Four operatives of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and some residents of Galadima Kogo, a village in  Shiroro Local government area of Niger state, north-central Nigeria, have been killed in a bomb blast.   The bomb incident which occurred on…

At least sixty people were reportedly killed on a gold panning site in Burkina Faso. The incident on Monday followed an explosion of a dynamite warehouse on a Gomgombiro gold panning site in Gbomblora, a village located about fifteen kilometers…

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan believes the challenges confronting the ECOWAS region are surmountable. Dr. Jonathan, who spoke at the council of the wise meeting in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, noted that the crisis rocking the region are not new…

OPEC has signaled it may actually be fine with oil at $100 after several cartel delegates said there were no plans to accelerate production growth despite soaring prices. Brent crude briefly topped $99 today after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed…

Liberian President George Weah has granted amnesty to 500 inmates including former Defense Minister Brownie Samukai. This is the first time in Liberia, a sitting President has set free such number of inmates at once. WADR’s Darlington Porkpa reports from…

One person has been detained in connection to an explosion that killed scores of people at an illegal gold mining site in Burkina Faso.  The State security has commenced investigation to determine the cause of the incident.  The mining site…

The Nigerien authorities have said diplomatic ties with Nigeria have not been cut off by the unfortunate airstrike incident that resulted in the killing of seven children in the country. Recall a Nigerian military airstrike targeting bandits had on Friday…