The US Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there. US Attorney General

One of major supplier of illicit drugs in Abia state, Chibuike Apolos, has been arrested during a raid by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on his

The European Union has launched a new €100 million humanitarian initiative in support of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Africa. The €100 million initiative, according to a statement by European

Recently appointed acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr Baba’s decision to deploy

A Ghanaian court has granted bail of 80,000 cedis ($13,900) to actress Rosemond Brown, pending an appeal against her 90-day jail sentence for posting a naked photo of herself on

South Sudanese government has announced that all the learning institutions in the country will reopen on 3rd May after a year of closure because of coronavirus. The government says the

Gunmen have again abducted a number of students from a university in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna. The police spokesperson in the state, Muhammad Jalige, confirmed the abduction saying

The US State Department has branded as an “unprovoked escalation” reported Russian plans to block parts of the Black Sea, which could ultimately impact access to Ukrainian ports amid heightened

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, Tuesday restated his opposition to negotiation with, and payment of ransom to bandits, saying the federal government should apprehend and kill the outlaws. “Nobody

Governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto State) and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State) on Tuesday pleaded with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs.

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The Nigerian Senate has ordered an investigation into the physical assault by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on a security guard, Clement Sagwak. The

Fifa president Gianni Infantino says his organisation strongly disapproves of a breakaway European Super League and has warned those clubs involved will have to “live with the consequences of their

The president of the new European Super League, Florentino Perez, has assured the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City that they won’t be kicked out of this season’s Champions League

Experts at the European Medicines Agency are preparing to present the conclusions of their investigation into possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and very rare cases of

Over 2,000 refugees from the Central African Republic have crossed into Chad in the past week following violent clashes in the country, the UN refugee agency has said. The UNHCR says