Nigerian Lawmaker, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, is advocating for Nigerians to be allowed to carry firearms, following the spate of insecurity across the country.  Doguwa, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, made the submission during Thursday's plenary at the…

Motorcycle business is providing employment for youth of Farafenni a cosmopolitan town in the North Bank Region of the Gambia, 110 north of the capital Banjul. The booming business is gradually discouraging young people from embarking on irregular migration as…

In Nigeria’s Kaduna State, reports indicate that there was another attack on Wednesday night, by gunmen who stormed a low-cost housing estate at Kofar Gayan in Zaria Local Government Area of the state. Police authorities, at the time of filing…

The Malian Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Colonel Sadio Camara, says his country has received 30 new combat equipment from Russia to assist in the fight against terrorism. This comes as the Malian army says it has neutralized three…

In Burkina Faso, consultations are underway to allow ousted ex-president Kaboré to return to his family. The assurance was given by the spokesperson for the Burkinabè transitional government, Lionel Bilgo, in a press release sent on Thursday to the Economic…

The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) has arrested 13 foreign nationals including 12 Nigerians and one Sierra Leonean on suspicion of involvement in online scamming and fraudulent activities. According to Ousman Saidybah, the Spokesperson of the Drug…

A new report on the human rights situation in the world suggests that rich countries have allied themselves with large private groups to monopolize power and wealth. In the report released Tuesday, the international rights organization, Amnesty International said the…