Toppled Malian President Keita Dies in Bamako Aged 76
Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was toppled in the August 2020 military coup led by Col Assimi Goita died in Bamako on Sunday aged 76. The cause of
Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was toppled in the August 2020 military coup led by Col Assimi Goita died in Bamako on Sunday aged 76. The cause of
Following the intervention of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said that it will wait till February for the outcome of the mediatory talks
The 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day was marked on Saturday in Abuja with President Muhammadu Buhari presiding. Also to commemorate the day, some governors, including Nyesom Wike of Rivers State,
Thousands of Malians on Friday joined staged protest rallies in several cities called by the embattled military-dominated Interim government against ECOWAS sanctions on Mali. The regional bloc on January 9
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Boko Haram fighters late on Thursday attacked the Mobile Police Training School in limankara, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, but the police authorities denied reports that 13 trainers
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, on Friday pledged the loyalty of the military leadership to democratic rule in the country. Irabor, who was speaking on a television
In the latest security report on Nigeria, it has been projected that the ongoing dislodgment of gunmen from bases and camps in the North Central and North West will lead
Nigerians have hailed the lifting of the ban on the operations of microblogging website, Twitter by the Federal Government. Many described the Twitter restoration as a welcome development
Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the global programme COVAX, mainly due to their rapid expiry date, a UNICEF official disclosed
Nigeria’s Federal Government has met with the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the country, Ambassador Faisal bin Ebraheem Al-Ghamdi, to discuss the recent restrictions placed on Nigerians intending to visit
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the Ninth National Assembly under the leadership of Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, saying its cooperation with the executive should never be regarded as
Oil prices continued their surge on Wednesday, hitting a two-month high amid projections that lack of production capacity and limited investment in the sector could lift crude between $90 and
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “extremely unfortunate” the mass killings of innocent people by bandits in Zamfara State, as he conveyed his condolences and that of his government to
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State in Nigeria’s Northeast on Wednesday, admitted that Boko Haram is still in control of some villages and local government areas in the state. Zulum
At least, no fewer than 18 persons have been reportedly confirmed dead following attack on Ancha community of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State by unknown gunmen, who also
Former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba and personal friend of the late elder statesman, Ernest Shonekan speaks on the life and times of the leader of the interim government
Authorities in Burkina Faso say eight soldiers, including a high-ranking commander, have been detained in connection with an alleged plot to “destabilise” the country’s institutions. The announcement on Tuesday came after
“To the glory of the almighty, the Shonekan family announces the passing of our patriarch, loving husband to Margaret, dutiful father to us all and former Head of State, Chief
Former Head of Interim National Government (ING), Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan, has died. Shonekan died on Tuesday in Lagos of natural causes, his family said. He was aged 85
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