Author: Gbenga Aborowa

Hundreds of mourners assembled for the low-key event, which was initially intended to be a private family ceremony.

On Thursday night, federal police issued a statement warning against any attempt to disrupt the celebrations

Many of the rescued students bore scars on their backs and serious injuries, police said

At least 50 people are missing and feared dead after a three-story building under construction collapsed Wednesday in Bo, Sierra Leone’s second largest city.

The campaign aims to vaccinate around 825,000 children in 24 regions, over a period of nine days, the body said.

Prosecutors at the military court in Blida, south of Algiers, had asked for the maximum sentence of 20 years

Earlier Monday, suspected jihadists attacked the village of Mindumbe, a few dozen kilometres to the south

Securty agencies say they have been monitoring the activities of the suspects and their contacts with soldiers for over 15 months

It was the second blaze to hit the maternity hospital in Oued Souf in 18 months

Officials from both countries will meet on Tuesday with Tunisia’s central bank