Nigeria’s Air Task Force (ATF) of the Operation LAFIYA DOLE has successfully neutralized some Islamic State of west Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders and knocked out logistics facilities at Bukar Meram on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno State.
The development was made known on Wednesday by Coordinator of...
Oyo State government on Tuesday decried the incessant killings at the Akinyele Local Council Area of the state after yet another murder of a middle-aged woman identified as Mrs. Funmilayo, by a suspected serial rapist and killer who escaped from police custody after being paraded by the Oyo State...
The European Union (EU) has on Tuesday condemned an “attempted coup” in Mali where Soldiers staged a mutiny, capturing the nation’s President, Prime Minister, Military Chiefs and political leaders.
A statement by the bloc’s diplomatic chief, Josep Borrell, read that: “The European Union condemns the attempted coup d’etat underway in...
The House of Representatives says it is willing and ready to partner with the Nigerian insurance industry for improved services to Nigerians.
A statement from the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, stated that the Speaker of the House of Representatives made this commitment when...
Mali's President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and Prime Minister, Boubou Cisse, have been arrested by mutinying soldiers, according to several reports.
Al Jazeera Media Network reports that the development on Tuesday came hours after soldiers took up arms and staged an apparent mutiny at a key base in Kati, a town...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday led a team of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mission to Mali on a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
Jonathan, who is ECOWAS Special Envoy on restoring peace to Mali was at the State...
A foreign national and a Nigerian have been abducted by suspected bandits between Yankila and Regina village in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state.
The Police Commissioner in the state, Adamu Usman confirmed the abduction on Tuesday in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
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With a provision of a $5 million institutional support grant by the African Development Bank Group, African Union Commission has launched the permanent secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to ensure the economic transformation of the continent.
AfCFTA permanent secretariat would be located in an ultra-modern office...
A former Chief Press Secretary to President Muhammadu Buhari in 1983, Malam Wada Maida, has died.
Echotitbits gathered that a family member confirmed to NAN that Malam Maida died in Abuja on Monday at the age of 70.
Maida, one of the pioneer editors of the agency, was until his death,...
Facebook Monday launched Avatars in Africa to give people new ways to express themselves online.
Avatars are digital personas that enable people to engage across Facebook and Messenger in a more personal and dynamic way.
Avatars include hundreds of global sticker packs and integrations with GIF providers and can also be...
