Troops raid Boko Haram fuel dump

Troops have discovered and raided another Boko Haram fuel dump at Abbaganaram area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Army Spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, said yesterday that the fuel dump was raided on Wednesday, following a tip-off by well- meaning citizens.

SA's Thembu King Dalindyebo jailed for 12 years

A South African king has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a series of charges including kidnapping, assault and arson.

Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, from Nelson Mandela's Thembu ethnic group, was jailed

Zimbabwe to ban electric water heaters to save power

Zimbabwe is to ban the use of electric water heaters and require all newly built properties to use solar power, as it tries to tackle big power shortages.

Energy officials say existing electric heaters

Commonwealth Games athlete Jimmy Thoronka refused right to stay in UK

A Sierra Leonean sprinter who went missing after competing at Glasgow's Commonwealth Games and later applied to stay in the UK has had his bid refused.

Burkina Faso coup leader Gen Diendere 'in custody'

Gen Gilbert Diendere - the leader of last month's short-lived coup in Burkina Faso - is in the custody of the country's security forces, sources say.

Buhari threatens new “War Against Indiscipline”

For decades, it has been notorious as one of the most lawless, corrupt and chaotic countries in the whole of Africa.

Now, in an effort to improve Nigeria’s reputation, the country’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari,

AfroBasket 2015: D’ Tigress set to oust Mozambique for semis place

NIGERIA’S D’ Tigress will today face Mozambique for a place in the semi-finals of the AfroBasket 2015 women championship in an attempt to grab the Rio 2016 Olympic ticket.