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Hope, fear as Afghan girls prepare for return to school

Agency ReportThe reopening of secondary schools for girls across Afghanistan on Wednesday prompted joy…

Russian, Belarusian swimmers banned from world championships

Agency Report The International Swimming Federation (FINA) on Wednesday said it had reversed a…

Ukraine’s biggest zoo caught in the crossfire

Agency ReportThe Mykolaiv Zoo bills itself as the best in Ukraine, but now the…

Hassan Jaber appointed as MTN Nigeria’s chief operating officer

Telecoms giant, MTN Group, has announced the appointment of Hassan Jaber as chief operating…

Somalia reports heavy fighting after attack on Mogadishu airport

Heavy fighting has erupted at the airport in Mogadishu after Islamist attackers forced their…

Bamise: Lagos BRT driver Ominnikoron pleads not guilty to rape, murder charges

Indicted Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Nice Ominnikoron, has pleaded not guilty to four…

Katsina United kick out technical adviser Audu after 10th loss of the season

The management of Katsina United Football Club has relieved the club’s technical adviser, Mr.…

Lagos fires two LASTMA officers, demotes four over misdemeanour

The Lagos State Government says it has disciplined six officers of the Lagos State…

Soludo appoints Chief of Staff, Security Adviser four days after inauguration

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State on Monday appointed Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi as his…

Taliban lift ban as thousands of Afghan girls return to school

Tens of thousands of girls were due to return to secondary school across Afghanistan…

Russia TV’s Paris correspondent slams ‘propaganda’ after quitting

Agency ReportA Russian journalist who for years was senior foreign correspondent for state-run television…

Russia sentences Navalny to nine years in jail

Agency ReportA Russian court on Tuesday found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of…

Burkina Faso swears in transition assembly

Agency ReportBurkina Faso's transitional assembly took office on Tuesday, two months after a coup…

Nearly 200,000 Ukraine refugees have left Poland by train

Agency Report Of the two million refugees who fled Ukraine for Poland after Russia's…

Police arrest 23 in horse doping raids in France, Italy and Spain

Agency ReportMore than 20 people were arrested Tuesday morning by police in France, Spain…