Expelled from the US and now in limbo in Sierra Leone
Image caption Saren Idaho (L) and Prince Latoya were held for five months in a police cell in Sierra Leone’s…
Gov. Okowa salutes Osinbajo at 63
Gov. Okowa salutes Osinbajo at 63 Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has felicitated with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as he…
Egyptian troops killed at checkpoint
Image copyright AP Image caption Egyptian security forces – pictured here in Cairo – have been targeted by militants since…
Bobi Wine: The pop star seeking ‘people power’
Image copyright AFP Image caption Bobi Wine beat candidates from the main political parties in last year’s by-election to become…
Piracy in West Africa: The world’s most dangerous seas?
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tankers carrying oil and gas provide rich pickings for pirates The seas off West…
Nigeria records N36.1trn total trade in 2019 — NBS
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria has recorded N36.152 trillion as value of total trade in 2019, representing a 14.05 per cent…
Football Leaks: Suspected hacker charged in Portugal
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rui Pinto was arrested in Hungary in January and later extradited to Portugal A…
Stop the myth! Breast feeding don’t prevent pregnancy -Expert
By Hadiza Mohammed-AliyuDr Saratu Olabode-Ojo, the Technical Director, Programmes, Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI 2), an NGO, has boosted…
Zimbabwe sanctions: Who is being targeted?
Image copyright EPA Friday is a public holiday in Zimbabwe to mark a day of protest against sanctions which the…
Coronavirus slows China’s foreign trade by 11%
Covid-19China’s foreign trade plummeted 11 per cent year-on-year in the first two months of 2020 to 591.99 billion dollars, according…
DR Congo taxi service puts women in the driver’s seat
Issued on: 07/03/2020 – 12:48Modified: 07/03/2020 – 12:48 In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital of Kinshasa, the first all-female,…
How did an international footballer become a wanted man – then disappear?
Babacar Sarr is a 29-year-old footballer who’s played in top teams across the globe, including in one of the world’s…
Here is how to update kids about coronavirus
With the outbreak of the Coronavirus, children have asked questions like; “Will I get sick?”, “Will my school close?”, “Will…
Senegal health authorities adopt measures to contain spread of coronavirus
Issued on: 07/03/2020 – 08:40Modified: 07/03/2020 – 08:40 Senegal has so far seen four people contract the novel coronavirus, with…
Dos Santos: Whistleblower named a Football Leaks author
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rui Pinto is currently awaiting trial in Portugal The author of the Football Leaks…
Police Games: Winning athletes get governor’s accolade
By Emmanuel AfonneGov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has commended the swimming team of Force Headquarters (FHQ) Abuja after they emerged…
Coronavirus: A Cameroon student on how he recovered
Image copyright Alamy Image caption Kem Senou Pavel Daryl is the first African to contract the virus in China When…
NAN MD assures staff of better days, harps on accurate reportage
By Philip Yatai Acting Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Alhaji Ibrahim Mammaga, assured staff of the agency…
Ethiopian 18th Century crown returns home from Netherlands
Image copyright @AbiyAhmedAli Image caption The crown has depictions of Jesus Christ An 18th Century Ethiopian crown has been returned…
Nigeria re-elected UN Peacekeeping Committee chair
By Fortune Abang Nigeria has been re-elected to Chair the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, known to be UN…