Nigeria’s ex-military ruler Gen Ibrahim Babangida has expressed deep regret for the first time for annulling the results of the 1993 presidential election. The poll was supposed to bring about…
Morakinyo Akinosun Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed scores of people in a community in Nigeria’s north-central state Benue. The attack on Ayin community – said to be a renewed assault,…
ABIDJAN – France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a military base in the…
Olayomi Koiki Armed kidnappers have reportedly killed a Nigerian Army non-commissioned officer, Abdulfatai Odutola, over a delay in ransom payment. Odutola, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO), was abducted on February…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A passenger train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals, an official said on Thursday. Four babies…
JERUSALEM – Israeli police were searching for suspects on Thursday after explosions on several buses near Tel Aviv, with no casualties, authorities said. Israeli media reported there had been explosions…
LONDON/GENEVA/BERLIN – The U.S. is refusing to co-sponsor a draft U.N. resolution marking three years since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine that backs Ukraine’s territorial integrity and again demands Russia withdraw…
STOCKHOLM – Swedish police said on Thursday that their intervention in a mass shooting earlier this month had prevented even more deaths in the country’s worst-ever killing spree. The shooter,…
Agency Report Apple announced its latest, lower-priced iPhone on Wednesday: the 16e. The lower-cost product isn’t as cheap as Wall Street thought it would be, but could still help increase…
Morakinyo Akinosun Islamic morality police in northern Nigeria has banned all nightclub activities across the Katsina state, citing Islamic principles and the need to uphold moral values. The Commander-General of…
