Lagos politician, Olabode George has described as sacrilegious the collection of internally generated revenue in Lagos state by a private firm called AlphaBeta and earns around N7.5bn ($19 million) monthly,

The head of the Nigeria Police Force has described as “untrue” a report by rights group Amnesty International that the police violated human rights during the recent #EndSARS protests and

Desmond Elliot broke down in an interview on ARISE TV following criticism over a viral video in which he called for the regulation of social media. The actor turned politician,

The price of Brent, the benchmark for Nigeria’s crude oil, fell below $40 per barrel to a four-month low of $37 on Thursday, raising fresh fears of another price collapse

The federal government has approved the resumption of the collection of Service-Based electricity Tariffs (SBT) from next week, after sealing a deal with organised labour, THISDAY learnt yesterday. The government

At least 140 Europe-bound migrants have drowned off the coast of Senegal in the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, the United Nations migration agency said on Thursday. The boat carrying

Less than 24-hours after the United States rejected Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s candidature for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) top job, the Nigerian government has said it will continue to engage

A Nigerian diplomat, Ambassador Joe Keshi, has called on the federal government to reach out to the US and find out the country’s reasons for its rejection of Dr. Ngozi

Liberian President George Weah will not seek a third term in office, his chief of staff has said. The West African country is preparing for a referendum on proposed changes

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said the country’s economy is too fragile for another COVID-19 induced lockdown. The Nigerian leader has however called on citizens to observe measures that have

Days after shots were fired at unarmed peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos, a former Director Public Relations of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Sani Usman (rtd), has said

International observers arrived in Abidjan on Wednesday to watch the electoral process that will choose the next leader of Cote d’Ivoire. The mission, which is made up of members of

The World Health Organization (WHO) says Kenya has witnessed what it called a dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases over the last month after the East African country reported 4,594 new

Uganda has banned television stations from hosting politicians wearing red berets, a signature headgear worn by opposition members affiliated to the People Power movement. The East African nation had last

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A judicial panel of inquiry in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos has got underway into last week’s shocking events at the Lekki tollgate where a demonstration against police brutality went

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Yakubu was first appointed head of the commission in 2015 and

Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says footage from the Lekki Toll Gate reveals that the men of the Nigerian Army are responsible for the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS demonstrators. “From