Photos: Troops kill 15 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, recover large cashe of weapons

Troops of 21 Brigade of the Division of the Nigerian Army killed 15 Boko Haram militants and captured large quantities of terrorists' equipment in Borno State. A statement issued by Lieutenant Colonel Kingsley Samuel, Deputy Director Army Public Relations 7 Division says the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu has commended the troops for repelling the terrorists who attempted incursion into their location in Sambisa forest, Borno State in the early hours of Thursday, April 27.

In less than 12-hours Anthony Joshua will battle Wladimir Klitschko; Here's all you need to know about the fight

In less than 12-hours, the much anticipated Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko fight will go down on Saturday April 29, 2017 as they battle for the IBF heavyweight world title at Wembley Stadium, London. The fight becomes the second boxing event to be staged at the national football stadium after Carl Froch knocked out George Groves in a rematch in May 2014. 

'President Buhari looks like a colourful creature called Gollum in 'Lord of the Rings' - Fani Kayode

Fani Kayode in his recent opinion article titled: The Ailing President And The Coming Conflagration In Nigeria, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a colorful creature called Gollum in 'Lord of the Rings'. The former Minister of Aviation in the opinion article reacted over the president's illness and the worrisome state of the Nation. Read the opinion article after the cut...

The Ailing President And The Coming Conflagration In Nigeria

Tanzania President sacks 9,932 Govt workers over fake certificates

Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday fired 9,932 civil servants who were found using fake educational certificates to work. Magufuli made the announcement on state television after receiving a report on public servants' certificates verification. He said salaries of 9,000 plus employees for this month should be withheld after an investigative task force found that 9,932 government workers presented fake qualifications when they were employed. 

North Korea ballistic missile launch fails again

North Korea launched a ballistic missile today Saturday (in their local time) but the missile exploded soon after launch without completing it, U.S. officials said. The failed test involved a short-range, non-nuclear missile, which would only be able to hit Seoul, but not Japan. A US official said they had warning of the test and watched it closely. 

Photos: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks at the "Remembering Biafra" conference at George Washington University

Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie attended the "Remembering Biafra" conference organized by the George Washington University Institute for African Studies,  in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and Howard University. Moe hotos after the cut...

Photos from Pope Francis' historic visit to Egypt

Pope Francis arrived in Egypt on a two day historic visit, where he's preaching the gospel of peace, saying violence cannot be committed in the name of God. The 80-year-old touched down at Cairo airport on Friday, before he was ushered in a car to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.