Nigeria: Arrest warrant issued against Senate president
A tribunal in Nigeria ordered the arrest of Senate President Bukola Saraki for failure to appear to answer to corruption charges. The Code of Conduct […]
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Boko Haram displaced 1.4 million children, UNICEF
The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s Islamic insurgency in Nigeria and neighboring countries has reached 1.4 million, UN children agency, Unicef, said […]
Cameroon: suspected Boko Haram attacks kill 7
At least seven people were killed in two bomb attacks on Sunday, in the northern Cameroonian town of Kolofata, government officials said. According to the […]
Smile Telecom to expand African wireless with $365 mln
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd, which owns and operates mobile wireless 4G LTE broadband networks in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda, has raised $365 million in debt […]
Boko Haram’s leadership decimated, Nigerian Army
The recent offensive operations carried out by combined forces, had decimated the central command and leadership base of the insurgents, the Nigerian Army said in […]
Nigeria to fight oil theft with drones – NNPC boss
Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC is set to deploy drones to check the movements of ships in the country’s waters in a bid to free […]
Revamped Air Djibouti to start Africa wide freight service
One month after resuming activities, Djibouti’s national airline, Air Djibouti, is looking to remake itself as an Africa-wide air freight service, it said on Wednesday. […]
Cote d’Ivoire: New AfDB boss to focus on economic empowerment of women, youth
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the new boss of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said he will focus his first term on expanding opportunities and unleashing economic […]
Nigeria: First test tube baby to study medicine in Hungary
Nigeria’s first test tube baby, Miss Hannatu Kupchi, has secured admission into a Hungarian University to study medicine, the Nigerian newspaper, “The Nation”, reported on […]
Nigeria: Buhari appoints new head of National Petroleum Corporation
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Ibe Kachikwu as new head of the country’s corruption-hit state oil company, weeks after sacking the entire board, […]