DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military junta said.

I had the privilege of being a teenager when Nigeria became independent on October 1, 1960. For fifty-five years I have been ...

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Richard Akinnola, a renowned journalist and ally to the late human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, has condemned Brigadier-General Kunle Togun (retd.) over his allegations against the ...

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Today’s visit by President Julius Maada Bio to Liberia, though officially tagged “ Sustaining Peace and Security through Stakeholder Engagements- the role of the Armed Forces”, goes slightly ...

The rumpus within the Lagos State APC has continued to grow as opinions pile up on the usefulness or otherwise of the GAC.

As it was, the Surinamese star stayed put on Teesside, but the Lions could well return for the marauding fullback when the summer comes around, with his athleticism down the flank likely to add plenty ...

I have been following the recent Uganda Supreme Court(SC) ruling in the case of Hon. Michael Kabaziguruka verses the state, and part of me is somehow surprised ...

Akinnola dismissed Togun’s assertion as outright falsehood, stating that Fawehinmi was never a businessman and had no ...