Kano anti-corruption agency goes after ex-commissioner for holding on to govt vehicles
Mr. Dambazau allegedly bolted with the cars
Death toll in British air show could be as high as 11 – London police
The police said it was not known why the pilot, said to be an experienced former Royal Air Force pilot,...
Italian navy rescues 3,000 migrants in Mediterranean
Operations are continuing and it is still unclear where the people will be taken, a spokesman said.
U.S. owes Cuba millions of dollars, Fidel Castro says
The former Cuban president said his country would not stop fighting for peace and the well-being of all humanity.
Britain lodges formal protest with Ecuador over asylum to WikiLeaks founder
"The WikiLeaks founder fears he will be extradited to the U.S. where he could be tried for one of the...
Lenovo to cut 3,200 jobs
Lenovo bought Motorola from Google Inc in 2014 for 2.91 billion dollars.
SSS arrests over 20 kidnappers across Nigeria
The agency declared war on notorious kidnap syndicates
APC chairman distances party from Saraki’s travails
The Kwara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party says it was a petition it (PDP) submitted to the EFCC...
Boko Haram: Cameroonian authorities shut mosques, Islamic centres
The decision is said to be part of measures intended to curb terror attacks.
Security Operatives Nab Pastor, 12 Others for Kidnapping in Ekiti
The suspects were arrested by security agencies.
UPDATE: How 10-year-old suicide bomber killed 15 people in Damaturu
The police said five other units of undetonated explosives were recovered at the scene of the explosion.
U.S. to trace Nigeria’s stolen asset, boost military assistance
"President Barack Obama has long seen Nigeria as arguably the most important strategic country in sub-Saharan Africa."
UPDATE: Damaturu Blast: Army confirms 50 dead; police say 15
The blasts were carried out an Eid prayer ground.
Islamic State claims responsibility for Tunisia attack
At least 27 people were killed in an armed attack on a Tunisian tourist hotel in the popular resort of...
University lecturers threaten strike over Nigerian govt.’s move to stop primary school teachers’ pay
SSANU says the Nigerian government refusal to fund University Demonstration Primary Schools will cause fees to sky rocket.
Tribunal orders INEC, Akwa Ibom REC to transfer all guber election materials to Abuja
The judge warns journalists against misrepresenting him.
NDLEA impounds illicit drugs worth N59m in Kano
The command arrested 135 suspects with 1,341 kilograms of various substances, which included Indian hemp, cocaine and heroin.
USAID, UN sign $10.5m grant deal to assist IDPs
The grant is meant to improve access to health care services for affected populations in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
Burundi opposition leader says elections should hold in August
“We know ahead of these elections that we should hold it so that we can have a newly elected president,...
Saudi-led strikes on Yemen army headquarters kill 44, official says
The attacks came a day after the UN announced that peace talks on Yemen would start in Geneva on June...
Ban commends release of abducted UN contractors in Darfur
The UN chief called on the government of Sudan to launch a full investigation into the abduction.
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, breaks leg following bicycle accident
Mr. Kerry was taken by helicopter to Geneva University Hospital.
Schools reopen amid uncertainty in quake-battered Nepal
The Education Ministry said schools should resume classes only if their buildings were declared safe, following inspection by experts
4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as crisis grows — Coast Guards
Italian navy recovered 17 dead bodies on one of the boats off Libya.
Somali lawmaker shot dead in error – Government
Al-Shabaab had claimed responsibility for the shooting.
