Niger has detained and charged 643 people since February for their links to the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, Security Minister Hassoumi Massaoudou told parliament. Niger has de... Read more
Arsenal and England striker Danny Welbeck will miss Saturday’s FA Cup final against Aston Villa due to a knee injury, the club’s manager Arsene Wenger confirmed on Wednesday. He... Read more
Nigeria’s army has sacked at least 200 soldiers for cowardice and failure to fight against Boko Haram militants, several soldiers have told the BBC. Up to 4,500 other rank and file sol... Read more
Joseph a latter, FIFA President Fifa executives accepted bribes to help secure the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has said. Ms Lynch was giving details... Read more
Video footage found in captured Boko Haram camps by Nigeria’s military and seen by Reuters seems to give some of the clearest indication that foreign fighters hold positions of power w... Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is still appraising over 200 applications received by it in respect of the N300 billion Real Sector Support Facility (RSSF). The regulator through a s... Read more
Rivers State governor-elect, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday declared that he would not fight the in-coming government led by president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. He said he would rather co-oper... Read more
¨ Imo State Governor and the Chairman of the All Progressives’ Congress’ Governors Forum, Chief Rochas Okorocha, said that he is the bridge builder between the people of the North and... Read more
First Bank MD, Bisi Onasanya First Bank of Nigeria Limited has sponsored 10 journalists for a weeklong training in London, United Kingdom. The training programme , which is part of its inter... Read more
Inspector General, Arase A Kogi High Court Judge, Mr Justice Samuel Obayomi, was on Monday kidnapped by unknown gunmen, who killed his orderly, Cpl. Usman Musa, in an early morning attack.... Read more
