AFRICA

Gunmen suspected to be pirates have attacked an oil barge along the waterways of Lutegbene, Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State It was gathered that the gunmen, who launched the vicious attack killed four soldiers escorting the barge and two civilians. Others in the ill-fated vessel were said to have …

Fear of Boko Haram attack has made women and children flee their village and take to lodging in the open in Maiduguri. People from over 300 households in Kayamla, in the Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, said they had to flee into Maiduguri when the villages around them …

At least 20 people, many of them women and children, have been killed in a stampede in south-eastern Niger, reports say. Refugees from neighbouring Nigeria were queuing for food and money in the town of Diffa when the incident took place, according to local sources. Ten other people were injured. …

At least 22 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-west Cameroon, the UN says. Over half those killed in Ntumbo were children, and local media report that several victims were burned alive. No-one has claimed responsibility for Friday’s incident, but an opposition party blamed the …

Abshir Gaarane Ahmed was a lead singer in a government band in Benadir, the region that covers the capital Mogadishu in Somalia. The public knew him as the man who belted out patriotic songs about his country. His trimmed beard and smooth voice suited a youthful artiste. Then on January …

Nigeria has over the past 18 years recovered $4.6 billion (1.4trn) allegedly looted from the nation’s treasury and stashed abroad by the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha. Data on the recoveries collated by Daily Trust indicates that the funds were repatriated mainly from four countries between 2002 and …

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Senegal, where he will hold talks with President Macky Sall focused on strengthening security ties and promoting deeper economic cooperation. The U.S. officially recognized Senegal as an independent state in 1960, and the two countries have forged a close relationship over the past …

Efforts to retrieve the body of a man who drowned after a boat accident along the Ganaola crossing channel in Mikindani continued Saturday 24 hours after it capsized. Samuel Tsui was among nine other passengers aboard the ill-fated boat when the incident happened. Family, friends and relatives have camped along …

A mentally-disabled man and woman were spotted somewhere in Edo state in Nigeria celebrating Valentine’s Day. In the photos posted on Facebook, the couple are seen kissing in public with the man holding her by the waist. More photos below: A mentally-disabled man and woman were spotted somewhere in Edo …

Two boys identified as Inusa and Ibrahim have contested in an election to win a girl, Khadijah, they both fell in love with in a Bauchi community. Reports say that Khadijah had requested for the election which was conducted by elders of Giade town in Bauchi State. Inusa reportedly scored …