How leader of terror gang, wives were killed in Katsina air raid
by The Nigerian Air Force, in an air raid Sunday morning, killed the leader of a terrorist gang operating in Zamfara, Abdulkarimu Faca-Faca. Mr Faca-Faca’s two …
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Nigeria ships hardware, contingent to Guinea Bissau on peace-keeping
by Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command, Rear Adm. Yakubu Wambai said that the expectations of the Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea Bissau would yield …
US: Africa can buy Russian grain but risks actions on oil
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African nations are free to buy grain from Russia but could face consequences if they trade in U.S.-sanctioned commodities such as …
Navy Arrests, Seizes Smuggled Bags of Rice, Wraps of Cannabis
The Nigerian Navy has seized 351 bags of foreign rice alongside 40 wraps of cannabis on Badagry/Port Novo waterway and Badagry Beach respectively. The illicit …
Cape Town to host the 8th Africa Fintech Summit
In November 2022, leading innovators, investors, and policymakers from around the world will gather in Cape Town, South Africa, for the 8th edition of the …
Somalia names former Al-Shabaab spokesperson as cabinet minister
Somalia’s prime minister has named former Al-Shabaab group co-founder and spokesperson Muktar Robow as a minister in the country’s new cabinet, a move that could …
Four dead in South Africa protests over high power costs
At least four people have died during protests over the cost of electricity in a South African township, police officials have said. On Monday, residents …
Again, gunmen block Nigerian highway, abduct scores of passengers
Scores of passengers were, on Saturday, abducted when gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, who blocked Enugu-Port Harcourt highway between Leru Junction and Ihube Community, a …
A fatal attack on A Nigerian immigrant in Italy
MILAN — Police in Italy arrested an Italian man in the slaying of a Nigerian vendor whose brutal beating death on a busy beach town …
Blinken to visit Africa to counter Russian charm offensive
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next month to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the Department of State announced …