At least five protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988

Nigeria’s federal government on Friday strongly pushed back on insinuations that it had increased the pump price of petrol from N162 to N212.61 per litre. In a statement personally signed

A combined team of security agents are on the trail of bandits that abducted 39 students at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna

Claims early Friday by Nigeria’s National Security Adviser to the President, retired Major General Babagana Monguno, that funds meant for the purchase of arms to strengthen Nigeria’s anti-terror war got

Africa is expected to recover from its worst recession in half a century and reach 3.4 percent growth in 2021, the African Development Bank has said in its 2021 African

The Lagos State Government has struck out charges brought against ace comedian Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni and 39 other  #EndSARS and #OccupyLekkiTollGate protesters who came out to protest on the 13th of

The Nigerian agency that monitors and determine the prices of petroleum products in the country, Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says the petroleum pricing template published on its website was not intended

Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno says the presidency is investigating funds meant for the purchase of arms which are yet to be procured. Monguno in an interview with

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva on Friday denied there are plans by the federal government to increase the current price of premium motor spirit, popularly known as

The Kaduna State government says it has rescued 180 citizens of the northwestern state, amongst them are 42 female students, eight staff and 130 male students. The state government however says, about 30 students,

Testimony before Gambia’s truth commission implicating then-president Yahya Jammeh in the summary execution in 2005 of about 59 West African migrants, including some nine Nigerians, should be followed by criminal

Gunmen have abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry in Mando area of Kaduna State in Nigeria’s Northwest region. According to reports, dozens of young ladies were abducted early

Authorities in Nigeria have released a video showing President Muhammadu Buhari demanding that security agents shoot on sight, any person or persons seen with a dangerous weapon such as an AK-47 rifle. In the

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has said the parliament is broke and underfunded, which has made it not to function effectively, describing its poor budgetary allocation as a disservice to the citizens. Spokesman of

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the headquarters building of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), twenty-five years after the groundbreaking ceremony. The President, who virtually commissioned the building from

Kenya is experiencing a third wave of Covid-19 infections, the country’s health minister, Mutahi Kagwe, has said. On Wednesday, the country recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases in a day

Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about the Rwandan genocide has lost his appeal questioning the legality of his arrest last August. On Wednesday a

Tanzania’s justice minister has dismissed concerns about the whereabouts of President John Magufuli, who has not been seen in public for nearly two weeks. Mwigulu Nchemba said Mr Magufuli was

The Nigerian government has said it will apply its weight and the required force needed to tackle bandits and other criminal elements in the country, saying it’s not interested in negotiating with the terrorists.