Saturday, November 16, 2024
- Advertisement -

CATEGORY

News

Man purporting to be Boko Haram leader denies Sambisa forest defeat

A man purporting to be the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, denied the jihadist group has been pushed out...

Man suspected to have planned bombing a Lagos bridge arrested by police in Nigeria

Police in Nigeria have said that they have foiled an attempt to blow up a major bridge in commercial city, Lagos. A 43-year old man...

Boko Haram militants used kidnapped girls as human shield to avoid air strikes from Nigeria army

A student who escaped when Boko Haram rebels stormed a school and abducted schoolgirls, identifies her schoolmates from a video released by the Islamist...

Gender equality faces a setback in Nigeria as top Muslim cleric rejects equality bill

The Sultan of Sokoto says Muslims should be allowed to uphold their religious beliefs. Photo Credit: AFP.   Getting the needed support for gender equality bill...

Boko Haram fighters surrender to Nigerian officials

31 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered to Nigerien authorities in the southeastern Diffa region. This was disclosed by Niger’s interior minister Bazoum Mohamed on Tuesday...

3,000 people who fled Boko Haram return to hometown

More than 3,000 people in northeast Nigeria who were forced to flee the seven-year insurgency waged by Islamist militants have returned to their hometown...

7-day truce agreed between Mozambique’s opposition and ruling parties

 Afonso Dhlakama of the Mozambican Resistance Movement (RENAMO) speaking to the media after voting in Maputo in 2014. Photo Credit: Reuters The people of Mozambique...

Boko Haram strong camps in Nigeria to be used for military training grounds

Nigeria’s army chief has disclosed that from next year they will begin training exercises in the fallen stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists, the Sambisa...

Uganda: 30 drown after boat carrying football team capsizes on Lake Albert

Police said the yellow boat was overcrowded when it capsized. Photo Credit: AFP At least 30 people have drowned after a boat carrying a football...

Suicide bomber attacks market in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

People walk past bags of animal food at the cattle market in Maiduguri. Photo File Credit: Reuters Officials in Nigeria have confirmed on Monday that...

Latest news

Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
- Advertisement -