…
- Military
- December 29, 2024
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Nigerian Army destroys 20 illegal refineries, seizes 90,000 litres of stolen oil
The Nigerian Army’s 6 Division has dismantled 20 illegal oil refining sites, seized over 90,000 litres of stolen oil products, and arrested eight suspects during an extensive operation across the Niger Delta. The raids, conducted between December 23 and 29, 2024, spanned Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, and Delta States, and involved coordinated efforts with other security agencies. This development was disclosed by the Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Jonah Danjuma,…
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- December 29, 2024
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Troops arrest Bello Turji’s female ammunition supplier in Zamfara
Troops of the Sector 2 Joint Task Force North-West of the Nigerian Army code-named Operation Fansan Yamma, have announced the arrest of a 25-year-old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu, who allegedly supplies arms and ammunition to notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji. The Coordinator of the Media Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, who made the announcement in a statement issued on Sunday in Gusau, Zamfara State, said Ahadu was arrested on December 28…
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- December 26, 2024
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Nigerian Army boasts of increasing Nigeria’s oil production to 1.8mbpd
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says the Nigerian Army has succeeded in combating oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta, noting that these efforts have led to an increase in national oil production. Speaking during a Christmas luncheon with frontline troops of the 6 Division in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Oluyede, represented by the Commander of the Nigerian Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, Maj. Gen. Kevin Aligbe, commended the…
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- December 26, 2024
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Nigerian Army lied about killing 13 of our members —IPOB
Proscribed Igbo separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has debunked claims by the Nigerian Army of killing 13 of its members in an operation in the South-East. The spokesman of the Joint Task Force ‘Operation UDO KA’ in the South-East, Lt. Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, had, in a statement on Monday in Enugu, said troops killed 13 suspected members of IPOB in the region during a clearance operation. But in a statement on Thursday morning by…
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- December 23, 2024
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Troops kill 13 suspected IPOB members in South-East
Troops of the Joint Task Force in the South-East, “Operation UDO KA,” have killed 13 suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the region. The spokesman of the task force, Lt. Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Enugu, said the troops also arrested three suspected kidnappers in the operations. He said: “Remember, security is everybody’s business. It is not in the hands of security agencies alone. “When…
