British-Nigerian convict flees UK after mistaken prison release

  A British-Nigerian man, Ifedayo Adeyeye, who was serving a jail term in the United Kingdom for abducting his son, has fled the country after being mistakenly released from prison.…

Adeleke deposes Osun monarch jailed for fraud in US

  Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu. The decision followed Oloyede’s conviction in the United States of America…

Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead after Chadian air strikes on Lake Chad

  Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after the Chadian military conducted air strikes on jihadist positions in the Lake Chad, AFP reports. Quoting a civilian militia member and…

Militia attack kills at least 69 in DR Congo

  A militia attack killed at least 69 people in Ituri province in the conflict-torn northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local and security sources told AFP Saturday. For…

Nigerian man faces 20 years jail in US over wire fraud

  A Nigerian man has been indicted by a United States federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to embezzle funds from a casino owned by a Native American tribe in…

Two Nigerians arrested in Uganda for drug trafficking, fraud

  Two Nigerians have been arrested in Uganda over alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking and document fraud network dismantled by security agencies in Kampala, the nation’s capital. The…

FG to begin voluntary repatriation of Nigerians from South Africa over xenophobic attacks

  The federal government says it has commenced plans for the voluntary repatriation of Nigerians in South Africa following xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in the former apartheid country. In…

FG Summons South African Acting High Commissioner Over Xenophobic Attacks

  Nigeria’s government has summoned South Africa’s top diplomat in Abuja over attacks on foreigners in the country, the foreign ministry said Saturday. South Africa, the continent’s most industrialised economy,…

Rebels Seize Key Military Base In Mali’s North

  Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies surrendered a strategic northern military stronghold to armed rebels on Friday, as Tuareg separatists and jihadists wage a unified front to bring…

US charges three Nigerians for alleged fraud

  Three Nigerians, William Elvis, Moses Hezekiah, and Destiny Oghentega, have been charged in a United States federal court in Rhode Island over their alleged involvement in an online romance…

62 Nigerians detained in Uganda for ‘operating church without work permits

  The Ugandan government has detained 62 Nigerians for “illegally operating” a church, as well as living and working in the country without valid permits. In a statement posted on…

At Least 42 Killed In Chad Intercommunal Fighting, Says Govt

    At least 42 people were killed in fighting between ethnic groups in the east of Chad, a government official said Sunday. A government delegate said the clashes Saturday…

Gunfire Rocks Mali Districts, Including Junta Stronghold

  Gunfire rocked several districts of the junta-ruled West African country of Mali on Saturday, including Kati, the home of military ruler General Assimi Goita, witnesses and a security source…

Mali’s defence minister killed as coordinated attacks hit military targets

  Sadio Camara, Mali’s defence minister, has been killed in a coordinated wave of attacks on military targets across the country. Camara reportedly died after a vehicle-borne explosive detonated outside…

Armed groups launch co-ordinated attacks across Mali — Report

  Explosions and sustained gunfire have been reported in Mali’s capital, Bamako, as armed groups launch apparently co-ordinated attacks across the country. According to BBC, the military said in a…