125 separatists killed in Cameroon: security officialsThursday, November 15, 2018

Twenty-five separatists were killed in fighting in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon, security officials said Wednesday. "Twenty-five 'Amba Boys' were killed in three clashes" on Tuesday in Mbot, a village near the town of Nkambe, a source in the capital Yaounde said, confirming a security source in the troubled... Read More

2Khashoggi: From Saudi royal insider to open criticThursday, November 15, 2018

A complex man of contradictions, journalist Jamal Khashoggi went from being a Saudi royal family insider to an outspoken critic of the ultra-conservative kingdom's government, and was ultimately killed inside its consulate in Istanbul. In his final column for The Washington Post, Khashoggi perhaps presciently pleaded... Read More

3Michelle Obama left her job so her husband could be president. Now it’s her turn to shine.Thursday, November 15, 2018

The Obamas’ “seesaw marriage” could be a model for modern relationships. Leading up to their engagement, Michelle and Barack Obama had very different ideas of what marriage should be. “He saw marriage as the loving alignment of two people who could lead parallel lives but without forgoing any independent... Read More

4115 Suspected Criminals Grabbed in Police SwoopThursday, November 15, 2018

A total of 115 suspected criminals, including 93 foreigners, have been arrested in separate swoops at Nungua and Kwabenya by the Operational Unit of the Accra Regional Police Command. The suspects, who are between the ages of 25 and 45, were reported to have been engaged in cyber crimes and prostitution among others. The... Read More

5Nigeria Senate committee says NNPC amount probed has doubled to $2.2 blnThursday, November 15, 2018

A probe by the Nigerian Senate into whether state oil firm NNPC improperly withdrew money has expanded with the amount under investigation doubling to over $2.2 billion, a committee said on Wednesday. The Senate last week voted to probe withdrawals of $1.05 billion by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),... Read More

6Nigeria 'sex-for-marks' don charged with corruptionThursday, November 15, 2018

A Nigerian professor accused of demanding sex from a student to boost her marks has been charged with corruption, one of the country's main anti-graft bodies has announced. The woman came forward in April with a recording of the management and accounting lecturer demanding that she sleep with him or fail the course,... Read More

7Nigerian governors reject $82 pay deal for workersThursday, November 15, 2018

Nigerian governors have rejected a deal to raise the minimum wage to 30,000 naira (72 euro, $82) from 18,000 naira a month, a move that could trigger fresh labour unrest. A planned nationwide strike was averted early this month after a negotiating committee made up of union representatives, the government and private... Read More

8Nigeria wants former oil minister extradited from BritainTuesday, November 13, 2018

The head of Nigeria's main anti-corruption agency on Monday said he wanted former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke to be extradited to face trial because a corruption probe against her in Britain was taking too long. Alison-Madueke, who served under president Goodluck Jonathan and was the first female head of OPEC,... Read More

9Inspiring life stories of women around the worldTuesday, November 13, 2018

Mother Teresa Mother Teresa (1910-97) founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 in Kolkata, India, to help the “poorest of the poor” and continued to work for them until her last days. In her lifetime, she received numerous honors, including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. Her tireless compassion and devotion for the downtrodden... Read More

10175 dead, over 10,000 affected by Nigeria cholera outbreakTuesday, November 13, 2018

Suspected cholera cases have jumped in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram violence has forced tens of thousands of people to seek refuge in crowded camps, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Monday. The humanitarian group said 10,000 people have been affected by the fast-spreading cholera outbreak and 175 people have... Read More