Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have ambushed security vehicles escorting motorists along the Gwoza- Limankara-Uvaha road, killing one soldier and three civilian passengers. Also, five commercial vehicles including a security patrol van were set ablaze, hence many passengers are still unaccounted for. Local and security sources said the incident happened around 5 p.m. when the soldiers […]

Nigeria, some UN Member States, civil society representatives and other stakeholders have approved a declaration to advance efforts to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The document lays out ambitious new targets for the next five years that include reaching 90 per cent of people with TB prevention and care services, providing social benefit packages to […]

Nigeria’s under-18 Women’s Handball Team on Saturday in Monastir, Tunisia, defeated their Angola counterparts 28-24 in the third-place match of the Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria bounced back from their semi-final game loss to Egypt by 18-32 on Friday. They fought hard to beat Angola girls […]

No fewer than 34 persons have been killed in a fuel explosion in Benin Republic, while 20 others sustained injuries. It was said that an illegal fuel depot in Seme-Podji, a town that shares border with Nigeria, had exploded Minister of Interior in Benin Republic, Alassane Seidou, told journalists that two babies were among the […]

Over four tons of illicit and controlled drugs including consignments of nitrous oxide popularly known as ‘laughing gas’, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and tramadol have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), during interdiction operations in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Jigawa, Kaduna, Sokoto and Edo states. It was gathered that ver […]