A 40-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly strangling his 17-month-old stepson in Jigawa State, northern Nigeria. The 40-year-old man, identified as Usman Isma’il, was arrested…
Author: Olorunwa Lawal
The number of people who have died from the novel coronavirus complications reached 31,701, a health agency said on Wednesday. According to the Africa Centres for…
Two Russian nationals have been abducted by pirates on Nigeria waters, a statement by the European country’s embassy said on Wednesday According to the Russian Embassy…
The Libyan National Army (LNA) has dismissed a video showing the crash of a MiG-29 fighter jet in the country as untrue. Brigadier General Khaled Mahjoub,…
A Ghanaian pastor, Sylvester Ofori, has been charged with shooting his wife, Barbara Tommey, dead in Orlando, United States. The pastor allegedly shot 27-year-old Tommey dead…
The Commissioner of Agriculture in Nigeria’s Abia State, Prof Ikechi Mgboji, has disclosed that some cows have been discovered with bovine tuberculosis. Bovine tuberculosis is a…
Schools in Angola will be allowed to reopen from October as authorities ease a lockdown imposed over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Angolan government had closed…
The first Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO), Dr Olufemi Lalude, has been conferred with an integrity award for rejecting $6m bribe…
Somalia’s Attorney General, Dr Suleiman Mohamed Mohamud, has appointed a special prosecutor for crimes against journalists. The prosecutor will probe and prosecute “those who carried out…
Telecommunication giant, Airtel Nigeria, has partnered American multinational technology company, Google, to enhance mobile internet experience in Nigeria through Mobile Data Platform (MDP). Airtel Nigeria, in…