Nigeria’s Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said the country’s Southwest governors should be blamed for the recent ethnic violence, which erupted in some states in the region and targeted the

Taiwan’s air force has activated its missile system after eight Chinese fighter jets flew into the southwestern part of its air defence identification zone, in an uptick in tensions as

in Nigeria, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Friday said citizens do not need the permission of his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, to live in the forests in the

The Ethiopian government has accused Sudan of provoking a conflict and making an attempt at pushing the two countries into a war. There have been rising tensions between the two

Militiamen  in Somalia have attacked army positions in the capital, Mogadishu, close to the Presidential Palace, the country’s government has said. In a short statement, the security minister said the

Amidst the worsening insecurity in the country, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday called on the federal government to decentralise the police and

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked ambassadors-designate to project Nigeria as a great country and an attractive investment destination in their various places of assignment. The president, while virtually declaring

Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, signalling a growing feud between the two most senior Republican voices after the party lost the

Apparently identifying open grazing as the root cause of the prevailing tension between herders and farmers nationwide, North-west governors at Monday’s meeting with security chiefs in Kaduna, reportedly sought more

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will establish an “outside, independent” commission to investigate the 6 January attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump. In a

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has accused officials of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) of violating the procedures of the ongoing membership registration and validation exercise of the party.

Former US president Donald Trump has welcomed his acquittal in a second impeachment trial, saying his political movement “to Make America Great Again has only just begun”. The Senate voted

Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has been sworn in as Italy’s new prime minister. It comes a day after he accepted the Italian president’s bid to form a

Senators are poised to vote on whether Donald Trump will be held accountable for inciting the horrific attack at the Capitol after a speedy trial that laid bare the violence

Donald Trump’s defence lawyers are set to present evidence in the US Senate, denying charges he incited insurrection in the Capitol riots of 6 January. The team has indicated it

US President Joe Biden has rescinded the national emergency order used to fund Donald Trump’s border wall. In a letter to Congress on Thursday, Biden wrote that the order was

Dire harm from Donald Trump’s false and violent incitements will affect American democracy long into the future unless the Senate convicts him of impeachment and bars him from future office,

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first phone call as leaders and appeared at odds on most issues, even as Xi warned that confrontation