Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours after three African former presidents were named to help mediate the
Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization for their coronavirus vaccine candidate. This is the first coronavirus vaccine to seek
The Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reports that the Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) kidnapped by bandits two weeks ago have been released to the Zamfara State
Nigerian musician, activist, and Pan-Africanist Seun Kuti has described the federal government’s aggression and brutalisation of innocent citizens as a sign of weakness, as he insisted on reviving a political
Nigerian musician Seun Kuti has criticised the Lagos State Government’s threat to ban his family’s entertainment centre, The New Afrika Shrine, if he held a meeting of his political movement
American news channel CNN has said it stands by its investigation which uncovered evidence that the Nigerian army and police opened fire on unarmed #EndSARS protestors on October 20 saying
Nigerian stockbroker, capital market operator and investment expert, Mr. Albert Okumagba, is dead. Reliable sources in the capital market, where Okumagba was highly respected, confirmed the news of his death.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities – ASUU – has debunked claims by the Nigerian government that demands of University lecturers have been met, saying the union is looking out for deliverables and
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said while David Umahi, the Ebonyi state governor, has the right to move to any political party of his choice, he will not be
The build-up to Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election is already taking an unusually exciting form by the growing agitation for a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction. The Ebonyi State Governor David
The Democratic Republic of Congo has said it is now Ebola-free after more than 40 days without a case. The latest outbreak of the deadly disease in the northwest of the
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has described claims that the People’s Democratic Party made him what he is as “absolute rubbish” saying the PDP wanted him to castigate President Buhari. Umahi spoke exclusively
A former Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe has criticized the federal government for the lingering crisis with the country’s lecturers, saying the federal government isn’t serious with the education sector.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday told the National Security Council he will not allow a repeat of the #EndSARS protests and called for proactive measures to end the increasing
As Nigeria’s Super Eagles line up against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone inside the Siaka Stephen Stadium in Freetown Tuesday afternoon, memories of Nigeria’s defeat 19 years ago will
Ethiopia’s prime minister has warned that “the final and crucial” military operation will launch in the coming days against the government of the country’s rebellious northern Tigray region. Abiy Ahmed
US President Donald Trump has seemingly taken credit for the creation of two new vaccines in the battle against the coronavirus, saying the discoveries took place “on my watch.” Drugmaker
A US-developed vaccine has been shown to be 94.5% effective at protecting people from Covid-19, according to interim results. Produced by Moderna, in collaboration with the US government’s “Operation Warp
Nigeria’s inflation rate increased by 14.23% (year-on-year) in October 2020, this is 0.06% higher than the rate recorded in September 2020 (13.71%). Rising food prices continued to be the primary
Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party – PDP – has called on Nigerians not to reinforce failure in the 2023 general election stating that the governing All Progressives Congress – APC
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