Bandits have kidnapped at gunpoint 11 persons from Rachael Orphanage Home in the Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was learned that the bandits abducted seven

Turkey on Sunday sought to rescue members of a container ship after pirates attacked it off the coast of Nigeria, killing one person and kidnapping 15, according to the Turkish

An Ethiopian official has accused the Egyptian government of stepping up its long-standing policy of destabilizing and weakening the East African country by “providing full support to anti-peace elements” and

A former Malawi President Peter Mutharika has failed in his quest to remove restrictions on his bank accounts which were frozen as part of a corruption investigation. The country’s high

Turkey sought on Sunday to rescue three surviving members of a cargo ship after pirates attacked it off the coast of Nigeria, killing one and kidnapping 15, according to President

The Delta State Government held its first Executive Council (EXCO) meeting of the year at Government House, Asaba, weekend, announcing the approval of key infrastructural projects, including the full establishment

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Saturday dismissed speculations that the National Identity Number (NIN) was a prerequisite for registration by prospective voters, saying there was nowhere in the constitution

Tunisia has extended its virus curfew and banned demonstrations as it tries to stem a rapid rise in infections and calm tensions after a week of protests and rioting over

Major sociopolitical groups in Nigeria traded words and warned that another civil war should be averted in a country where more than one million of its citizens were killed as

Nigeria’s Imspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu has ordered the arrest of Sunday Adeyemo who is popularly called Sunday Igboho, for the ultimatum he gave to citizens of Fulani extraction

Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) has said forensic teams in the country have discovered 10 more bodies in mass graves in a once militia-controlled town outside the capital Tripoli.

A South African court has ruled that French arms supplier Thales will have to face charges in the country over allegedly corrupt payments made to former President Jacob Zuma. The

Mali has announced it plans to buy more than 8.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccine and expects to start a vaccination campaign in April. The West African nation – which

Most domestic flights in Mozambique have been cancelled and shipping banned off the central coast, because of the approach of storm Eloise. Rains and strong winds have already been affecting

A court in Ethiopia has dropped six charges against prominent former media mogul Jawar Mohammed related to the possession of illegal firearms. He was detained, along with several other people,

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed a suit filed by the family of the country’s late dictator Sani Abacha seeking access to the looted funds which had been stashed in Swiss

The UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten has said there are serious allegations of sexual violence being reported in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, including a high number of alleged

The UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten has said there are serious allegations of sexual violence being reported in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, including a high number