An accident has killed nine people and injured nine more in Egypt after a bus plunged into a river.
"There is no proof of the effectiveness of death penalty," United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has said.
"Nigeria Customs Service will not and cannot fold its hand and allow this illegal trade to continue to take place."
"We respect the efforts of other nations, but we are focused on what works best for Nigeria," said VP Shettima.
Peter Obi says untrained youths will constitute problems for Nigeria in the future.
Étienne Fakaba Sissoko, an economist and professor has been sentenced to two years in jail for criticising Mali’s ruling junta.
Anambra state has shut down an "illegal" school after one of its teachers beat an 8-year-old into a coma.
A three-story building undergoing demolition in Nairobi has collapsed and residents are bemoaning the government’s delayed response.
Nigeria’s judiciary stakeholders have backed a bill proposing a 300% increase in salaries and allowances for judicial officers.
A Transport for London report revealed the Nigerian High Commission failed to pay £8.4 million in congestion charges since 2003.