The U.S. said on Friday it was “very concerned” about Sudan’s human rights record, which was supposed to have improved by early July in order for Washington to lift sanctions against the country.

Self confidence leads to so many good things in life. You must believe that nobody is better than you, you must believe that nobody is bigger than you, you must believe that you can achieve whatever you set out to achieve.

Malam Rabo Saleh has emerged the new President of the Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN) and would pilot the affairs for the association for the next two years.

The Ebonyi Government says it will spend N1.8billion to boost primary health care under the Save One Million Lives Programme for Result Initiative of the Federal Government.

The UN on Friday called on the Iraqi government to halt “imminent” forced evictions of many people suspected of having ties to Islamic State from the city of Mosul.

Mr Haliru Gwandu, the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Edo says the command arrested 682 crime suspects in the state between January and June 2017.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, said on Friday the city’s “one country, two systems” formula faces “new challenges” as pro-democracy campaigners ramped up their protests.

Five suicide bombers blew themselves up on Friday during raids on two refugee camps in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, injuring seven soldiers, the army said.

The acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has identified corruption as the root cause of separatist agitations and militancy in the country.

Preventing corruption is better than curing it as recovering stolen funds is costly, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said.

The management of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated moves to resolve its dispute with the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), over staff welfare issues.

The UN says the demand by Saudi Arabia and three other Arab nations for Qatar to close down its al-Jazeera TV channel is an “unacceptable attack” on the right to freedoms of expression and opinion.

South African Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on Friday accused the country’s anti-corruption agency of overstepping the mark in suggesting changes to the way the central bank works, insisting that monetary policy should remain independent.

What the future foresee is that agriculture would enrich us all. So let us start with the basic policy of eating only what we grow, and growing what we eat

Dutch international Nathan Ake became Premier League side Bournemouth’s record signing on Friday as they paid a reported £20 million ($26m, 22.8m euros) to champions Chelsea for his services.