The government of Equatorial Guinea has launched a manhunt for persons it suspects planned a foiled coup to overthrow the country’s leader, Theodoro Obiang last year.
One more girl abducted by the militant group, Boko Haram has been rescued by the Nigerian military. The girl, Salomi Pagu according to the military leadership in a statement was found with another girl who was not part of the Chibok school girls kidnapped in 2014.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has not yet declared his intention to seek re-election or not but his supporters are pushing for him to be re-elected as the country’s leader.
Thousands of residents in Nigeria’s Benue state town of Makurdi have staged a protest over the death of 20 farmers on New Year’s Day after they were attacked by herdsmen.
The Nigerian government has always claimed that it is winning the war against militant group Boko Haram with series of operations, but the group’s leader Abubaar Shekau has rejected that in a new released video.
Ghanaians who fail to pay their TV licence fees henceforth could face jail term after the country’s Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo set up special courts for dealing with such cases.
Gunmen killed at least 14 churchgoers returning from a midnight service on Monday in Nigeria's Rivers State, a police source told AFP, the latest violence to hit the oil-rich region.
Over 700 captives of Boko Haram have escaped from captivity after the Nigerian army claimed series of its operations have weakened the base of the militant group.
