Agency Report NAIROBI — At least 20 Kenyan fishermen were killed Saturday night by suspected Ethiopian militiamen in the Todonyang border area along Lake Turkana in northwestern Kenya, government officials…
Sodiq Rabiu At least 12 people lost their lives after a passenger bus collided with a truck along a highway in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Niger, the Federal Road Safety…
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,…
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…
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…
Morakinyo Akinosun LAGOS – Homes and businesses across Nigeria’s Lagos State and other major cities were plunged into darkness following a power grid failure, in a second setback recorded in…
Olayomi Koiki A senior police officer has committed suicide in Nigeria’s central state of Niger, authorities said. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shafi’u Bawa, reportedly committed suicide on Saturday afternoon,…
An explosion late night Saturday at a gas station in central Nigeria has caused panic among residents, with properties reportedly destroyed. F&S Investment, a gas station in Sabon Wuse, along…
WINDHOEK – Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia’s first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday,…
