North Korea says it successfully test-fired newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known testing activity in months, underscoring how it continues to expand its military capabilities

Emma Raducanu ended Britain’s 44-year wait for a women’s Grand Slam singles champion as she beat Leylah Fernandez to win the US Open in the most thrilling style. The 18-year-old

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has indicated plans to change the country’s constitution, seven weeks after he seized power in moves his opponents called a coup. The comments on Saturday represented

Japan’s government says more than 50% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Japan’s vaccine rollouts began in mid-February, months behind many wealthy countries due to its lengthy clinical testing

Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008 by his predecessor, saying he

The FBI late Saturday released a newly declassified document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) slashed the various fees collected by directors of the national oil company from N606 million in 2019 to N214 million in 2020, a THISDAY’s

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again dispelled speculations that it was planning to convert the foreign exchange (FX) in domiciliary accounts of bank customers into naira. The apex

African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved  $137million loan to support Botswana in mitigating the effects of covid-19 pandemic and also to fastrack the economic recovery of the country. The funds,

Ethiopia’s federal government has said rival forces from the war-hit Tigray region had been beaten in neighbouring Afar region and had withdrawn, but the Tigrayan forces said they had simply

It now appears that more states of the federation have woken up from slumber and are now determined to  achieve fiscal federalism, following the institution of a legal action against

In his first working visit to Imo State since winning a second term, President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday said it was absurd to him that any Igbo man would be considering

Telecommunication services have been shut down in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina State. At least 13 Local Government Areas are affected by the development which may not be unconnected with the ongoing

Some 200 foreigners, including Americans, flew out of Afghanistan on an international commercial flight from Kabul airport on Thursday, the first such large-scale departure since U.S and foreign forces concluded

Flutterwave, a leading payments technology company in Africa, is collaborating with MTN Group to enable businesses operating Flutterwave in some African nations to receive payments via MTN Mobile Money called

The Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has forecasted a potential income gain of about $450 billion in the country’s economy through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The VP

In an effort to prevent the incessant abductions bedivilling students across s hools in Northern Nigeria, the Adamawa State Government has engaged local hunters and vigilantes to protect schools and

Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has asked lawmakers to insert the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) under item 58 of the exclusive legislative list, documents seen by ARISE

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, has poured encomiums on the Super Eagles for their fighting spirit in coming back from a goal down on a difficult pitch in Mindelo

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians rallied across the country on Tuesday in support of far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro and his embattled administration, while calling for the removal of Supreme