Nigerian cleric detained since 2015 acquitted, freed, says lawyer
Kano – Shiite Muslim leader Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife detained for murder since 2015 in Nigeria have been... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Liberian police arrest ‘main suspect’ over German businessman’s murder
Buchanan – Liberian police said on Wednesday that the “main suspect” in the 2020 murder of a German businessman... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Nigerian police ordered to free 5 anti-Buhari activists
Abuja – A Nigerian court has ordered the secret police to release five suspects detained for wearing T-shirts criticising... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Court to rule on illegal assets of E Guinea president son
Paris – France’s top appeals court on Wednesday rules on the conviction handed to the powerful son of the... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Boko Haram Cameroon attack kills five soldiers, civilian
Yaounde – Boko Haram islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Nigerian girl struggles to recover after kidnap ordeal
Kaduna – Staring blankly from her hospital bed, 14-year-old Precious is struggling to recover after 21 days spent at... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Conflict ‘behind us’, Ivory Coast’s Ouattara says after greeting rival
Abidjan – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara offered a hearty welcome to his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday as... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Nigerian kidnappers seize ransom envoy
Kano – An envoy who delivered a ransom payment for the release of more than 100 Nigerian children abducted... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Nigerian separatist Sunday Igboho remanded in custody in Benin
Cotonou – A Nigerian separatist Sunday Igboho, wanted in his country was remanded in custody on Tuesday in Benin,... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Equatorial Guinea closes UK embassy over sanctions against president’s son
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea closed its embassy in London on Monday, four days after Britain imposed sanctions against the... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
