ABUJA, Nigeria — A senior leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in a high-stakes joint operation by Nigerian and United States forces in the Lake Chad Basin. Washington described Abu-Bilal al-Manuki, who also goes by the name of Abu-Mainok, as the global number two in ISIS. He...
Aston Villa have guaranteed their place in next season’s Champions League after a thrilling 4-2 victory over Liverpool, leaving the visitors’ own European hopes hanging in the balance. Ollie Watkins scored twice as manager Unai Emery’s decision to field a full-strength line-up—just...
LAGOS, Nigeria – Popular Nollywood actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot has publicly apologised to his political mentor and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over a high-stakes feud that almost cost the presidential aide his job. Appearing on the popular television...
IBADAN, Nigeria — Police in southwestern Nigeria have launched a massive air and ground rescue operation after heavily armed gunmen launched simultaneous raids on schools and communities, killing a teacher and taking several pupils hostage. The coordinated assault took place in the early...
HAVANA, Cuba — A rare in-person meeting in Havana between the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe, and Cuban intelligence officials signals an unlikely thaw in the deeply frosty relations between the two historic foes. The Cuban government confirmed the high...
