The government's Inter-Ministerial Committee on Violence against Women and Children has called on police and social workers to treat abuse and rape cases with more gravity after a ... Read more »
There have been conflicting reports about the status of the French family taken hostage on the Nigeria-Cameroon border. Read more »
Conservationists have warned that widespread ivory poaching is wiping out Africa’s elephant herds and that unless governments and international organizations enact harsher ... Read more »
Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga has denied allegations of calling for the arrest of women found wearing revealing miniskirts. Read more »
Boko Haram has distributed pamphlets in Maiduguri insisting that there was no resolution to stop attacks by the group. Read more »
A number of people who reportedly have connections with Iran have been arrested on allegations that include spying and plotting to assassinate former president Ibrahim Babangida. Read more »
The Nigerian Senate has unanimously approved the death penalty for any person engaged in, or sponsoring acts of terrorism in the country. Read more »
The police have arrested an alleged mastermind and prime suspect in connection with an improvised explosive device that exploded at Miracle Sand Beach, located under Festac link ... Read more »
The Zambian government has terminated the operations of a Chinese-owned coal mine for failing to comply with safety and environmental regulations. Read more »
Plateau State House of Assembly speaker, John Dabwan, narrowly escaped a shooting incident at a church retreat that left at least nine people injured. Read more »
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