Prominent northern Nigeria group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) says northern children have turned to violence as a means of livelihood, observing that the elites in the region have nothing

Residents of the Bimbagu South electoral area in the Bunkprugu/Nakpanduri constituency of the North East Region have boycotted the 2020 Ghana presidential election citing the failure of successive governments to bring developmental

Opposition Candidate in Ghana’s Presidential election, John Mahama has expressed worry over hitches that have been recorded in some of the polling stations during the election. Mahama, of the National Democratic

South Africa’s president and African Union chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated the need for the continent to steer its own matters of security without seeking external help. Ramaphosa said this

Borno state governor Babagana Zulum has said based on records despite recent killings in the state, “the security situation in Borno state and indeed the entire Northeast sub-region is still far

The leader of South Sudan’s main opposition party Riek Machar has set a mandatory 40% quota for women. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) said the move was

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has again warned that his administration will decisively deal with any act of hooliganism from Nigerians who hide behind the guise of peaceful protests. The federal

Ghana’s electoral commission has called for peace during and after Monday’s general election. Polls have opened in the West African country for what could be a tight race between the

Nigeria’s federal government and organised labour is scheduled to hold a meeting on the hike in fuel price and electricity tariff on Monday. The meeting is meant to enable the

Campaigns are over in Ghana, as citizens head to the poll for the country’s presidential and parliamentary election on Monday. Twelve candidates, including three women, are vying for the West

Regional elections are ongoing in Cameroon with residents voting for the first time for members of the country’s upper House of Legislature. Local representatives on Sunday are voting to appoint

A surge in attacks on Nigerian farmers is having a knock-on effect on the country’s food reserves, Bloomberg has reported. Citing the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, the news agency

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Lagos East Senatorial bye-election Tokunbo Abiru has been declared winner of the election. Results announced by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

Renowned Nigerian Billionaire Chief Harry Ayoade Akande, the Agba Oye of Ibadanland, has died aged 77. Akande passed away in the early hours of Saturday December 5. According to a

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has spent the last 24 hours struggling to convince top shots in the Presidency that he was unaware of the lawsuit that came

The United Nations has said that ongoing fighting “in many parts” of Ethiopia’s Tigray is complicating efforts to deliver humanitarian aid despite a deal granting the UN access to territory

Governors of the 36 states of the federation ended their meeting late on Thursday in Abuja with a resolve to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over raging insecurity in the

Former Minister of Defence, General Domkat Bali (Rtd) died Friday at the age of 80. Bali served as Minister of Defence and member of the Supreme Military Council between 1984