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82 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram exchanged for prisoners

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the rescue of 82 Chibok schoolgirls as a pleasant second anniversary gift of his administration to Nigerians. The President made...

Buhari travels to London for more medical tests

President Muhammadu Buhari departed Nigeria for London on Sunday night for follow-up medical consultation with his doctors. He had planned to leave Sunday afternoon, but...

Nigerian officials jailed for selling food aid

Two Nigerian officials were sentenced to two years in jail on Thursday for taking and selling about 300 bags of rice meant for people...

Ghanaian civil society group stops 20 from joining ISIS

A civil society group in Ghana has announced that it stopped about 20 young Ghanaians from joining the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq...

Ghana wants 24hr boarder opening with Togo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is advocating for the 24-hour opening of the borders between Ghana and Togo, explaining that this will boost trade and tourism, and, thereby, ensure that the peoples of the two nations reap the economic benefits thereof. According to Akufo-Addo, “the opening of our borders will give true meaning to the ECOWAS Protocols on Free Movement of Goods and Persons, and will spur on progress and prosperity for our peoples.” He made this known on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, when he delivered a brief speech at a State dinner held in his honour by the President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé.

Chinese vessels detained off West Africa for illegal fishing

West African countries have detained eight Chinese ships for fishing illegally and the boats' owners could be subject to millions of dollars in fines,...

Buhari’s health is not that bad – Wife

The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has said that her husband's health status is not that bad as many perceive. In a message on her...

Nine Malian soldiers killed in central Mali attack

Nine Malian soldiers were killed and five wounded on Tuesday in an area regularly targeted by jihadist groups, as the commander of France's counter-terrorism...

Player trafficking high in Nigeria

The President of Germany-based NGO, PLAY!YA, Ian Mengel, on Tuesday said that football players’ trafficking was growing at an alarming rate in Nigeria and,...

Panic in Nigerian mortuary after dead man grabs brother’s hand

Fear gripped residents of Nigeria's town of Jos when a man said to be dead reportedly grabbed the hand of his brother who was...

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