Shekau hiding in Kala-Balge forest

Nigeria has recently trumpeted a major victory in its battle against Boko Haram, claiming that its army has routed the jihadists from their forest bastion, but the war against them is far from over.

International observers to monitor IPOB leader Kanu’s court session

The Indigenous People of Biafra on Friday said international observers would monitor the court session of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, coming up on January 10, 2017.

Nigeria rice 'contaminated, not plastic' - NAFDAC

Lab tests on a consignment of rice seized by Nigerian customs officials show that the product is "contaminated" but not plastic, the National Agency For Food and Drugs (Nafdac) says.

US billionaire Smith sponsors Chibok girls

An African American billionaire, Robert Smith is sponsoring the education of 24 Chibok schoolgirls in American University, Yola in Adamawa State.

Maya Angelou

There were people who went to sleep last night,
poor and rich and white and black,
but they will never wake again.

Hope rises for IDPs as EFCC signs MoU with WFP

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday signed an MoU with the World Food Programme (WFP) to protect the distribution of food aids in the country against fraud.

UN wants murder investigation after Duterte admits killing 3 people

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Al Hussein Zeid, has called on the judicial authorities in the Philippines to uphold the rule of law and investigate the self-professed crimes of President Rodrigo Duterte.