Category: Africa

The UN Security Council has authorised military action to take northern Mali from the control of al-Qaeda-linked extremists. A unanimously adopted resolution stressed that there must be a two-track plan, political and...

The UN Security Council has authorised military action to take northern Mali from the control of al-Qaeda-linked extremists. A unanimously adopted resolution stressed that there must be a two-track plan, political and...

Hmmm was he under a spell? Or is he suffering from some form of mental or psychological trauma? The questions are many on the lips and minds of many who...

Sokoto—No fewer that 27 people were reported dead, while 18 others sustained various degrees of injuries following an accident involving an articulated vehicle. The accident, which occurred along Ruwa Wuri-Tangaza...

(Abuja) – The Nigerian government’s failure to produce promised funding to address the worst lead poisoning outbreak in modern history is leaving thousands of children to die or face lifelong...

The Nigerian government in Cross River state has debunked widespread rumours that Governor Liyel Imoke has died. Commissioner for Information, Akin Ricketts, said the story was grossly unfounded. “There is...

KADUNA, Nigeria — Nigerian troops were out on the streets of the volatile northern city of Kaduna on Sunday to prevent any outbreak of violence following the death of the...

Mr Jean Baptiste Kamate, World Vision (WV) Regional Vice President for the West African Sub Region, on Monday said child death in the region was a threat to development. The...

Nigeria and Cameroun have agreed to expedite the process for the demarcation of land-based areas, which are yet to be identified in the Bakassi Peninsula. This was after a United...

Two school friends are busy raising hundreds of pounds to fund an expedition to Ghana where they will do valuable work at an orphanage. Georgia Harris, 15, and Jemima Feely,...