Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained by mutinying soldiers, according to news reports citing security officials. The reports on Monday came a day after soldiers staged

Germany’s navy chief stepped down on Saturday after drawing criticism for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that Kyiv would never win back annexed Crimea from Moscow. “I

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a British claim that Russia was seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration and that former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev was being

Gunfire rang out from several military camps in Burkina Faso early on Sunday, the government said, but it denied the military had seized power. Heavy arms fire at the capital

Nigeria’s oil and gas industry may struggle with liquidity challenges in 2022, a new report by Mordor Intelligence, a global market research and intelligence firm, has predicted. The report also

Worried by the proliferation of billboards and campaign posters of some political parties and aspirants across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned the parties and their

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday restated his vow not to return to partisan politics. Obasanjo, 84, made this known when a delegation of the leaders of the Peoples Democratic

The German government on Saturday distanced itself from comments made by its navy chief after video footage emerged in which the vice-admiral said Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and

Nigeria President Buhari has vowed to crush terrorists across the nation before he hands over power in 2023. He made the promise while speaking at a State Banquet organised by

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that prices of food items, especially rice will soon come down. The president, who gave the assurance on Tuesday, during the official unveiling of

  Versatile defender Chidozie Awaziem has been confirmed by Super Eagles’ medics to have returned to full fitness, on the eve of the team’s final group phase game of the

The United States has delivered another batch of 3.2 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria. This is the latest donation to Nigeria by U.S, which has provided to Nigeria over

Equatorial Guinea have caused the greatest upset so far at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), defeating continental champions Algeria 1-0. Algeria’s high-pressure style meant the Desert Foxes dominated

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea bargain to end his corruption trial, news agencies have reported. Netanyahu, who lost power in June after 12 consecutive years

North Korea has fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons test this month, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang continues a wave of missile

Overseas Tongans are waiting anxiously for news of loved ones after a powerful volcanic eruption and tsunami severed communications with the kingdom in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Concerns among the

Tennis star Novak Djokovic could return to Australia sooner than anticipated following his deportation, the country’s prime minister says. The top men’s player was deported on Sunday after losing a

Two teenagers have been arrested in England as part of the investigation into a hostage-taking incident at a synagogue in Texas on Saturday. British citizen Malik Faisal Akram, 44, from

Instead of starting the defence of his Australian Open title on Monday, Novak Djokovic was on his way home, a stunning and unprecedented end to his run of success at