Relatives say more than 100 girls recently released by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram have been reunited with their parents in Dapchi, Yobe state. Mr Bashir Manzo, head of the group of parents whose children were abducted, said the children were reunited with their parents Sunday. Five of the schoolgirls kidnapped in mid-February died during the ordeal, and one Christian girl remains in captivity. Authorities have said they believe the girl will soon be released, though Manzo said even if true it would take several days for Boko Haram to reach Dapchi from their hideouts. The federal government denies…

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has inaugurated an Advisory Council for the inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2018), with former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as Chairman. Jean-Louis Ekra, a former President of Afreximbank, is Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Council, which is charged with providing guidance for the preparations for the trade fair scheduled to hold in Cairo from 11 to 17 December 2018. Also represented on the Council are the African Union Commission; the African Development Bank; the Pan-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry; the World Trade Centre, Miami; the International Trade Centre; Egypt, as the host country, the AfroChampions Initiative;…

Angry traders on Saturday blocked Umaru Yar’Adua Expressway over the demolition of Gosa Market along Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport area. The traders made bonfires on both sides of the road and prevented motorists and travellers from using the highway, leading to a long queue of vehicles. Our correspondent learnt that officials of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) had stormed the market earlier in the day with armed policemen and pulled down open stalls and other structures in the market. But shortly after leaving the scene, the traders mobilised to the market in protest and shut down the highway, forcing commuters…

Five months after going on the run from Spanish authorities, Catalonia's former president was detained in Germany on an international warrant Sunday by highway police after the ardent separatist crossed the border with Denmark. Carles Puigdemont's capture, aided by Spanish intelligence services, sparked protests of tens of thousands in Catalonia's main city of Barcelona and other towns in the wealthy northeastern corner of Spain. Some of the demonstrators clashed with riot police, leaving more than 50 civilians and police officers injured and leading to four arrests. Puigdemont will appear before a German judge on Monday. Spain was plunged into its…