Corruption: Britain, Switzerland to return Nigeria’s looted funds soon
British and Swiss government on Tuesday pledged to return looted Nigerian funds stashed away in various personal bank accounts in their countries.
Iran in trouble for fielding men in a female football competition
A FIFA medical officer on Tuesday rejected media reports that Iran had broken rules by fielding women footballers, winners of a recent Asian championship, who were actually men.
3 Boko Haram militants killed by own bomb
Three militants of the Boko Haram group died on Tuesday when a bomb they were transporting exploded in Niger’s Far East region of Diffa, local sources said.
Africa Code Week : SAP brings digital literacy to over 20,000 youth
With free online sessions and coding workshops across seventeen African countries, Enterprise application software company, SAP, has announced the start of Africa Code Week, a continent-wide initiative to spread digital literacy and simplify access to coding education for young people.
11 Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack
Boko Haram Islamists attacked Chadian soldiers on Tuesday, killing 11 and wounding 13, a Chadian security source said, in the latest deadly raid by the militants despite a regional offensive against them.
Troops arrest Boko Haram’s sponsor
The Nigerian army on Tuesday said it has arrested an alleged financier of the dreaded Boko Haram sect.
