Buhari’s Govt Under Attack Over ₦2.2tn Debt In One Year

During his UN address, President Muhammadu Buhari said that devastation created by Boko Haram had been compounded with climate change (AFP Photo/Drew Angerer)

Civil rights groups on Friday berated the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for incurring a ₦2.2tn domestic debt in the last one year.

FOR THE RECORD: Hindatu Umar, Young Unmarried Woman, Becomes Leader Of Kebbi State' Argungu Council

Hindatu Umar Photo: BBC

A 25-year-old woman has become the chairperson of one of the biggest and oldest councils in Kebbi state in the north of Nigeria, a region where women are politically relegated for cultural reasons. 

Argungu is well known for its annual fishing festival Photo: AFP

23 US 'Genius' Grants Announced By MacArthur Foundation

In this Jan. 17, 2015 photo, Claudia Rankine attends the 46th NAACP Image Awards Nominees' Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Rob Latour/Invision/AP)

Gene Luen Yang, a prize-winning author and the national ambassador for young people's literature, and Claudia Rankine, one of poetry's brightest and most innovative stars, are among this year's 23 MacArthur fellows and recipients of the so-called "genius" grants.

Sale Of Assets: Proponents Are Economic Predators, Says Sani

Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central Zone)

Human rights activist and senator representing Kaduna Central Zone, Shehu Sani, has condemned calls for the sale of national assets to exit Nigeria economic recession, saying that such decision may worsen the situation of the country.

Flood Affects 99 Local Governments In 30 States, Kills 29 So Far — Official

DG/CEO NiMet, Dr Anthony Anuforom (right) the DG/CEO Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) Mr Moses Oluwatoyin Beckley, who was on a courtesy to NiMet, Abuja to strengthen their relationship on hydrological management

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, said on Thursday that 99 Local Government Areas in 30 states had been affected by flood, which also killed 29 persons so far.

Wife Of Bayelsa Governor Gives Birth To Quadruplets

Governor Dr Seriake & Dr Mrs Rachael Dickson

Dr. Rachael Dickson, wife of the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has been delivered of a set of quadruplets in the United States of America.

Ghana Professors Campaign For Removal Of New Gandhi Statue

A statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Professors at a university in Ghana's capital are campaigning for the removal of a new statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. (AP Photo/Christian Thompson)

Professors at a university in Ghana's capital are campaigning for the removal of a new statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi.

Africa's Disputed Elections

Mourners pay their respects at an improvised altar to those killed in post-electoral violence in Libreville ©Marco Longari (AFP)

Gabon's disputed election, which culminated Saturday with the constitutional court's confirmation of President Ali Bongo's victory, is the latest in a long list of violence-tinged ballots in Africa:

Governors Okay Sale Of Government Assets, Concessioning To Tackle Recession

Minister of State, National Planning and Budget, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, Minister, National Planning and Budget, Senator Udo Udoma and Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun Photo: Philip Ojisua

• Pass vote of confidence in Udoma, Adeosun

Governors of the 36 states have endorsed proposals of the Federal Government Economic Management Team (EMT) under President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the economic recession.

Hungry Youths Snatch Food Packs From Trekking Pupils

Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba

If you are one of the parents whose children trek to school from home, a new development in Minna, Niger State capital will get you worried.

After Olympic Snub, Mayor Says Rome Happy To Host Euro 2020

From left, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, Italian soccer federation president Carlo Tavecchio and Italian olympic committee president Giovanni Malago present Rome's logo as one of the host cities of the Euro 2020 European soccer championships, in Rome, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A day after rejecting Rome's bid for the Summer Olympics in 2024, Mayor Virginia Raggi said the city is "honored" to host matches for the 2020 UEFA European Championship.

Footballer Victor Emenayo Has Caused Excitement In Azerbaijani Media But Not For The Reason(s) You Think

Footballer Victor Emenayo reacts to accusations made by azerbaijani media that he's over 40 and not 23

Nigerian striker, Victor Emenayo, has got the Azerbaijanis in an uproar: about what? His age, of course!

Zuckerberg Donates US$3bn To Find Cure For ‘All Diseases’

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, has promised to make available US$3 billion to help scientists cure, prevent or manage all diseases.

SA 'To Invest Millions In High-Speed Internet'

Broadband across Africa has improved over the years but it still lags behind global standards, experts say Photo: AFP

South Africa plans to invest 2.5bn rand (£139m; US$189m) on broadband networks across the country over the next three years, Bloomberg news agency reports.

JAMB: No More Scratch Cards From 2017

Ish'aq Oloyode, registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has said the examination body would abolish scratch cards from 2017.

SPECIAL: Arsene Wenger Celebrates 20 Years At Arsenal … Even The English Say He Revolutionized The English Game (PHOTOS)

Arsene Wenger on the touchline before kick-off in Arsenal's EFL Cup third round match against Nottingham Forest (INSET The Frenchman was unveiled on the pitch of Arsenal's old Highbury Stadium 20 years ago back in 1996)

*Arsene Wenger is celebrating 20 years since he was unveiled as Arsenal manager on Thursday *The Frenchman has won three Premier League titles and two league and cup doubles at the club*He helped revolutionize the English game and make the Premier League what it is today

When Arsenal sacked Bruce Rioch in the summer of 1996, the first name on everyone's lips as the potential successor was the legendary Johan Cruyff.

Gas Flaring Kills 13 In Delta Communities

Gas flaring (Photo: DW/K.Gänsler)

• LG boss wants oil multinationals sanctioned

No fewer than 13 lives have been lost in the last two months to gas flaring in six communities of Warri South West and Ndokwa West councils of Delta State.

At Least 13 Dead After Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes

The ferry capsized in Banaripara in south Bangladesh

At least 13 people died when an overcrowded ferry capsized and sank in southern Bangladesh Wednesday and around a dozen more remain missing in the country's latest river accident.

3-IN-1 STORY: Exporters Ask FG To Seek Loan From Wealthy Nigerians; Recession: Ekweremadu, Akume, Kick Against Assets Sale; Labour Vows To Resist Sales Of National Assets

Joseph Idiong, director-general of the Association of Nigerian Exporters, has advised the federal government to request Nigerians with oil blocks for single digit interest loans to address the current recession in the country.

Living In Fear Of Boko Haram Suicide Bombers In Far North Cameroon

A Cameroonian policeman patrols in Kourgui, in the extreme northern province, west of the Nigerian border, on September 16, 2016 ©Reinnier Kaze (AFP)

With his finger on the trigger, ready to fire his weapon in an instant, a policeman keeps an eye on people passing in the centre of Maroua, capital of Cameroon's Far North region that has been a target of Boko Haram Islamists.