Nigerian court jails 10 pirates over ship hijacking
Lagos – A Nigerian court on Friday jailed 10 pirates for 12 years each over the hijacking of a merchant... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Benin’s opposition goes into hiding
Lagos – Silence has fallen around the political opposition in Benin, once a beacon of multi-party democracy, where arrests have... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Nigeria receives six warplanes from US to fight insurgency
Lagos – Nigeria has received six of 12 turboprop light attack aircraft from the United States to help fight mounting... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Football-crazy Nigeria aims for Olympic glory in basketball
Abuja – Football has always been Nigeria’s favourite sport with a historic Olympic gold the pinnacle of its success,... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Guinea reverses decision to withdraw from Olympics
Conakry – The West African state of Guinea on Thursday said it was scrapping its decision to withdraw its five-person... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Nigerian kidnappers free three students abducted in restive northwest
Kano – Kidnappers who abducted 121 students from a school in volatile northwest Nigeria this month have freed three... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
I Coast leader Ouattara, ex-rival Laurent Gbagbo to meet for first talks
Abidjan – Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara will meet his predecessor and former rival Laurent Gbagbo on July 27... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Guinea withdraws from Olympics ‘over Covid-19’
Conakry – Guinea cancelled its participation in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the west African... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Nigeria kidnappings: Parents living through student abduction nightmare
Armed kidnappings for ransom now make almost daily newspaper headlines in Nigeria. Parents of more than 100 children who... Read more
21 Jul, 2021
At least 100 kidnapped villagers freed in Nigeria after negotiations
Kano – One hundred kidnapped villagers in northwest Nigeria were freed on Tuesday, police said, following negotiations with their abductors... Read more
21 Jul, 2021
