AFRICA

– Police in northern Nigeria rescued nearly 70 men and boys from a second purported Islamic school where they were shackled and subjected to “inhuman and degrading treatments.” The raid in Katsina, the northwestern home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, came less than a month after about 300 men and …

Children have a voice that is often overlooked but when close attention is paid to them, the world would realize the wealth of wisdom that resides in these little humans. After an outstanding performance in a debate on “How to combat corruption in Nigeria,” 11-year -old Naomi Oloyede was selected …

Suspected armed robbers over the weekend beheaded a police officer in Kwara State. It was gathered that the police sergeant alongside other security personnel attached to the station were beheaded while the armed robbers attacked Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega station in Ilorin. Spokesperson of Kwara State Police Command, …

Abubakar Shekau, the founding leader of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, has asked the people of Borno state to repent and seek the face of God. Shekau made the appeal in an audiotape released by the media team of the sect on Sunday, October 13th. Speaking in Hausa and Kanuri languages, Shekau …

A Nigerian passenger, Jude, on Saturday slumped and died while undergoing boarding procedures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Spokesperson for the MMIA Police Command, Lagos, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria ) on Sunday in Lagos. Alabi said that the 44-year-old passenger was …

Six persons kidnapped by heavily-armed gunmen eight days ago in Gurin, a remote border town in Adamawa between Nigeria and Cameroon have regained their freedom after N4.4 million was paid as ransom. A relative of the abducted persons who wanted anonymity told our correspondent that the victims were released in …

Four Malawian protesters have been charged with the murder of a policeman who was stoned to death during clashes between pro- and anti-government demonstrators outside the capital Lilongwe, police said Saturday. A wave of protests has gripped Malawi since disputed elections in May, and Superintendent Usumani Imedi was killed on …

In an unconventional ruling, a court in northern Zambia has ordered a university student to write a 50-page essay on the dangers of drugs after he was convicted of planning to sell cakes laced with marijuana. Chikwanda Chisembele, a first year civil engineering student at the Copperbelt University, was arrested …

At least 15 people have been killed and two seriously injured in an attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso. Gunmen entered the Grand Mosque in the village of Salmossi on Friday evening as those inside were praying. The attack prompted many locals to flee the village which is …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has issued an ordered barring all members of the cabinet and heads of government agencies from traveling abroad. The President said in a statement released on Friday that the ministers and government agencies are required to lead the process of budget defence at the National assembly …