Associated Press23d
West Africa’s junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
(AP Photo, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against ...
The Punch Newspapers25d
Niger explosion death toll hits 98
Death toll from Saturday’s fuel tanker explosion in Niger State has reached 98, with 69 injured and 20 shops razed. On Monday, the Federal Government said victims still battling for life had ...
The Bakersfield Californian25d
Maryland going into key conference stretch potentially without two of its top scorers
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Maryland is going into a key stretch of its conference season with games against No. 12 Ohio State and top-ranked UCLA this week. The eighth-ranked Terrapins could be missing ...
The Punch Newspapers26d
Niger explosion: Tinubu, Buhari, others mourn as death toll hits 86
The death toll in the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction near Suleja in Niger State has risen to 86, with 55 persons injured and receiving treatment at the hospital. By Saturday when the ...
The Bakersfield Californian27d
Paige Bueckers reaches 2,000 career points as No. 6 UConn rolls past Seton Hall 96-36
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 18 points to surpass 2,000 in her career and No. 6 UConn cruised to a 96-36 win over Seton Hall on Sunday. Bueckers scored points No. 2,000 and 2,001 ...
Al Jazeera English28d
‘Heartbreaking’: 86 killed in Nigeria tanker explosion
A fuel tanker explosion in Niger State in northern Nigeria has killed 86 people and injured dozens, the country’s national emergency agency said. The blast happened in the early hours of ...