The Nigerian army says it has killed eleven Boko Haram militants and captured several others attempting to flee across the Cameroon border. Read more »
A shortfall in social funds has forced the government to increase the retirement age to 62 years but this move is raising concerns that it may have a negative impact on unemployed ... Read more »
American pop icon Madonna is set to direct a screen adaptation of the novel Ade: A Love Story, based on real life events set in Kenya. Read more »
South Africa has launched the first of 64 antennas that will make up the MeerKAT radio telescope, the country's precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), planned to be the ... Read more »
Daily Trust takes a look at award-winning writer Elisabeth Tshele, popularly known as NoViolet Bulawayo - the first African woman writer to be shortlisted for the prestigious ... Read more »
Traditional ruler Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdaphar, the Lamido Adamawa, has threatened to pull his people out of Nigeria if the country disintegrates. Read more »
Embattled minister of interior, Mr Abba Moro, has accepted responsibility of the tragic deaths of about 16 applicants during a recruitment exercise by the Nigeria Immigration ... Read more »
Ninja president, Winky D, has scooped four awards at the inaugural Dancehall Awards. Read more »
Fast-rising eccentric singer Nigerian-American artist Margaret-Mary Joseph, popularly known as Zara Gretti, has died at the age of 28. Read more »
At least 20 people were reported injured when dozens were prevented from entering the abandoned building in Ibadan where decomposing human remains, skulls and skeletons were found. Read more »
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