More than half of Boko Haram fighters are not Nigerians
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday told the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mohammed Ibn Chambas that 60 […]
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Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram ready for ‘war’ with Donald Trump
Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram on Sunday night, reacted to the election of Donald Trump. In an audio message […]
Trump to Deport Illegal Ghanaian Immigrants- Ambassador
The United States ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, said Ghanaians who have overstayed their visas in the United […]
Marrakech to Host Africa Action Summit on November 16
Marrakech will be the venue of the Africa Action Summit on November 16, an event that will be held in parallel with the COP22 with […]
Somalia, Nigeria, S. Sudan Top CPJ’s 2016 Global Impunity Index
The 2016 Global Impunity Index released on Thursday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) indicated that murder cases of 24 journalists in Somalia, five […]
Nigeria’s Wizkid Crowned with 3 Awards in MTV Africa Music Awards
The Nigerian recording artist and songwriter Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, walked away with three major awards namely: Artist of […]
Emirates Could Cut Africa Flights, Routes Due to Economic Challenges
Emirates airline could reduce the frequency of its flights to African cities or cut routes completely if current economic conditions on the continent persist, President […]
Nigeria’s Dangote Acquires Gas Firm in Netherlands
Nigeria’s business mogul Aliko Dangote has completed the acquisition of Twister B.V, a gas processing company based in the Netherlands in a bid to meet […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram Releases 21 Chibok Girls
Twenty one Chibok girls have been released on Thursday by the insurgent group Boko Haram, the presidency said. According to president Buhari’s official spokesperson, Mallam […]
Nigeria: Two Presidential Helicopters Handed over to Air Force
The Nigerian government on Tuesday handed over two helicopters from the presidential fleet to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), a week after the government advertised […]