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Just In: Gambian soldiers withdraw as ECOWAS troops await signal to unseat Jammeh

Troops from Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali and Togo are at the borders of Senegal, waiting for a green light to…
German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

The Gambia: Jammeh refuses to leave after deadline passes

A last minute attempt to convince Yahya Jammeh to give up his role as Gambian president before Wednesday’s midnight deadline…

Ghana deploys 205 soldiers to The Gambia

The Ghanaian government has deployed 205 soldiers to The Gambia to implement ECOWAS directive on the swearing of Adama Barrow…

Thousands flee The Gambia as ECOWAS deadline expires

Gambians and tourists were leaving Gambia in droves as the deadline set by ECOWAS leaders for President Yahya Jammeh to…

Breaking: Nigerian troops arrive Senegal to instal Adama Barrow

Senegalese troops amassed at the border with Gambia as the clock ticked down on Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s time in…

Pay judges their salaries, allowances or face action, SERAP tells Buhari

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to pay immediately…

Southern Kaduna boils again, 3 killed

Three people were reported killed and scores injured in renewed violence in a part of Southern Kaduna. Residents said the…

Update: Military misfire kills 70 civilians in Maiduguri

The death toll in the military air misfire on targeted Boko Haram location in Maiduguri has reached 70 civilians, says…
German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

Gambia parliament extends Jammeh’s term by 90 days

The Gambia’s parliament has extended President Yahya Jammeh’s term, which is due to end on Thursday following his defeat in…

Lagos police boss, Fatai Owoseni removed

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni has been removed. He has been replaced with the Officer-in-Charge of Inspector-General…
German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

6 ministers resign from Yahya Jammeh’s government

Gambia’s tourism and culture minister on Tuesday said he will step down, in what was a sign of dwindling support…

Breaking: 24-hour after Osinbajo’s visit: N/D militants blow up pipeline

An unidentified militant group in the Niger Delta have blown up a crude oil trunkline in Ughelli, Delta State, barely…

Boko Haram: Fighter jet misfires, shoots civilians in Borno

The Army said a fighter jet had misfired and shot some humanitarian aid workers of the International Committee of Red…

Car dealers groan over new import policy, call for reversal

Mixed reactions have trailed the ban on the importation of vehicles through land borders with some of the dealers calling…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

Why I bombed UNIMAID mosque – Shekau

Leader of terrorist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has taken responsibility for the bomb blasts at the University of Maiduguri…

Ministers, BBOG search for missing Chibok Girls in Sambisa

The Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali and the convener of the Bring Back Our…

Pictures: Ezekwesili, others search for Chibok girls in Sambisa

The Federal Government team, led by the Ministers of Information and Culture as well as of Defence, Monday led the…

How senior lawyer bought N8m car for Justice Ademola – Sales Rep

A prosecution witness has revealed how a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Joe Agbi bought a car worth N8m…

EFCC wades into missing N500m Chibok safe school funds

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is looking into the alleged missing N500m Chibok safe school funds commissioned…
NDIC issues important notice to Heritage Bank depositors

Heritage Bank sacks 400 staff

Heritage Bank has embarked on mass retrenchment of its workers with 400 staff sacked in December. According to investigations on…

Suicide bomber kills professor, 4 others in UNIMAID

A professor and four other persons were killed today when a male suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the Senior…

Breaking: Hurray! Ezekwesili joins troops to search for Chibok girls in Sambisa forest

Co-convener of the Bringbackourgirls, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has finally agreed to join Nigerian troops and others tomorrow to search for…

Former pro wrestler Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka dies at 73

Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, a former professional wrestler who earlier this month was found not competent to stand trial in the…
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Kidnappers of students, teachers at Isheri demand N1.2b

The abductors of students and members of staff of the Nigeria Turkish International College (NTIC) have demanded N1.2bn ransom for…

BREAKING: Nothing will stop Barrow’s inauguration on January 19- Spokesperson

Spokesperson to Gambia’s president elect Adama Barrow has said on sunday that Barrow’s inauguration must hold on Jan 19 unfailingly…

The Gambia: ECOWAS military chiefs prepare for war

In preparation for a possible military action in the Gambia, defence chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States…

Chibok Schoolgirls: FG rejects BBOG’s conditions for Sambisa tour

The Federal Government has rejected the conditions given by the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group for joining a day…

19 drown as boat capsizes in India

At least 19 people have died in India’s eastern state of Bihar after a boat sank in the Ganges River,…

SSANU, NASU begin 5-day warning strike Monday

Non-academic unions in the Nigerian universities say they will on Monday embark on a five-day warning strike over the inability…

Chibok Girls: Ezekwesili lists conditions to follow troops to Sambisa

The Bringbackourgirls advocacy group has replied the Federal government’s letter inviting the group to follow troops to the Sambisa forest…