A 32-year-old farmer identified as Rilwan Salisu has been remanded in prison for raping a 78-year-old grandmother.
The suspect who pleaded guilty to the charge...
Theresa May has been filmed dancing for the second time on her tour of Africa as she tries to tie down trade deals ahead of Brexit.
The prime minister...
Ethiopia's prime minister has done press-ups with dozens of protesting soldiers, who had marched into his office in the capital, Addis Ababa.
Abiy Ahmed was...
United State's Justice Department revealed Wednesday that an officer of China's intelligence and security agency has been arrested and brought to the U.S. to face...
Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to hiring a "contract killer".
"Interrupting a pregnancy is like eliminating someone," Francis said in an address...
Death-row inmate Celestine Egbunuche has been dubbed Nigeria's "oldest prisoner" amid a campaign calling for his release.
He is 100 years old and has spent...
The Director of Public Prosecutions has ordered criminal charges against TV anchor Jacque Maribe and her boyfriend Joseph Irungu alias Jowie over the murder...
Nigeria's presidential election was shaping up to be a contest between two veteran male politicians, but the candidacy of Oby Ezekwesili could change that.
Women...
Three pupils have been killed after being struck by lightning in Uganda's north-western district of Yumbe.
Ugandan Red Cross Society spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita confirmed that...
A second British woman has died from "Brazilian butt lift" surgery, the BBC has learned, as fresh warnings come over the risks.
The British Association...
At least 42 people have died after drinking contaminated bootleg alcohol in Iran, a government spokesman said.
Health ministry spokesman Iraj Harirchi said 16 people...
Police in Zambia arrested two Chinese nationals over the weekend over allegations that they were giving illegal military training to members of a local...
Nigeria is committed to ending attacks by militant Islamists in the north-east of the country and making the region “safe for all”, President Muhammadu...
A variety of “festering” causes and effects surround crises around the world, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Tuesday, speaking on the first day...
