Former US president, George H.W. Bush hospitalized

According to the Houston Chronicle and Houston TV station, former US president George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized. Bush's chief of staff, Jean Becker, says he was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital after falling ill but he's "doing fine."

Bush, who served a single-term as President from 1988 to 1992, was not expected to attend the inauguration of the 45th President, Donald J. Trump, in Washington on Friday due to health concerns.

Nigeria Central Bank bars banks from virtual currency transactions

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has issued a statement barring banks in the country from doing any transaction using Bitcoin or any other kind of virtual currency. A virtual currency or virtual money is a type of unregulated, digital money, which is issued and usually controlled by its developers, and used and accepted among the members of a specific virtual community.

Photos: Atiku and Gov. Ganduje's daughters at Mustapha & Fatima Indimi's wedding

Rukaya Atiku Abubakar and Fatima Ganduje looked lovely at the wedding of Mustapha and Fatima Indimi held over the weekend in Maiduguri.

Photos: Mother burns little daughter's hand in horrific attempt to stop her from sucking finger

Enemuo Nneka, who posted the photos on Facebook didn't disclose when or where the incident happened. She wrote.

"What a mother did to her daughter all because she wants to stop her from sucking her finger,is that not madness of d highest order?people shud pls desist from listening to advice of frienemies dat pretends to be friends,hearts of man d bible said is desperately wicked,u dont know if she harbors ill-feelings for u yet pretends to be a gud friend,it was her friend DAT adviced her to do such now see d result"

Negligence! Policeman pictured sitting on his gun while riding a motorcycle in (photos)

This was shared by a eyewitness, Friday Nwagwu, on twitter ‏@fridayfilmboy1. Pictured is a policeman supposedly sitting directly on his gun as he waits in traffic. The caption read: "@PoliceNG Please how important is a police officers gun. He's seating on his gun while in traffic!"

US ambassador to the UN blasts Russia as 'major threat facing the U.S' and rejects Trump's attack on intel agencies

The United States ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, has blasted Russia, saying the country is a major threat to the U.S and that incoming U.S President Donald Trump's attacks on the Intel agencies is uncalled for, as the agencies work for the good of America and not the Democratic or Republican party. 

According to her, Trump shouldn't have denigrated U.S Intel Agencies after they concluded that Russia worked to favor Trump in the November Presidential elections. 

Gambia's parliament extends soon to be ex-President, Yahya Jammeh's term by 90 days

Gambia's parliament has extended President Yahya Jammeh's term, which is due to end on Thursday, by an extra 3 months (90 days). This follows Jammeh's sudden and stubborn decision to accept his opponent, President-elect Adama Barrow's victory in the Presidential elections held in December.

The Parliament approved Jammeh's decision to declare a 90-day state of emergency  even though other regional leaders threatened to use military force to oust him if he refuses to hand over power on Thursday. Source: BBC Africa