Several killed in attack on UN mission in Kidal, Mali
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Nigerian Army Asks EFCC To Investigate 12 Officers
The Nigerian Army has forwarded the names of 12 officers to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation.
A statement by a spokesman for the Army, Colonel Sani Usman, s...
NYPD officer who shot Akai Gurley in 2014 convicted of manslaughter
New York (CNN)— Officer Peter Liang, who shot and killed an unarmed
man in a New York housing project stairwell in 2014, was found guilty
of manslaughter and official misconduct on Thursday.
As the verdict...
Agreement reached on Syria ceasefire, says John Kerry
World powers meeting on Syria have agreed to implement a nationwide ceasefire, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said.
Mr Kerry said the "cessation of hostilities" would not apply to jihadist groups Islamic...
UAE names first minister of state for happiness
A woman will lead the United Arab Emirates' attempt to secure happiness for its citizens after being named the country's first ever minister of state for happiness.
Ohood Al Roumi's appointment to the positi...
EFCC declares Tompolo wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday declared a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, wanted.
The anti-graft agency in an advertorial signed by its Hea...
South African opposition party walk out of Zuma’s state address
South Africa’s radical leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party walked out of President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address on Thursday after repeatedly interrupting his speech in chaotic scenes in pa...
Buhari resumes duty, writes NASS
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday formally resumed work in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after a six-day vacation.
Buhari had returned to the country on Wednesday from...
Supreme Court affirms Ishaku’s election as Taraba governor
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Mr. Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party as Governor of Taraba State.
In a unanimous judgment on Thursday, the seven-man bench of the apex cour...