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Former BBC correspondent Chris Simpson has died unexpectedly in Senegal at the age of 53. A much-respected journalist, he worked for the BBC in Angola...

Senegalese-born hip-hop musician Akon was yesterday in Liberia to install solar electricity at two primary schools in the West African country. It is part of...

Almost 7,000 prisoners have been released from Kenyan prisons in order to create space for "more serious offenders", local media reports. President Uhuru Kenyatta told...

The total number of people arrested in Ethiopia since a state of emergency was imposed on 9 April stands at more than 2,600. On Monday,...

Mozambique’s jails and police cells are a threat to the lives and health of inmates, the country’s ombudsman has warned. Jose Abudo said the places...

Nigerian pilot Ademilola Odujinrin, who works for Air Djibouti, has started on the second leg of his journey to fly solo around the world. He...

Facebook has apologised for removing a video on breast cancer awareness posted by a Swedish group, saying it was incorrectly taken out. Cancerfonden's video featured...

South Africa has formally begun the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), media reports say. They say diplomats have notified the...

A yoga instructor and lifestyle coach came forward Thursday with claims that Donald Trump had inappropriate sexual contact with her, becoming at least the...

Another Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, has accused the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and his Science and Technology counterpart,...

The police in Lagos are on the trail of some suspected robbers, who allegedly hijacked a tanker laden with 33,000-litre fuel valued at N4.5m...

PC Gordon Semple (left) was killed at the beginning of April this year. Stefano Brizzi (right) is standing trial for his murder. A Breaking Bad-obsessed...

It’s a throwback Thursday so it’s allowed.

Recall that the University library was razed on the 8th of October? Well, six principal officers of the University have agreed to contribute N1...

Twenty-nine (29) Senior officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have been dismissed for various acts of gross misconduct, the service announced today. The dismissed officers...

Water supply to some parts of the Federal Capital Territory will be disrupted for three days, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has said. Authorities said...

Mohammed Abubakar, Bauchi State Governor, has inaugurated a 12-man committee to supervise and coordinate the state’s activities on social media. The announcement was contained...

I like the birth control part, lol. Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called on Nigerians to curb excessive appetite for foreign foods and...

This is SERIOUS. No fewer than 94,141 pregnant women are said to be HIV/AIDS positive in Zamfara. A United States Agency for International Aids...

Somalia's government has released three Al-Jazeera journalists Thursday, two days after they were arrested along with their driver by security forces, the network confirmed. Hamza...

Musiliu Obanikoro, a former Minister of State for Defence, who submitted himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday morning, has yet...

Fast rising act, Simisola Ogunleye popularly known as Simi who has been illegally linked with so many male entertainers has said she works so hard that...

Oh dear! After having four children from three women (the first one from Toni Payne, a set of twins from an Abuja based lady,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the names of 46 nominees to the Senate as ambassadors. Among the nominees are Pauline Tallen, Olorunibe Mamora and Musa...

A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy, in spite of its current challenges. Nigeria is placed...

In its bid to empower rural women and make them self-reliant, the Jigawa Government has distributed 600 goats to 200 women in Auyo local...

Activities marking the coronation of a new monarch of the Benin Kingdom are currently ongoing in the Edo State capital. The ancient city is agog...

Gunmen have abducted a prominent Muslim cleric in Sokoto according to the BBC Hausa service. Sheikh Muhammad Lawal Madoki, who heads the state government’s charity...

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, sent a list of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation and approval. This was contained in...

It’s a new phase for Nollywood producer and actress, Happy Uchendu. The beautiful actress is breaking new grounds in the industry and she has...

Rihanna has given a fan who looks identical to her the ultimate endorsement - asking why she looks better than her. Student Shania Ruedas Bernal...

A priest who allegedly sexually abused a five-year-old girl was caught when her parents found horrific drawings the youngster had created seemingly depicting the...

The both parents took to their respective instagram pages this moning to wish their little joy a happy 2nd birthday. Flavour wrote; Happy birthday to...

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A huge battle looms as US-led coalition forces enclose on the ISIS stronghold of Mosul in Iraq where around 6,000 militants are believed to...

The crisis threatening National Foods, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) took a twist yesterday as workers declared a two-week warning strike. The placard-carrying workers, who...

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 6, Abubakar Marafa, has re-affirmed that bailing of suspects remain free. Marafa said this in...

An Army Lance Corporal, Abdul Yusuf, has been arrested alongside one other for the abduction of one Chief Samuel Iheanachor along Aba-Oyigbo Road in...

Senator representing Adamawa North under the All Progressives Congress party, APC, has, while joking, said that her primary role before joining the senate is...

There was confusion on Tuesday in Tor Donga community, in the Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, after some gunmen opened fire...

The FBI is continuing to look into exactly what went down between Brad Pitt and son Maddox, 15, on a private flight back to...

The director of the Israel Antiquities Authority on Wednesday slammed UNESCO for its resolution on Jerusalem holy sites, comparing the UN cultural body to...

Democrat Hillary Clinton warned Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is rooting for Donald Trump in the race for the White House because the...

A traditional ruler in the Magboro community in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, Ogun State, Sanni Shofolarin, has been arrested by the Ogun...

A  37-year-old man, Rasak Adekoya, who allegedly beat his 10-year-old son, Wariz, to death, has said he beat his son on Tuesday, October 11,...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two persons for allegedly smuggling €325,640 and $30,000 (making a total of about N175 million) at...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal and Kaduna State Governments to declare security emergency in Southern Kaduna senatorial district following...

The Senate has begun investigation into the alleged repatriation of $13.9 billion by MTN with hiring of international forensic lawyers, accountants and other experts...

An Ikeja Magistrate Court on Wednesday slammed a N500,000 bail on a 25-year-old musician, Victor Eyo, for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. The Magistrate, T....

Veronica Panarello throttled her son Loris Stival with electrical cables and abandoned his body in a remote gully in Santa Croce, Sicily. Panarello had tried...