US President Donald Trump has seized on a TV debate remark by his White House rival Joe Biden about shutting down the oil industry, as the Democrat scrambled to clear

One hundred and eighteen elephant tusks were seized in Ambam, in southern Cameroon, a hotspot for ivory trafficking near the border with Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Jean-Claude Ekoube, head of

Attackers have stormed a school in southwestern Cameroon with guns and machetes, killing at least eight children and wounding a dozen more, according to the United Nations. Arriving on motorbikes

Electoral authorities in Guinea has declared President Alpha Conde of Guinea winner of Sunday’s election with 59.49% of the vote, defeating his main rival Cellou Diallo who received 33.50% of

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has relaxed an earlier announced 48-hour curfew on the state and says restriction of movement will now be from 6 pm to 8 am commencing

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard was adamant his team should have been awarded a penalty for a first-half foul on Cesar Azpilicueta in Saturday’s goalless draw at Manchester United. Blues captain

The head of the Nigeria Police Force has ordered the immediate mobilization of the police to quell all instances of violence, looting and destruction of property across the country. The

Lee Kun-hee, the charismatic leader of Samsung Group, South Korea’s biggest conglomerate, died on Sunday, the company said, six years after he was hospitalised for a heart attack. Lee, who

Protesters in Naples opposed to stricter coronavirus measures clashed with police late into Friday night. Some threw smoke bombs and firecrackers in the centre of the southern Italian city; police

UK based Nigerians descended on central London on Saturday, calling for an end to police brutality in Nigeria. The protesters- about 1000 of them- began at Parliament Square in the

The Rwandan education ministry has said it will start carrying out inspections in schools to make sure pregnancy tests are no longer carried out on girls. It described as discriminatory and

Voters in The Seychelles are casting their ballots in the presidential and parliamentary elections spanning three days with Saturday the main day of voting. The exercise had opened on Thursday for

Afrobeat scion and Pan-Africanist, Seun Kuti, has said the list of five demands put forward by #EndSARS protesters is “elitist” and not inclusive of the country’s poorer people. Protests to

Afrobeat scion Seun Kuti has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s address to the country in response to widespread civil unrest as a speech meant for the international community, not for Nigerians.

A traditional ruler of Lagos has called for economic and vocational measures to alleviate the suffering of the poor in the wake of the desecration of the Oba of Lagos’

Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll escaped punishment following an investigation into a crash during practice at the Portuguese Grand Prix. The pair collided as Verstappen tried to overtake Stroll after

Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling good, presidential minister Blazej Spychalski announced on Twitter on Saturday. “The president yesterday was tested for the presence

US coronavirus cases have hit a record daily high as states grapple with a renewed wave of infections. Citing data from local state health authorities, the Covid Tracking Project reported

Premier League footballers are in talks over providing aid for victims of the disturbing civil unrest in Nigeria. The country is in the midst of national emergency and there have

Leeds United ended Aston Villa’s winning start and ruined their chance of going top of the Premier League thanks to a brilliant Patrick Bamford hat-trick. Villa came into Friday’s game