Lawmakers representing Nigeria at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, have commended the sustained democratic rule in Nigeria, saying it is a pacesetter in the sub-region.

An Indian court, on Wednesday handed a rare double life sentence to a man who murdered his wife, 25, by making a cobra bite her while she was sleeping.

Ms Arlinda Chantre, Director General, General Directorate for Support to the Electoral Process (DGAPE) in Cape Verde, has told the ECOWAS long-term Observer Mission that the country was ready to conduct credible elections on Oct. 17.

Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential and Legislative elections in 2023, Mr Jawarlah Tonpo, Liberia’s Deputy Minister, Press and Public Affairs, has urged security agencies in the country to redouble their efforts at containing the circulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons.

Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfires to teenagers gunned down in turf wars and drug squabbles, the Associated Press has reported.

A British government minister has refused to confirm whether Russian spies stole the British-made COVID-19 vaccine to create its own jab.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, praised China as a highly reliable partner for Russia during his annual question and answer session at the Russian Energy Week forum on Thursday.

A former SS guard, now 100 years old, hobbled into a German courtroom on a walking frame on Thursday to face charges of helping to send more than 3,518 people to their deaths in a Nazi concentration camp during World War Two.