Nigeria’s Chief of Army staff Lt. General Faruk Yahaya has flagged off a New military operation in the country’s southeastern region which he says will curb rising cases of insecurity.
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has canvassed for unity of purpose among Ethiopians as Prime Minister (PM) Abiy Ahmed began a second five-year term in office. Buhari who spoke Monday at
Four suspected Islamic State-linked militants and one Sudanese security forces member were killed during clashes in a raid in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Monday, state news agency SUNA reported. Sudanese
Tunisian President Kais Saied appointed Hanene Tajouri Bessassi as ambassador to the United States, he said on Monday, weeks after he dismissed her predecessor without explanation. Saied has removed numerous
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi urged Islamist militants in its far north to surrender on Monday, saying they had nowhere to run, after allied Rwandan, Mozambican and southern African forces pushed
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), have resolved to suspend their two months old industrial action. At their emergency National Executive Council meeting, held in Abuja on
Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Abhay Thakur has called on combatants in the country to embrace dialogue and peaceful resolution of the conflict. Speaking at the weekend at the
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with family of the late legal luminary, Chief Rotimi Williams on the passing of their eldest son, Chief Ladi Williams, SAN, Sunday. His demise left
For the second year running, the Managing Director of ARISE NEWS Channel, Ms. Ijeoma Nwogwugwu, has emerged as the most powerful woman journalist in Nigeria. Last year, Nwogwugwu made it
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has raised the alarm that bandits and terrorists have now formed an alliance to wreak havoc on innocent people in communities in the
An artist from Benin City in Nigeria said the British Museum had accepted his gift of a bronze plaque in what he felt was a possible first step towards the
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and resist the temptation of joining the All Progressives
Nigeria got approval on Friday for $400 million in World Bank financing to procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccinations, the bank said in a statement. The World Bank board of directors
His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II is a man for all seasons. He has seen it all and has remained true to himself and his beliefs, despite external pressure or
Nigeria is marking its 61st Independence Day, an anniversary of its freedom from the British colonial government. But over six decades after Africa’s most populous country became free politically,
A former deputy speaker in Malawi has shot himself dead inside parliament in the capital, Lilongwe, authorities said. Clement Chiwaya, who moved in a wheelchair, had gone to the building
UN reports alarming malnutrition among children, pregnant and lactating women in the conflict-hit region. The United Nations has warned of “unprecedented” malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia’s embattled
The UN has expressed its shock at the expulsion of seven of its senior officials by the Ethiopian government. Secretary-General António Guterres said it was engaging with the government “in
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A source in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday clarified that the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, did not at any time threaten to resign her
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