The activities of banditry, Boko Haram insurgency, farmers-herdsmen conflict, separatist agitation and organised violent groups, among others, cost the federation a whopping sum of $10.3 billion in 2020, the Presidential

Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has condemned the statement made by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, following Southern Governors’ call for restructuring, ban on open grazing and fiscal federalism,

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has called for greater Turkish participation in the country’s humanitarian efforts in the Northeast and economy. The Nigerian leader in a phone conversation with Turkish President

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet France President Emmanuel Macron when he departs for the European nation on Sunday to attend the African Finance Summit. The West African

Madagascar has started vaccinating its population against COVID-19. The first phase of the campaign is focusing on frontline staff such as healthcare employees, security forces and social workers. It also

Twenty-nine people have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo in connection with Eid violence that erupted in the capital, Kinshasa. One police officer was killed and

Parents of the remaining 16 abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna State, have been thrown into further confusion, following the decision of the kidnappers to cut further communications with them.

Nigeria’s independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is worried by the serial fire attacks on its offices in some states, especially in the South-east zone, which have resulted in the destruction

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has started mobilising its affiliate unions and civil society organisations to join the strike in Kaduna State, scheduled to commence midnight Sunday, May 16. NLC had

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the fugitive, Gimba Yau Kumo, declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practics Commission (ICPC) over an alleged $65 million fraud is no longer his

Somalia says it’s making efforts to mitigate the impact of Kenya’s decision to suspend flights to and from the country. The country’s transport minister, Duran Ahmed Farah said he had

Kenya’s High Court has blocked a government-backed plan to make fundamental changes to the country’s constitution. The judgement is arguably the most significant ruling by Kenyan courts since President Uhuru

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged Nigeria’s support to ensure the Republic of Chad stabilizes and return to constitutional order. The Nigerian leader stated this on Friday at the State House, Abuja, while hosting

Kenya’s High Court has ruled a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution as illegal, stopping a move critics say was designed to check his deputy, whom he

A Nigerian Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godswill Akpabio and his wife Ekaete Akpabio have distanced themselves from killers of a 26-year-old female job seeker, Iniubong Umoren after they were linked to the criminals by investigative

Zambia has dissolved its parliament exactly ninety days before the South African country’s upcoming general election. The house held its last sitting on Wednesday and the clerk announced that it would formally dissolve on Friday. The

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) to caution those it described as extremists, who are not well-grounded in the faith

President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday took on the 17 Southern governors, who rose from a meeting on