The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says governors of the country’s thirty-six states have agreed on ways to speed up the procurement of additional doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as part

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) failed to remit N3.878 trillion, some $9.435 billion revenue from domestic crude oil sales to the Federation Account, the country’s senate has said. The

Ghana’s Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia says she will refund all allowances paid to her by the state since 2017. Mrs Bawumia, the wife of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia in

The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it will consider a petition filed by Yoruba Nation separatist agitator Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho; Banji Akintoye, leader of Ilana Omo

The African Union Commission has condemned the violence in South Africa that has left 72 people dead, warning that the unrest could have an impact on the region Violent protests initially

A total of 222 people have been killed while 774 others have been kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna state in the past three months. This was contained in the second

Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or burned shopping malls across South Africa on Tuesday with dozens reported killed as grievances unleashed by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma

The Covid-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday reviewed the state of the nation and said Nigeria, in spite of its numerous challenges, is lucky to remain one indivisible entity. “We are a lucky

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has saluted former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba, and the Chairman/Editor-in-Chief, THISDAY /ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, for giving journalism and

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet with the country’s members of parliament. The Nigerian leader will meet with all members of the Senate Tuesday night at 8 pm

The Nigerian Senate has rejected Presidential aide Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner for the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The rejection of Ms Onochie’s contentious appointment to occupy a

Ghana’s first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has offered to refund all the allowances she has received since the president assumed office in 2017, following a public outcry over salaries. The first lady in a

Authorities in Zimbabwe say the country’s economy will lose up to $25 million if the ongoing riots in South Africa continue for another week. That’s according to Takunda Mugaga, president of the

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for people to “stand against violence” in response to deadly unrest triggered by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma. At least six

The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that while he would not be part of any bill that seeks to gag the press, he noted

A delegation from the the Africa Union (AU) has urged Nigeria to live up to its Big Brother tag on the continent by motivating other African countries in governance. The

A Nigerian monarch, the Emir of Kajuru in northwestern Kaduna state Adamu Alhassan has been released by his abductors. Terrorists who on Sunday abducted the 85-year-old emir had on Monday

A campaign group Reporters Without Borders is calling on authorities in Ethiopia to release twelve journalists who were recently detained in a wave of arrests in the capital Addis Ababa.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address the nation Monday as violence and looting rages in parts of the country, acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has