Kidnapped to kill: How Boko Haram is turning girls into weapons

The question was always the same, she says. So, too, was the answer.

"They came to us to pick us," Fati recalls. "They would ask, 'Who wants to be a suicide bomber?' The girls would shout, 'me, me, me.' They were fighting to do the suicide bombings."

The real message of the Chibok girls

Let's face it: tragedies that occur in Africa don't often capture the world's attention. It is a shameful reality.

This time, however, it was different.

Two 14-year-olds charged with murder after 2 bodies found in UK home

Two 14-year-olds have been charged with murder after two bodies were found in a house in the UK town of Spalding, police said Sunday.

NDLEA arrests woman who faked pregnancy with wraps of cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Saturday arrested a woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, who faked pregnancy with wraps of substances suspected to be cocaine.

Cash crunch: Tithes, offerings drop in churches

Churches are experiencing the impact of the economic crisis and the attendant cash crunch with considerable drop in tithes and offerings by members, Saturday PUNCH investigation has revealed.

Beyond the drop in churches’ cash inflow, our correspondents learnt that there has been increasing demand on the church leaders by their congregation for financial support towards feeding, accommodation and children’s tuition.

ICPC seizes 61 houses from female civil servant

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission says it has begun arresting civil servants who live beyond their means, adding that it seized 61 houses from one female public servant.

Chairman of the ICPC, Mr. Ekpo Nta

The commission also revealed that it would soon begin publishing a list of the most corrupt Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

NDLEA arrests passenger with 193 wraps of cocaine in socks

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Friday said it recovered 193 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine inside a passenger’s socks at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.