Liberia’s Weah Invites Wenger To Inauguration

Liberia's President-elect George Weah Reuters

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told the BBC that he has invited by Liberia's new President George Weah to his inauguration later this month.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger PA

Re-Election: Arewa Youths, Ohanaeze, Afenifere, CACOL, Others Lash Out At Buhari, Ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari Image credit: Bayo Omoboriowo

Organizations, including the Arewa Youth Forum, comprising of northern youths; the Campaign for Democracy; and the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, have kicked against President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term re-election bid.

Twitter Will Not Mute World Leaders - After Calls To Remove Trump’s Timeline

People in South Korea watch a TV news programme showing a Twitter post of Donald Trump (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

Twitter has said it will not block world leaders or remove their “controversial tweets” amid calls to remove US president Donald Trump from the platform.

SEE TWITTER POLICY ON WORLD LEADERS

‘Twice As Many Die’ In Africa After Surgery

Post-surgery survival rates are lower across Africa despite patients undergoing "more minor" operations. AFP

Patients undergoing surgery in Africa are more than twice as likely to die following an operation than the global average, researchers say.

Nigerian Army Says It Rescued Another Chibok Girl As More Than 30 Loggers Abducted

Northeastern Nigeria has been hit by a wave of kidnappings and bombings in recent weeks

The Nigerian army said on Thursday it rescued one of the kidnapped Chibok girls amid a wave of deadly Boko Haram kidnappings and bombings rocking the country's northeast.

Taiwan Court Orders Dentist To Pay Mother For Raising Him

Lo appealed all the way to the Supreme Court after lower courts ruled in favour of her son

Taiwan's top court has ordered a dentist to pay his mother around Tw$22.33 million (US$744,000) as reimbursement for the money she spent raising and educating him.

I Drink Blood Of People I Kill, Kidnap Kingpin Says

Ibrahim Umar sitting (1st right) and other suspects

Ibrahim Umar, a 25-year-old kidnap-for-ransom kingpin, said he had not only killed over ten of his victims in recent times but also drank their blood raw.

Ignorance Fuels Deadly Liver Disease — Daily Trust investigations

Ignorance of hepatitis, a disease of the liver, is fuelling its spread especially in northern Nigeria.

FOR THE RECORD: Full Text Of President Muhammadu Buhari’s New Year Address

President Muhammadu Buhari Photo: Bayo Omoboriowo

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday delivered a national broadcast to Nigerians. In the speech, the president spoke on issues like the ongoing fuel scarcity, calls for restructuring, the electricity situation, among others.

READ THE PRESIDENT’S FULL SPEECH BELOW…

Happy New Year!

“419 In The US”: American Fakes To Be “Nigerian Prince” In Email Scams

US Police nab 'Nigerian prince.' He's a 67-year-old guy in Slidell. Who knew?

US Police in Slidell, Louisiana, United States say they have arrested a "Nigerian prince'' who is accused of helping scam people out of thousands of dollars.

Buhari Appoints 209 Board Chairmen, 1,258 Board Members (SEE FULL LIST); Outrage Over Six Dead Appointees On Board List

President Muhammdu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo at the FEC meeting on the 22nd of March 2017. Photo Credit: Novo Isioro

President Muhammadu Buhari has made the largest set of appointments since assuming office.

US Efforts Grow To Help Students Evaluate What They See Online

In this, Dec. 20, 2017 photo, Jennifer Rocca, left, a teacher librarian at Brookfield, Conn., High School, left, works with Ariana Mamudi, 14, a freshman in her Digital Student class. The required class teaches media literacy skills and has the students scrutinize sources for their on-line information. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn)

Alarmed by the proliferation of false content online, state lawmakers around the country are pushing schools to put more emphasis on teaching students how to tell fact from fiction.

In this, Dec. 20, 2017 photo, Kathy Malatesta, a teacher librarian at Brookfield, Conn., High School, talks about source citations during the freshman Digital Student class. The required class teaches media literacy skills and has the students scrutinize sources for their on-line information. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn)