AFRICA

Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Thursday morning killed five persons in Ilile community, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident occurred around 3am in the agrarian community. A community source who does not want his name in print disclosed that some of the persons who were killed …

Gunmen have killed Edward Okechukwu, the Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ward 5, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. Okechukwu, the son of the paramount ruler of Azuogu Ndoki community and four other young men were shot dead in the early hours of Monday. Residents alleged …

In a sad report, an angry father has allegedly killed his little daughter. According to reports, the incident happened at Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Per what we gathered, the father killed the little girl by beating her massively resulting in the girl’s death. Details about the little girl’s death is …

The Joint Investigative Panel set up by the Defence Headquarters to unravel the circumstances surrounding killings of three Police detectives and a civilian in Taraba during an encounter with troops of the 93 Battalion is worried over the trending confessional video of the principal suspect in the case, Alhaji Hamisu …

A High Court in South Africa has nullified the findings of a commission that found no wrongdoing in a 1999 arms procurement deal. South Africa spent more than $2bn (£1.6bn) on military hardware for its armed forces, 20 years ago. But the deal was mired in allegations of large-scale bribery …

The alleged kidnap kingpin Hamisu Bala Wadume has said that soldiers aided his escape after he was arrested by the police in Ibi, Taraba State. Wadume narrated in Hausa language how he escaped in a video released yesterday after he was rearrested. Wadume narrated in Hausa language how he escaped …

There is tension in Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State as members of Eiye and Aiye confraternities are reportedly taking turns to retaliate the killings of their members. Residents of Ijebu-Ode were said to running helter-skelter as the cultists continue to terrorise the ancient city. It was learnt that the superiority …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers. The full list is below: Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development 2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) -Minister of the Federal Capital Territory 3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)- Minsiter of Niger …

A 20-year old suspected bandit, Aliu Musa, revealed on Wednesday that he once watched an helicopter drop weapons for his boss inside Dinya Forest in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. Musa, along with another suspected bandit, Salmanu Isa, 18, were among other suspects paraded for various offences at …

A woman who left a hotel in Cape Town on Monday to fetch her mother at the airport has been reported missing after she vanished without a trace. According to non-governmental organisation Pink Ladies, Djamena Manjenje, 27, who was staying at the Double Tree Hotel in Salt River, Cape Town, left …