KATSINA, Nigeria — A former senior political aide in northern Nigeria, who was recently paraded by police over his alleged involvement in a child-kidnapping syndicate, had already been suspended from office following a corruption inquiry, the state government has confirmed. Nura Aliyu...
DELHI, India — Global oil prices have fallen sharply. At the same time, Asian stock markets have surged to historic highs on mounting expectations of a diplomatic breakthrough that could end the US-Israel war with Iran. The market rally was triggered by comments from US Secretary of State...
DAKAR, Senegal — Scenes of unbridled joy and relief have welcomed a group of Senegalese football fans back to Dakar after they were granted a royal pardon and released from detention in Morocco. The supporters had been arrested and imprisoned following widespread crowd trouble and...
LAGOS, Nigeria — A 63-year-old Chinese national who naturalised in Malaysia has been arrested by anti-narcotics agents at Nigeria’s main international airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large, high-value consignment of synthetic cannabis into the country. The suspect...
LONDON — Arsenal have been crowned Premier League champions, ending a painful 22-year drought to lift their first English top-flight title since the legendary “Invincibles” era. Mikel Arteta’s side sealed the historic triumph on Sunday afternoon with a hard-fought 2-1 victory...
