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

The UN says it’s “deeply concerned” by the deadly violence that followed pro-democracy protests in Eswatini. The UN human rights agency in a statement said security forces deployed unnecessary use

Speaker of Nigeria’s Parliament, Femi Gbajabiamila has dismissed reports that the leadership of the National Assembly altered the report on the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2020 that is still awaiting

Seven Nigerians have been sentenced to jail by a court in Lome, the Togolese capital for an attempt to hijack a ship in the country’s waters in May 2019. A

Members of Parliament from Nigeria’s southern region have backed governors in their states by adopting resolutions reached by the Southern Governors’ Forum on the rotation of Presidency in 2023, the

No less than ten villagers in Mozambique have been killed by suspected Islamists in the northern region of the country, reports suggest. Relatives of the dead said the jihadists abducted

A Russian AN-26 aeroplane with at least 28 people on board has gone missing in the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east, news agencies cited regional authorities as saying. It

Authorities in Uganda have announced a jail term for up to two months for citizens who violate Covid pandemic control restrictions. According to new rules released by the health ministry in a statutory

Former South African President Jacob Zuma says he is appealing a prison sentence and demanding justice as hundreds of supporters continue their solidarity with the former leader.   The 79-year old told hundreds

Many students of Bathel Baptist High School,  Damishi, Kaduna, are feared abducted by bandits. The bandits were said to have invaded the school at about 2am on Monday. The hoodlums

A military plane transporting troops has crashed in the southern Philippines after missing the runway during landing on Sunday, the military chief said. General Cirilito Sobejana told reporters that at

England produced a magnificent display as they thrashed Ukraine in Rome to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark at Wembley. Manager Gareth Southgate’s side followed up the landmark

Search efforts for possible survivors in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment block near Miami have been suspended ahead of the controlled demolition of the rest of the building.

A new Electoral Act Amendment Bill which provides for total ban of electronic transmission of votes is to be introduced at the Senate next Tuesday. The provision forms part of

Recent fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has resulted in a famine that is now affecting more than 400,000 people, UN officials say. In its first public meeting on

Thousands of people have protested across Brazil against Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic after the country’s top court authorised an investigation into the president’s response to corruption allegations

Gareth Southgate said it would be “an insult to Ukraine” for England to rotate their lineup due to the possibility of four players missing a potential Euro 2020 semifinal. Phil

About 200 US businesses have been hit by a “colossal” ransomware attack, according to a cyber-security firm. Huntress Labs said the hack targeted Florida-based IT company Kaseya before spreading through

Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up

Seventeen governors of Nigeria’s southern states will on Monday converge on Lagos for the second time this year to continue their search for solution to the myriad of problems confronting