Written by Nuruddeen M. Abdallah, Anthony Maliki & Romoke Ahmad FG says unaware, as others evacuate nationals At least 83 Nigerians have been killed in the...
The BBC reports that tens of thousands of South Africans have joined dozens of world leaders for the national memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela....
BBC Nelson Mandela’s daughter Makaziwe has told the BBC about the “wonderful” final hours of the former president, who died aged 95 last Thursday. Ms Mandela...
BEIRUT, Dec 6 (Reuters) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, two and a half years into a blood-soaked rebellion against his rule, mourned Nelson Mandela’s death on Friday,...
Five soldiers, a police officer and three civilians died on Saturday in Colombia in what the country’s president refers to as a terrorist attack by a...
NAN The Central Africa Republic’s shaky interim authorities on Saturday ordered all forces except foreign peacekeepers and the presidential guard off the streets of Bangui, where...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) Gay and lesbian couples from around Australia joined in fragile marriages in Canberra on Saturday under the nation’s beleaguered same-sex union laws that...
(Reuters) Libya risks becoming a failed state like Somalia, Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Friday, a day after gunmen shot dead an American teacher in...
The BBC reports that a series of attacks at Yemen’s defence ministry have left at least 29 dead and more than 70 hurt, officials say. The...
NAN The British High Commission in Nigeria on Wednesday announced a new system of visa application whereby U.K. visa would be paid for online in U.S....
The results from a global exam that evaluates students’ reading, science and math skills are in and, once again, Chinese students appear to be reigning...
The BBC reports that a senior commander of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah has been killed near Beirut, the group says. Hassan Lakkis was “assassinated”...