The Supreme Court has struck out three appeals filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State on the elections in the state.

By Muhammed Osman and Max Bearak KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s defense minister said that President Omar al-Bashir was taken into military custody on Thursday, effectively announcing a coup to end Bashir’s 30-year rule.

Ecuador handed Julian Assange over to British authorities Thursday, ending a standoff that left the controversial WikiLeaks founder holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London for nearly seven years.