Photos: Ooni of Ife and wife meet British royalty, Prince Charles and wife Camilla

Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II and his wife, Olori Wuraola, met with british royalty, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, at the Commonwealth day reception in London Monday evening. The Ooni and his wife are currently in the UK on a 10-day tour to promote the yoruba culture. More photos after the cut...

Despite financial crisis, Namibian president Hage Geingob increases his salary

Namibian president Hage Geingob last week approved salary increases of 6% for himself and fellow politicians, effective from this month. In 2015, the Public Office-Bearers Remuneration and Benefits Commission (POBC) recommended the increases in salary for politicians but Geingob did not approve them because of the economic situation.

On Friday, the Presidency gazetted the salary increases, detailing how much the politicians will earn.

Xenophobic attacks: Minsiters of Foreign Affairs and Interior Affairs arrive South Africa, to hold talks with Pres Jacob Zuma

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and his Ministry of Interior counterpart, Abdulrahaman Dambazzau, are presently in South Africa to hold talks with the South African president, Jacob Zuma,  following the recent xenophobic attacks that led to the loss of some businesses owned by Nigerians in South Africa.

Nigerian man bags 20 years in prison for sex offences in South Africa

A Nigerian national who trafficked a 15-year-old girl, forcing her into prostitution, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in South Africa.

Eke Ugochukwe‚ 30‚ was sentenced in the South Gauteng High Court on Monday morning after he was convicted of sexually exploiting the 15-year-old girl.

Delivering judgment, Judge Majake Mabasele of the Gauteng High Court said what the suspect did to the girl was cruel.

Vladimir Putin says Clinton campaign advisers met with the Russians

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman and press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, had an interview this weekend with the unsurprising revelation that the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, who was associated with former National Security Advisor, Mike Flynn, also met "with people working in think tanks advising Hillary or advising people working for Hillary”.

Photos: Bauchi residents slaughter camel to celebrate Pres Buhari's return from the UK

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Bauchi state residents trooped out en-masse on Sunday as they celebrated the return of President Buhari from his UK medical vacation on Friday morning. They slaughtered a camel to celebrate his return. More photos after the cut...

British police gets additional funds to continue search for Madeleine McCann who went missing 10 ago

Sounds like a movie script, but it's not. British police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been given additional funds to continue their search for the girl who vanished a decade ago.The UK Home Office gave police $103,000 ( £85,000) to extend the search for six more months between April and September 2017. Madeleine was a few weeks to her fourth birthday when she went missing from her family's holiday apartment on May 3, 2007, in the Portuguese town of Praia da Luz.