President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday launched the $3.2 billion rehabilitation and reconstruction of Port Harcourt– Maiduguri eastern narrow gauge railway project, Bonny Deep Sea Port and the Railway Industrial Park,

The United Kingdom has promised to return to Nigeria £4.2 million (about N2.4bn)which was stolen by a former Delta State Governor. The former governor, James Ibori was convicted of money

The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has announced its withdrawal from the June Ethiopian election, becoming the second major political party in the country to take such a decision. “OLF regrettably

Governors of Nigeria’s South-South region on Tuesday have demanded an upward review from 2.5 per cent to 10 per cent of oil revenue payments to host oil communities. Chairman of

Authorities in Equatorial Guinea say the death toll from a series of explosions at a military barracks has risen by dozens to at least 98 killed after more bodies were recovered. The blasts

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday expressed Nigeria’s commitment to ensuring political stability in the neighbouring Niger Republic, as it is in the best interest of the country to do so.

The Nigerian Army on Monday warned a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi and other opinion merchants to exercise restraint not to soil the reputation of the military by

Nigeria’s federal government has commenced the movement of AstraZeneca vaccine to all the states of the federation. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib,

Reports suggest Kenyan authorities have banned maize imports from neighbouring Uganda and Tanzania over safety concerns, media outlets in the three countries report. They cite a letter from Kenya’s Agriculture

A judge in Senegal has released opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on bail after days of deadly protests sparked by his arrest last week. “He is going home. He is free,”

Zambian authorities say they are considering deporting a Chinese national after a video shared online showed him riding on a trolley being pulled by a local. In the clip shared

The Nigerian Government says plans are underway to establish specialised courts and judicial divisions that will focus on sexual and gender-based violence (GBV) with some Boko Haram suspects already having sexual violence-related

Senegal is bracing up for a fresh round of protests with demonstrations planned in the West African country from Monday as opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, is expected to make a court appearance

More than a dozen people have been killed and hundreds wounded in a series of powerful explosions at a military base in Equatorial Guinea’s largest city of Bata, according to

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) as he marks his 64th birthday on Monday, describing him as a reliable and dedicated deputy who is not

No fewer than 11 Northern states have beefed up security around schools to prevent the abduction of pupils by bandits in their states, THISDAY’s investigations have revealed. It was learnt

Following the kidnapping of workers from the official quarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the Kaduna International Airport on Saturday, the federal government has ordered the

The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) has asked for restraints from all parties in the ongoing protest in Senegal. Protest again broke out in Dakar, the capital of

Sylvester Ngwuta, a Justice of Nigeria’s Supreme Court has died at the age of 70 years, the apex court has announced. Justice Ngwuta died on Sunday around 2.30 am after