Boko Haram Cattle Rustling Prompts Market Shut-Down In Borno State

Maiduguri's cattle market has previously been shut for similar reasons, leading to a shortage of meat in the city and a public outcry

The Borno state government in northeast Nigeria has suspended trading in four cattle markets to prevent the sale of stolen livestock to raise funds for Boko Haram Islamists.

West Africa's Sahel Nations To Set Up Anti-Islamist Units

West Africa's Arid Sahel Region

Defence ministers from West Africa's arid Sahel region have agreed to work together to establish special rapid reaction forces to counter the growing threat from al Qaeda and Islamic State-linked militants.

Soccer Rule-Makers Permit Video Assistance Experiments

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino listens to a question during a press conference in Cardiff, Wales, Friday, March 4, 2016. The first week of Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidency is set to end with soccer further embracing technology once blocked by Sepp Blatter. Four years after the International Football Association Board approved technology to rule on disputed goals, the rule-making body is due to experiment with in-game video replay systems on Saturday at its annual meeting. (AP Photo/Rob Harris)

Soccer's rule-makers on Saturday approved in-game trials with video assistance for referees as Gianni Infantino used the start of his FIFA presidency to push innovation in the sport.

Lagos Market Clash: Uneasy Calm At Mile 12 As Residents Relocate

BEFORE CRISIS: Mile 12 market is the biggest food market in Nigeria Getty Images

Daily Trust reports that there was uneasy calm at Mile 12 area of Lagos on Friday following the previous day’s riot in which at least six people died and many were injured, with property worth millions of naira destroyed. 

Zimbabwe Police Say 31 Dead In Bus Accident

Road accidents involving public transport vehicles are common in Zimbabwe due to the poor state of roads, faulty vehicles and driver negligence

Zimbabwe police say 31 people were killed in a bus accident (not pictured) after a burst front tire sent the vehicle careening into the oncoming lane.

ESE ORURU SAGA FALLOUT: Hausa Youths Lure Our Little Girls With Cash, Food — Lagos Parents, Landlords

Ese Oruru

Some parents in Lagos have expressed concern over the threat allegedly posed by male residents of Hausa extraction to their young girls following the Ese Oruru saga.

Ex-Militants, Militiamen Invade Lagos

There are strong indications that jobless Ijaw/Ilaje ex-militants as well as militiamen may have invaded Lagos, and are responsible for the various recent acts of kidnappings, robberies and other criminal activities in the state.

BPL: Marcus Rashford Did Not Save Me From Sack, Claims Van Gaal

Marcus Rashford has burst on to the scene at Old Trafford

Louis van Gaal has rejected the notion that Marcus Rashford saved his job, instead saying the teenager epitomizes the trust in young players that Manchester United fans should be thanking him for.

African Peacekeepers Implicated In UN Sex Abuse Claims

A lot of the cases involved peacekeepers in CAR and DR Congo AFP

Allegations of sexual exploitation or sexual abuse by United Nations peacekeepers have increased, according to a new UN report. 

US$20bn Idle In Nigerians’ Domiciliary Accounts — CBN

Deputy Governor, Financial System Surveillance - Dr. Joseph O. Nnanna (1st Left) addressing participants

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday raised the alarm that about US$20bn (₦3.94tn) was lying idle in different domiciliary accounts of the citizens.

National Assembly To Buhari: Drop ₦500b Intervention Fund From Budget 2016

Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje

The National Assembly yesterday raised concern about the implementation of the ₦500 billion special intervention fund, a cardinal programme of the Buhari administration.

Odion Ighalo Up For London Premier League Award

Odion Ighalo

Nigerian and Watford striker Odion Ighalo has been nominated for the London Premier League Player of the Year Award to be presented tonight at a ceremony in London.

Dasuki: My Detention Scaring Away Investors

Former National Security Adviser, Col Dasuki Sambo with his lawyer Ahmed Raji at the Federal High Court Abuja on September 1, 2015. Photo: Ladidi Lucy Elukpo

Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), says investors’ confidence in the country is shaken because of the federal government’s refusal to obey court orders.

UN Approves Toughest Sanctions On North Korea In 20 Years

The United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution during a meeting at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday on a resolution that would impose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades, reflecting growing anger at Pyongyang's latest nuclear test and rocket launch in defiance of a ban on all nuclear-related activity.

Climate Change Poised To Hurt Food Supplies: Study

The study used agricultural economic models coupled with different projections for greenhouse gas emissions and development forecasts to evaluate the impacts on global food production, trade and consumption in 2050 ©Joel Saget (AFP)

The effects of climate change on food production could cause 500,000 extra deaths by 2050 compared to a world without global warming, according to a study released Thursday.

National Assembly To Pass 2016 Budget March 17

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma

The Joint Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives on Appropriations on Wednesday assured Nigerians that the ₦6.08tn for this year budget would be passed on March 17, 2016.

BMJS KIDNAP: Abductors Demand ₦200m To Free Lagos Schoolgirls

The kidnappers of three girls from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary (BMJS) have demanded ₦200 million ransom.

