Niger’s army has foiled an attack by Boko Haram jihadists in the volatile Lake Chad region
The remaining attackers fled in four vehicles following Tuesday’s evening foiled raid in the southeastern town of Bosso, said a
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A village head in Ibadan, Tafa Apanpa and his wife, have been kidnapped by gunmen
Apanpa who is the Baale of Araromi was taken alongside his wife after the kidnappers stormed the Bakatari area of
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Togo has inaugurated the largest solar plant in West Africa, in a push to increase access to electricity
The 50 megawatt facility, located in central Togo, will provide power to more than 158,000 households and save more than
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England found an attacking spark to beat the Czech Republic 1-0 at Wembley on Tuesday
Raheem Sterling, who kept his place alongside Harry Kane in a rejigged attack, settled fans’ nerves with an early headed
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No alcohol, no hugs, no cheers and no autographs: Tokyo Olympic organisers unveiled tough new rules
Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto warned festivities “will have to be suppressed” to keep the Games safe, and conceded that
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US Justice Department said Wednesday it had seized 33 Iranian government-controlled media websites
Visitors to leading Iranian media sites like Press TV and Al-Alam, the country’s main English language and Arabic language broadcasters,
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Spain and reigning champions Portugal are at risk of a shock early exit from Euro 2020 on the last day of group matches on Wednesday
Germany need a draw to reach the last 16 but defeat would see Hungary go through and possibly condemn Joachim
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Four members of the Saudi hit squad that killed US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018
Khashoggi, a Saudi-born US resident who wrote for the Washington Post, was an outspoken critic of the Saudi leadership, with
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More than 150 employees at the Houston Methodist hospital in Texas were fired or resigned
Officials Houston Methodist told its staff they needed to have received a Covid vaccination by June 7 or be suspended
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Japan’s top court on Wednesday ruled a law requiring married couples to have the same family name is constitutional
The plaintiffs — three couples — submitted marriage registration documents with different surnames for wives and husbands in 2018. But
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