President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the Oloruntimehin family on the passing of the former president of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) and Historical Society of Nigeria

The government of Central African Republic has accused former president Francois Bozize of plotting a coup as political tension and violence rise ahead of the country’s Dec. 27 general election.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday said Lagos may slip into a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic if residents fail to comply with safety measures against the

Nigeria is set to receive US$119million (about N45.2billion) in catalytic investment grants that will ensure the needs of over 2.9 million children and youth in the country are met. The

Ghana’s main opposition party has clinched the remaining seat to be counted in the nation’s legislative elections, matching the ruling party’s tally and creating a hung parliament. The National Democratic

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will meet with the released Kankara schoolboys by 3pm Nigerian time on Friday. Secretary to the Katsina State government Mustapha Inuwa confirmed to ARISE News moments ago that the

Ethiopia is offering a 10 million birr ($260,000) reward to anyone with information on the location of fugitive leaders of the rebellious force in the northern region of Tigray. The

Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari is insisting that no ransom was paid to secure the release of the schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara. The governor stated

The Nigerian government has ordered the immediate cancellation of the N20 fee for the retrieval of national identity number (NIN) on mobile networks. The country’s minister of communication and digital economy,

A French court has sentenced a Moroccan man to life in prison for attempting to carry out a gun attack on a high-speed train between Brussels and Paris in August

Governor Kenya’s Nyamira county John Nyagarama has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital, Nairobi. The 74-year-old governor is said to have been hospitalised for weeks and

Ethiopia’s government is “closely following” a cross-border attack on Sudanese troops by Ethiopian forces and militia. The country’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated this in a tweet Thursday. According to

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of 10 additional national parks, bringing the number nationwide to 17. Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, at a press conference Thursday

A second wave of coronavirus infections is hitting West and Central Africa, and experts are warning it could be worse than the first. Nigeria, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo

Nigeria on Thursday recorded more than 1000 new coronavirus cases forvthe first time, months after the first case was confirmed in the country on February 27, 2020. The Nigeria Centre

President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique has said he intends to pardon all prisoners who have served at least half their sentences and have shown “exemplary behaviour” while in prison. The

On the heels of the reopening of four land borders by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede, has ordered the immediate dismantling

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of 344 kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, describing their safe return as a big relief to their families,