[This Day] Abuja -The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Saturday escaped an attempt on his life when members of the Shiite Islamic Sect attacked his convoy in Zaria, Kaduna State. The attack, which was repelled by his security detail, may have left at least three people dead with over 20 others injured.
[News24Wire] The rand's vertiginous slide is bringing back bad memories for Zimbabweans, who saw their own currency plummet in value over a 10-year period to 2008.
[Zimbabwe Standard] Former Vice-President Joice Mujuru says she is at peace as an ordinary citizen and does not miss Zanu PF or the luxury of being a vice-president in President Robert Mugabe's government at all.
[Zimbabwe Standard] Missing journalist-cum activist Itai Dzamara on Friday won the Oxfam sponsored human rights defender of the year award in recognition of his role in championing people's rights before his abduction in March this year.
[Premium Times] The Nigeria U-23 team has emerged champions of the second edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations following their 2-1 win over their Algerian counterparts on Saturday at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, Dakar.
[Zimbabwe Standard] Sungura godfather Nicholas "Madzibaba" Zakaria says his decision to join Walter Magaya's Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries was influenced by his trust and love for Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua's sermons.
[Zimbabwe Standard] Nicholas Zakaria is fighting in sungura star Alick Macheso's corner saying his prodigy remains arguably the best musician in Zimbabwe despite all the negative campaign sired by the Madhawu hitmaker's "enemies".
[CAF] South Africa secured the continent's final ticket for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games after beating host Senegal 3-1 on penalties in the third-place match on Saturday in Dakar.