Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has directed the task force on security to embark on house-to-house search to flush out criminal elements in the 19 emirates of the state.
Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gangadharan Balasubramanian, says India and Nigeria are moving to strengthen ties from traditional business cooperation to new areas.
Kenya's elections chief declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of a tight presidential race on Monday but some senior election officials disowned the result, fuelling fears of violence like that seen after previous disputed polls.
Scores of traders at the popular Uwelu International spare parts market in Benin on Monday shutdown the Ugbowo axis of Benin-Lagos expressway to protest the deplorable condition of the Uwelu road.