A Nigerian businessman entangled in a messy divorce case with his Kenyan wife has been involved in drug peddling, a court was told on Monday.

A group of unidentified armed robbers stormed Limbe in the wee hours of September 28, killed one, wounded many and carted away several millions from AMITY Bank.The robbers, who reportedly came by sea, succeeded to escape under the cover of

Prime Minister Ephraim Inoni has expressed regret that despite government's efforts corruption has continued to flourish in Cameroon.

Police have arrested 28 people suspected of stealing maize from a private miller's godown in Nyandarua.

A man, whose wife died while giving birth at Mulago Hospital, has sued the government and two doctors for alleged negligence.

He was going about his business transporting people on his boda boda when he was suddenly arrested by the Police. It was one of the worst days of his life. Phillip Mwesiga tells John K. Abimanyi his story.

The Uganda government could soon find itself shopping for another national anthem. The composer of the existing one has gone to court seeking an injunction to ban its being played again unless he is paid handsomely for his copyright.

Nigeria is the sixth largest producer of crude oil in the world, but about 70 per cent of her population are impoverished. Nigeria's underdevelopment has often been traced to massive corruption and the greed of a few privileged persons and

For the first time in the history of Kano, Governor Ibrahim Shekarau and the Emir, Alhaji Ado Bayero, and other Muslims, were forced to observe the Eid-El-Fitr prayer yesterday at the Sheikh Ahmadu Tijjani Mosque, for fear of possible attack.

Nigerians are a desperate people. And this desperation manifests in all facets of our lives. It is, however, more visible in politics and business.

Seven prison warders said to have deserted the force were last Tuesday arrested for allegedly forging discharge certificates with the aim of being employed in Iraq.

ONE Mr. Olujimi Akinsalu was at the weekend arraigned before an Ikeja High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged forgery and fraud, using a new generation bank cheque.

Nigerian government can never account for the amount of crude oil it loses on a daily basis through bunkering and pipeline vandalisaton in the Niger Delta region.

Police at Central Police Station in Kampala are holding a man believed to have been masterminding the night attacks on boda boda cyclists and passengers.

Abductors of Finance Manager, Intels Services, Mr Betrand Ajoku, who was kidnapped last week, have demanded for N500 million ransom.

As members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Review of the 1999 Constitution get set for the constitutional amendment, a member, Hon. Paul Adah, has said the committee will oppose the removal of immunity clause from the constitution.

Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday took issues with the Acting Director-General of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Dr. Yakubu Sankey, who had berated the VP over the disciplinary procedure against a top official of the institute.

Fake travel documents have exposed two young Nigerians girls who were apprehended by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) at the weekend at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos on their way to Abidjan , Cote d'Voire as possible victims

Violence against women and children is unfortunately still increasing in the country," said the Inspector General of the Namibian Police when he officially opened the country's 15th Women and Child Protection Unit, in Rehoboth on Friday.

Mayor of the Freetown municipality Herbert George-Williams was said to have deceived the nation into believing that a huge clock worth approximately Le 261 million (£45,000) has already been purchased for the eastern police clock tower.