BPL: Arsenal's Title Chances Hit By 2-1 Home Loss To Swansea

Swansea’s Wayne Routledge, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Swansea City at the Emirates stadium in London, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Arsenal's title hopes were hit by a second consecutive defeat in the Premier League on Wednesday as relegation struggler Swansea came from a goal behind to win 2-1 at Emirates Stadium.

BMJSS Kidnap: We Will Ensure Safe Release Of Kidnapped Girls — Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said his administration will spare no effort to ensure the safe release of the three female students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu area of the state, who were kidnapped by a group of armed gang on Monday evening.

London Court Clears Djibouti Man Of Corruption, Declares Djibouti Leader 'Untruthful Witness'

President Omar Guelleh was criticized in court AFP

A court in London has acquitted Djibouti's former ports chief Abdourahman Borreh of siphoning off millions of dollars from a contract to expand the harbour near the capital. 

TUC Threatens Mass Action Over Fuel Scarcity; Fuel Scarcity Spreads Across States

President of the Trade Union Congress, Comrade Bala Kaigama

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) yesterday threatened to embark on mass protests if the lingering fuel scarcity is not checked by the federal government.

Russia To Freeze Oil Output At January Level — Putin

© Christian Hartmann / Reuters

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will freeze this year’s oil output at January’s production level. An agreement was reached during his meeting with the heads of the country’s oil majors on Tuesday.

Accept Refugees Or Face ‘Self-Induced Crisis’, UN Tells Europe

Migrants look towards Macedonia through the Greek-Macedonian border fence, near the Greek village of Idomenii March 1, 2016 © Marko Djurica / Reuters

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned EU leaders that the continent is facing a “self-induced humanitarian crisis,” with over 24,000 people stuck on the Macedonian border, and with as many arrivals in two months of 2016 as in the first six of last year.

2-IN-1 STORY: Olympic 800 Champ Says Lack Of Money Adds To Doping Problems; Ethiopian-Born Swedish Runner Abeba Aregawi Suspended After Drug Test

Abeba Aregawi in the womens 1500m at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Moscow 2013 (Getty Images)

Olympic and world 800-meter champion David Rudisha said Wednesday a lack of money and testing infrastructure has made it difficult to fight doping in developing nations such as his home country Kenya.

2-IN-1 STORY: Nigeria Police Launch Hunt For Girls Abducted From Boarding School In Lagos; Lagos Governor Silent As 15 Gunmen Abduct Three Lagos Schoolgirls

The Lagos State Police Command has said they are on the trail of the armed men who allegedly abducted about three school girls in Ikorodu on Monday night.

Judge Renews Order Barring Electricity Tariff Hike

•Warns NERC, DISCOs against contempt

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday renewed the order barring the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from increasing electricity tariff.

₦3.6tr Rail Contract Bypasses FEC Approval

Coastal rail line

The ₦3.6 trillion (US$12 billion) standard coastal railway line contract awarded before the 2015 elections did not follow regulations guiding contract award, a House of Representatives committee has revealed in an interim report.

LA LIGA: Barcelona Equal Spanish Record Of 34 Games Unbeaten With Sevilla Victory

Gerard Pique struck Barcelona's winning goal

Goals from Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique saw Barcelona come from behind to beat Sevilla 2-1 at the Nou Camp and equal a Spanish record of 34 games without defeat in all competitions.

Mining To Dining: Australia Becomes China's Land Of Milk And Honey

Customers shop at "Mr Vitamins", a chain of supplement outlets in Sydney ©Saeed Khan (AFP)

Asian consumers determined to improve their lifestyle are boosting the fortunes of Australian producers of premium baby milk formula, vitamins and honey, as the region's burgeoning middle class jumps on the health food bandwagon.

Arsene Wenger: Arsenal 'Hungry' For Premier League Title

Arsene Wenger is delighted with the team spirit at Arsenal

Arsene Wenger has revealed Arsenal's recent Barclays Premier League title tilts have been rocked by players being tapped up - but insists that is not the case this season.

Indian Accountant Murdered 14 Members Of His Own Family Including Seven Children

Local people and other residents gather to mourn outside the house where Hasnin Anwar Warekar killed 14 of his family members before killing himself

A 35-year-old man killed 14 members of his family including six children with a butcher's knife before committing suicide in India, with police baffled Sunday about a motive for the attack.

Buhari: OPEC Must Cooperate To Stabilize Oil Market

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that member states of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) must cooperate with non-member states to stabilize the crude oil market.

BPL: Claudio Ranieri Praises Fringe Players As Leicester Keep Title Bid On Track

Leicester's Leonardo Ulloa claimed the winner in a 1-0 victory over Norwich

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri praised his fringe players after Leonardo Ulloa kept their title bid on track.

Naira Devaluation: Ex-CBN Gov Tackles VP Osinbajo

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo

The Vice President, Prof. Yomi Osinbajo, on Saturday reaffirmed the position of the Federal Government that the country’s currency will not be devalued in spite of pressures to act otherwise.

Budget Padding: Fire-Spitting Buhari Unleashes Detectives On Suspects

President Muhammadu Buhari

•‘I cannot single-handedly fight corruption’ •Saraki, Dogara reject ₦10bn official quarters

Fear has gripped top officials of the Budget Department of the National Planning Ministry as President Muhammadu Buhari returns to the country this week after spitting fire abroad over alleged padding of the 2016 Budget.