New method used by criminals in Nigeria to conceal weapons exposed

A Facebook user has called the attention of the authorities to a new method being used to conceal weapons to avoid detection by security operatives.   Chris Kehinde shared a video that shows guns being uncovered from where they were ...

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Five die as Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village

At least five people were killed and a village razed in an attack by Boko Haram jihadists in the northern Nigerian Borno state, militia fighting the Islamists told AFP Saturday. Arriving in 10 trucks, the Boko Haram fighters stormed the ...

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Kenya, Tanzania mark bombings which introduced Al- Qaeda

  Kenya and Tanzania on Tuesday mark 20 years since the devastating US embassy bombings that thrust Al-Qaeda onto the global stage and went on to shape how a generation thinks about personal security. It was mid-morning on August 7, ...

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Unrest spreads in eastern Ethiopia after deployment of troops

Mobs looted shops and burned down properties in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region on Saturday, as unrest gained momentum and spread across the province following deployment of soldiers, witnesses said. On Friday evening, Ethiopian troops entered the regional capital Jijiga in ...

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9 pupils die, 27 others seriously injured in Mwingi crash

Nine pupils have died and 27 others seriously injured following a road crash involving a school bus and a truck near Mwingi town. Kitui OCPD Muthuri Mwongera said casualties have been taken to Mwingi Level IV Hospital. The accident occured ...

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Tanker driver arrested after killing 4 people drinking at a bar in Rivers State

An unfortunate incident occurred at Rumuapara-Port Harcourt on the East-West Road in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area yesterday where four persons were crushed to death by a tanker in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.   According to reports, It was gathered that ...

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Cameroon appoints football legends Clarence Seedorf and Patrick Kluivert as their national team coaches

  The Cameroonian Football Federation has appointed football legends Clarence Seedorf, 42, and Patrick Kluivert, 42, as their national team coaches.   The duo’s appointment was announced by Cameroon’s Minister of Sport and Physical Education, Pierre Ismael Bidoung Mkpatt, at a news conference ...

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President Buhari approves robotics agency for South East

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of robotics and artificial intelligence agency in the south East. Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu said this at a grand rally of the All Progressives Congress in Abakaliki, capital ...

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Nigerian Army arrests wanted boko haram terrorist

The Nigerian Army says it has arrested a wanted Boko Haram suspect, Maje Lawan at Banki, Borno. According to a statement by the Army spokesman, Brig.Gen Texas Chukwu, the suspect is believed to be number 96 on the wanted list ...

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Governing party reserves right to challenge defectors in Court

Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed said this in an interview on Saturday. The Minister when asked about the party’s next step for the defected APC members to vacate their seats, said: “I still believe that the party (APC) reserves the legal ...

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Asaba 2018: Kelechi Nwanaga sweeps to gold in javelin event

Nigeria’s record holder in the women’s Javelin, Kelechi Nwanaga proved her mettle by convincingly winning the gold medal in the women’s javelin event at the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championship in Asaba, Delta state. She did a winning throw of 56.96 ...

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Asaba 2018: Egypt sweeps hammer throw medals

It was a clean sweep for Egypt as the North African nation carted away all medals in the men’s hammer throw final at the ongoing African Athletics Championship in Asaba. Mostafa Elgamel claimed the gold with a throw of  73.50m;  ...

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Ethiopian Army clashes with Local Government paramilitaries

Ethiopian soldiers have traded fire with members of local government Security Forces in the country’s eastern Somali region after central authorities sought to arrest regional officials. Residents said that the soldiers were deployed in the province’s capital Jijiga on Friday ...

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Khloe Kardashian arrives home to surprise cake and balloons from Tristan Thompson after business trip (Photos)

Khloe Kardashian was on Friday treated to flashy gifts from her beau Tristan Thompson. The reality star who has been on the road promoting her Good American clothing brand returned home yesterday to surprise cake and balloons from her man.     ...

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Russian police arrest 30 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights activists who took part in an unsanctioned rally

  Russian police have detained around 30 gay rights activists who took part in an unsanctioned rally in St Petersburg.  A few dozen activists gathered at Palace Square on Saturday afternoon in defiance of a ban on holding the rally.   ...

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Nigerian Airforce fighter jet destroys Boko Haram hideout in Borno State

The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has conducted a successful attack on a Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs) Hideout in Daban Masara in Borno State.   Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public ...

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Hilarious Video Of Nigerian Soldiers Receiving Matching Orders In Chinese Language Cracks Up Social Media

Nigerian soldiers have been caught on camera receiving matching orders in Chinese language. The video has gone viral online, cracking up social media users. The hilarious footage was shared by a Nigerian soldier, Ameh John Bosco, on his Instagram page. ...

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