At least two students died and 23 were hurt in a tragic varsity food stampede in central Nigeria on Friday as a huge crowd gathered for food handouts. Thousands of students at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, surged and broke through gates where the state government was distributing bags of rice. Nigeria has been grappling with soaring food prices since the ...

Reuters news agency is reporting that Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack via its Telegram channel. The report has not been independently verified. The group, also known as ISIS, has carried out attacks in a number of countries, however, BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera notes that the group has at times in the past claimed responsibility for attacks that ...

A city Sheikh known as Sheikh Mafo has expressed pride in the fact that singer Bebe Cool has embraced Islam and fasting. The Gagamel boss goes by the name of Musa Ssali although he’s popularly known as Moses. For a long time, he’s always been accused of not embracing the core Islamic values. However, Sheikh Mafo said that he’s glad the ...

Events Promoter and newly appointed minister Balaam Barugahara has expressed his desire to attend parliament and do his ministerial jobs in his branded T-shirt. Apparently, Balaam was a surprise appointment in this week’s cabinet reshuffle by President Museveni. The popular events promoter was appointed the Minister of State for Gender, Labour, and Social Development in charge of Youth and Children’s Affairs. ...

The Uganda Hippos, Uganda’s U20 team had to settle for a silver medal after losing to hosts, Ghana in the final. Morley Byekwaso’s boys had tried to hang on till the last minutes but the West African country finally found a way through. Jerry Afriyie scored the only goal of the game after he took a shot from outside the ...