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  YOLA, Nigeria, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A bomb went off in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp on the outskirts of the Adamawa state capital Yola in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, killing at least three people, state emergency agency officials said.

 Living close to a dam could increase the risk of contracting malaria, a new study conducted in sub-Saharan Africa has found. The research looked at infection rates among people living close to 1,268 dam reservoirs, and found that about 15 million people reside in "risk areas" -- fewer than 5 kilometers away from a dam.

Now one of every five displaced persons on Earth is Syrian   The war in Syria is so hellish and unrelenting that more people have left that country than any other in recent years. One of every five displaced persons in the world is Syrian. Here's a look at where those Syrians have gone.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that it is not easy for his administration to fight terrorism, oil theft and corruption at the same time. But he said in spite of the difficulties being faced in fighting these scourge, his administration would not relent in eliminating the vices from the nation’s body polity. Buhari said this

President Muhammadu Buhari has fired the Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service. He has also approved the sacking of the Chairmen, Secondary Education and Universal Basic Education Boards with immediate effect.

  Soldiers of the One Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, have killed no fewer than 10 suspected terrorists in various joint operations code-named, “Operation Restore Peace II” in the North-West zone of the country.

The Managing Director of BGL Plc, Mr. Albert Okumagba, has been arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC for allegedly being involved in a N28.9bn fraud.