The Chief of Defence Intelligence, Rear Admiral Gabriel Okoi, said the Nigerian banking system has not been helpful in tracking the sources of funds to terrorists in the country. Okoi said t... Read more
Hundreds of rioting Muslims set a Shariah court ablaze Friday in Nigeria’s northern Kano city, protesting its decision to free a cleric accused of insulting the prophet Mohammed. An A... Read more
The Federal Government is owing the National Hospital in Abuja more than N48 million for the treatment of albinos with skin cancer, President of The Albino Foundation (TAF) Mr Jake Epelle h... Read more
You’ve heard that ingesting too much salt isn’t great for your health, but new research has shown a surprising effect it can have on your body. Scientists at the University of Wyoming found... Read more
The Nigerian Police will be promoting 36,599 officers and men of the force, the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has said. Arase, who broke the news in Abuja on Thursday during a... Read more
French special forces operating in Africa’s Sahel region have killed two senior Islamist militant commanders, a defense ministry statement said on Wednesday. The statement described th... Read more
Senate of the Federal Republic yesterday set aside petitions against nominees of President Jonathan into the board of the National Hajj Commission and confirmed them as Chairman and Commissi... Read more
The Nigerian army has relocated 275 women and children recently rescued from the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, officials say. They said they were taken from a camp in the north-eastern... Read more
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has been photographed playing football as protests continue over his bid to run for a third term in office, BBC reports. Mr Nkurunziza was playing... Read more
Chadian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to indefinitely extend the mandate of troops participating in a regional effort to combat Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist militants until the joint m... Read more