Sudan PM, ministers detained in apparent military coup
Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan’s cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders on Monday in an apparent military coup, three […]
Africa
Cote d’Ivoire: Former President Laurent Gbagbo Returns to Politics With New Political Party
Côte d’Ivoire’s ex-president Laurent Gbagbo unveiled his new party on Sunday that he hopes will return him to the presidency after a 10 year absence. […]
UNICEF: Substandard facilities, others may delay malaria vaccine use in Nigeria
The UN Children’s Fund says Nigeria needs to spend the next two to three years building its immunisation infrastructure to enable the country to access […]
Ethiopia expels 7 UN representatives for ‘meddling’, gives them 72 hours to leave
The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry has given seven United Nations (UN) representatives in the country just 72 hours to leave, declaring them “persona non grata” and […]
UNILAG, three other universities secure £1.9 million research grant.
Two other universities in Africa and one in the United Kingdom, have been awarded a research grant worth 1.9 million pounds by the United Kingdom […]
Osun sensitises herdsmen on anti-open grazing law
Osun State government on Wednesday in Osogbo began the sensitisation of herdsmen on the recently-passed anti-open grazing law. Newsmen report that the sensitisation, which had […]
NIPSS, dRPC, Finance ministry to monitor women’s economic empowerment intervention programmes
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies(NIPSS) in collaboration with the Development Research and Project Center(dRPC) and the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and […]
NSCDC dismisses viral video on ‘bandit personnel’
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed a viral video purporting that a member of the corps confessed to being a bandit. […]
Federal government to incorporate NNPC board in six months
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday he had appointed a board for the NNPC and directed that it should be incorporated within six months, a […]
Kogi: Gunmen invade church, kill one worshipper, abduct two
Gunmen invaded a church in Kabba, Kogi, on Sunday, killed one person and abducted two worshippers. The church located at Okedayo Area on Kabba-Okene Road […]
Official: Centre records 652 rape cases in three years in Kaduna
Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Zaria in Kaduna State, recorded 652 rape cases where children below 17 years were the […]
Sunday Igboho: Nigerian government to appeal N20 billion high court judgement – AGF
The Federal Government says it will appeal against the judgment of an Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion in damages against the Attorney […]
Banditry: Police arrest 259 people in Niger
Police arrested about 259 suspects over banditry, kidnapping, culpable homicide, rape, farmers/herders conflicts, and other crimes in Niger in August. The Commissioner of Police in […]
Charly Boy set to drop musical film
Veteran Nigerian singer and activist, Charly Boy, is set to release a musical film titled ‘Odudubariba’ on September 20. According to newsmen, Doris Udensi, his […]
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria’s former leader dies at 84
Algerian president who fought in his country’s bloody independence struggle against France and then maneuvered through coups, conflicts and political intrigue to become the longest-ruling […]