Attackers, including some dressed as soldiers have killed 10 members of the same family with half of the victims under the age of six, an official in central Plateau state said Friday.

Bail for murder-accused South African sprint star Oscar Pistorius was set at one million rand ($112,770) by Pretoria magistrate Desmond Nair on Friday.

Gunmen who stormed an oil service ship in southern Nigeria have kidnapped six foreigners and demanded a $1.3 million ransom for their release, police told AFP.

Fire is presently ravaging the Lagos head office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

An attacker attempted to slam a car bomb into a church during service on Sunday, killing at least three people, including himself, while wounding others, a rescue official said on Sunday.

An explosion, suspected to be suicide attack, this morning rocked the St. Rita Catholic Church in Ungwar Yero area of Kaduna metropolis. The attack occured around 8:50 AM during the morning mass. It was gathered that the officiating priest was seriously injured