The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday appealed to bandits and others involved in unlawful activities to drop their arms and embrace the

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday set up a committee to conduct a safety audit of its operational and engineering units. The committee is coming three days after the

President Muhammadu Buhari is opposed to open grazing of cattle, the presidency said Tuesday in an apparent effort to douse the rising critique of its statement on Monday, quoting the

Nigeria’s Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris says the recently repatriated £4.2 million loot recovered from a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori and his associates has been returned to the state

Gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday attacked the Iwollo Police Division in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State and razed the station. The Commissioner of Police in Enugu

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the European Union will impose sanctions on those people in Mali behind the arrest of the interim president and prime minister. Speaking at

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has heavily lashed out at Garba Shehu, the Nigerian Presidential spokesman over his recent comment that queried the legality of the resolutions reached by the

Powerful aftershocks from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano have rocked the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the death toll from a recent eruption that left hundreds of families

Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki has lauded the nation’s ability to defeat challenges and defend its sovereignty as the East African country celebrated its independence. Mr Afwerki – who has been

The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, and his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, have thrown their weight behind the resolutions of leaders of the South-west, which among others

The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that they were detained by soldiers. In a tweet (in

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the continuous burning of its offices in some states should be regarded as a national emergency. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman,

The Chairman of the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, Mr. Alfred Atera, has alleged that over 100 persons were at the weekend killed in four wards of the

Suspected herdsmen on Sunday night killed 14 persons in two attacks on Dong and Kwi communities in the outskirts of Jos, the Plateau State capital. The assailants reportedly invaded the

Jennifer, the widow of the late Flight Lieutenant Alfred Olufade, on Monday lamented that her husband dreamt of last Friday’s plane crash a day before the incident. Olufade was among

Ethiopia has said it will reassess its relationship with the US if it continues to “meddle in its internal affairs”. The East African country’s ministry of foreign affairs stated this

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has criticised and appeared to query the legality of the decision by Governors of the country’s southern states to ban open grazing in their region. The

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says all health workers and elderly worldwide would have been vaccinated against coronavirus by now if jabs have been distributed equitably. The head of the WHO, Tedros