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Former premier and parliamentary speaker was arrested on his return from abroad and charged with baby-trafficking

The unusual pet was said to belong to an Indian national who rented an apartment in the building at Victoria Island

A Nigerian court on Monday adjourned the trial of a suspected serial killer accused of strangling 10 women to death

Chief David Lyon polled a total of 352,552 to defeat the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sen. Duoye Diri

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting at Bwari on Thursday dismissed the rape suit filed against the senior pastor of the Commonwealth of…

The Burkina Faso army said on Sunday it had killed 32 “terrorists” in two operations in the north of the country

Nigeria, Niger and Benin on Thursday agreed to set up a monitoring and patrol bodies to tackle smuggling, after months of border closure and dispute between the West African countries.

Ghana has revoked its “premature” recognition of Kosovo, the West African nation said, a move backed by Serbia, which opposes statehood for the former Yugoslav province.

Nigerian security forces used tear gas and fired in the air on Tuesday to disperse protesters seeking the release of an opposition figure held since August…

At least 16 civilians and a police officer have been killed in bloody clashes