UK businessman Sir Richard Branson is about to realise a lifetime’s ambition by flying to the edge of space. He’ll ride his Virgin Galactic rocket plane on Sunday to an

South African police have arrested 28 people and one of the country’s biggest highways remained closed over violent protests against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Protests erupted this

A recent alleged attempt to tamper with the country’s draft electoral law might have attracted the attention of the diplomatic community, which met last week with the leadership of the

Police in Bangladesh have arrested on murder charges the owner of a factory where at least 52 people died in a massive fire, as it emerged that children as young

President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that Nigeria will only attain greatness if it manages its diversity properly. Speaking, on Saturday at the convocation lecture

President Joe Biden has told President Vladimir Putin the US will take “any necessary action” to stop cyber-attacks from Russia, the White House says. A reporter asked Mr Biden after

Haiti’s interim government said it asked the U.S. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare the way for elections in the

Nigeria’s federal government has set August 2022 deadline for the German government to ensure full return of hundreds of artefacts looted from the Bini Kingdom in 1897. The Minister of

As the nation awaits the return of hundreds of artefacts looted from the Bini Kingdom in 1897 from Germany, the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Friday alleged that

Bandits killed 42 farmers on Thursday evening in five communities in Faru, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Governor Mohammed Bello Matawalle hails from the Local government. The affected

The Taliban said on Friday it has seized control of 85 percent of territory in Afghanistan, a declaration government officials dismissed as part of a propaganda campaign. But local Afghan

The trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas will be postponed until October due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the champion’s camp, according to reports in

Health authorities in Mozambique have declared that “there is no longer any space to admit patients with Covid-19 at the Maputo Central Hospital,” the country’s largest facility. Fárida Ursi, clinical director

Niger republic and Borno state in neighbouring Nigeria have struck a deal for the return of more than 130,000 Nigerian refugees. Niger’s president Mohamed Bazoum told reporters on the sidelines of a G5

Nigeria’s northcentral Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello on Friday kicked against any form of zoning arrangement for the office of the country’s President, describing it as unconstitutional. Governor Bello who

Israel has said it will begin seizing cryptocurrency accounts used by the Palestinian Hamas group to raise money for its armed wing. Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz ordered security forces

A massive fire in a Bangladesh food processing factory has killed at least 52 people trapped by flames that forced many workers to leap for their lives from the upper

Health authorities in Nigeria have detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2. They urged citizens to ensure strict adherence to public health and social measures

The Pentagon said Tuesday it is canceling a cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion and will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and

The Nigerian  Senate has announced a seven-member committee to harmonise the different versions of the Petroleum Industry Bill passed by both chambers of the National Assembly last week. President of