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Anguish of families waiting for cases to be resolved

Pumza FihlaniSouthern Africa correspondent, Johannesburg BBC Jason Venter’s mother Charlene died after her car was set…

Police arrest three for cultism and robbery in Benue

The Benue State Police Command has arrested three suspected criminals for robbery and cultism. This is…

Jonathan pledges active role in PDP, meets Turaki-led NWC

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday pledged to play an active role in the Peoples Democratic…

Venezuelan security forces detain journalists from foreign news organisations

Alice Cuddy,reporting from Cúcuta, on the Colombia-Venezuela borderand Vanessa Buschschlüter,Latin America editor, BBC News Online Reuters…

Ecobank completes early repayment of its $300m Eurobond

Ecobank Nigeria Limited has fully repaid bondholders who validly tendered their notes ahead of the February…

Sub-Saharan Africa gears up for growth boom

Economic prospects are brightening for sub-Saharan Africa, with the International Monetary Fund projecting growth to accelerate to 4.4%…

European allies back Denmark over Trump’s threat to annex Greenland

‘We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,’ Trump says Six European allies have rallied…

OAU probes death of 18-year-old medical student

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced that it will investigate the…

Robots are really advancing because they’re learning to think for themselves, execs say

While viral videos of robots performing parkour and backflips dominate social media feeds, industry insiders suggest…

Swiss ski bar not inspected for five years before deadly fire, mayor says

Watch: Ski bar not checked for five years and sparklers now banned, mayor says The Swiss…