Nigeria

Most of the deceased were aged between 18 and 30 years old.

The prolific forward died at the age of 38 following complications from high blood pressure.

The defendants whose pleas were not taken by the court have no fixed address.

The police said the gunmen, who wore military camouflage, stole an AK-47 rifle from the slain officer.

The initiative is an ambitious commitment to reducing maternal and newborn mortality across Nigeria

The data was released ahead of next week’s UN COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan.

Terrorists began incursions into northern parts of Sokoto and Kebbi states from the Niger Republic.

Nigerian police have confirmed the explosion, and that the two people killed were among those who detonated the bomb.

Bolanle Ninalowo, Uzee Usman and ‘Shanty Town’ producer Chinenye Nworah announced the director's sudden death on their social media pages.

“The assailants used dynamite to blow off our roof.”

In a viral video, the two teenagers, accused of stealing fowls, were stripped, beaten and forced to walk naked around a community.

Emergency agency said the goods destroyed were “worth a fortune”.