Man arrested with child’s head at Uganda Parliament, says it’s gift for speaker

A 23-year-man old has been arrested for attempting to deliver a child’s head to the office of the speaker at the Parliament building in Uganda on Monday, September 14. It…

Six civilians killed in Mali explosion

Six civilians were killed on Friday by an improvised explosive device (IED) near Boura, Mali’s southern region of Sikasso, a local security source confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday. According to…

Spain sentences 76-year-old soldier to 133 years for murdering five priest.

A Spanish court on Friday sentenced a former Salvadoran colonel to 133 years in prison for murdering five Spanish Jesuit priests in 1989 during the Central American nation’s civil war.…

58 killed in attacks in eastern DR Congo’s Ituri province

Fifty-eight people have been killed in attacks in a restive province of eastern DR Congo, local officials said on Thursday, blaming a notorious militia. Large numbers of the population have…

Flood kills 65, displaces 330,000 in Niger

Three months of pounding rain in Niger have left 65 people dead and affected nearly 330, 000, while several areas of the capital Niamey remain under water , the government…

Military coup: Sudanese court begins trial of al-Bashir

A Sudan court on Tuesday began the trial of ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir for leading a military coup that brought him to power 31 years ago. Al-Bashir and 26 other…

Ghana faults Nigeria’s reports on embassy demolition, deportation, others

Following a report by the minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, that Nigeria will no longer tolerate the incessant harassment of its citizens in Ghana and the progressive acts…

Again Jonathan briefs Buhari on Mali crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday at State House, Abuja, that the priority in Republic of Mali now should be securing the country, which is largely occupied by terrorists. The President…

Two Men Arrested After Being Caught Engaging In Homosexual Act In Kenya

Two men have been arrested while engaging in a homosexual act in Angwete Village in Kakamega Town, Kenya on Friday morning,Crimefacts learnt . Nyumbi Kumi Initiative elder, Reuben Otiende disclosed…

Ghana harassment: Nigerian Traders protest in Abuja

Nigerian traders operating in Ghana , on Wednesday, visited the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Abuja to protest the locking up of their shops in Ghana . The protesters , who…

“Soldiers from Niger Republic protecting Sokoto residents from bandits, not Nigerian soldiers”

Nigerians living in Sokoto state have been abandoned by the Nigerian military in a wave of violent attacks by bandits and terrorists. Premium Times reports that the Senator representing Sokoto…

Insecurity: Nigeria’s North risks being red zone

.By Muhammed Dahiru Lawal AREWA AGENDA – Ravaged by Boko Haram Insurgency for over a decade and a rising case of banditary, kidnappings and wanton attacks across its geographic spread,…

Border security freed 295 smuggled petrol tankers without authorization – Buhari

.Affected personnel to face sanctions The Presidency has condemned the unprofessional conduct of some security personnel charged with the enforcement of the border closure policy of the Federal Government. This…

FEC approves N318m For NDDC Forensic Audit

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a contract of N318 million to engage the firm of Olumuyiwa, Bashir and Co. Ltd as Lead Consultant for the forensic audit…

MMIA Customs command intercepts $8m

Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) on Tuesday disclosed that the Custom Command at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) had intercepted 8.06 million U.S. dollars from the airport.…