Former Nollywood actress and Real Housewives of Lagos star Carolyna Hutchings has taken to Instagram to clap back at trolls who accused her of falsifying her age. Hutchings had posted a picture celebrating her 35th birthday on Sunday but soon came under fire from many critics who accused her of lying about her age.  …

An Ado-Ekiti High Court has sentenced four men, Babangida Amodu, 25, Oluwafemi Ibrahim, 20, Ojo Ayodele, 25, and Okunato Dada, 20, convicted of armed robbery and murder, to die by hanging.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other stakeholders to step up efforts toward breaking illicit drug supply and distribution chains. Osinbajo was the Special Guest of Honour at the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking on Monday at the State House Banquet…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday in Abuja warned owners of plots in Apo-Dutse Scrap market to develop their lands in one month or risk revocation. Mr Ikharo Attah, the Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, issued the warning during a meeting with the Association of Apo-Dutse…

Eighty-four people, including two opposition MPs, went on trial in Senegal on Monday for allegedly defying a protest ban in the tense runup to legislative elections. Supporters, including main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, cheered the defendants as they arrived in court in the capital Dakar. "We are in Senegal -- the right to demonstrate is…