The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has hit out at the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, describing it as one that is more interested in power than governance. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Director
A former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity, including mass rape. A military court convicted Ntabo Ntaberi
Unidentified armed kidnappers have abducted a staff of Ahmadu Bello University and his family at his residence in Sardauba Cresent, Main Campus Samaru, Zaira. Malam Auwalu Umar, Public Affairs Directorate,
A judge leading an inquiry into corruption in South Africa is set to lodge a criminal complaint with the police against Jacob Zuma after the former President walked out of
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the country’s slide into recession to the severity of the global economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Buhari said the decline in the
The death toll in Uganda from last week’s protests has gone up to 45, the police have said. The Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, on Monday said that 39 men and
The Federal High Court in Abuja, the Nigerian capital on Monday ordered the remand of serving Senator Ali Ndume over his failure to produce former Chairman of the defunct Pension
Kenya is seeking a loan of as much as $2.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund under the lender’s extended fund facility. Talks on a possible 3 1/2-year loan program
Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment Chriss Ngige has said the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) will save the country’s foreign exchange if discovered to be efficient and better
The United Nations urged Ethiopia on Monday to ensure the protection of civilians, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender before a military
The meeting between the federal government and the organised labour on the hike in fuel pump price and electricity tariffs ended in disarray on Sunday as the labour leaders walked
Barely five weeks after the National Economic Council (NEC), headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, directed the establishment of judicial panels of inquiry nationwide to investigate complaints of alleged police
With the economy now back in recession, Nigeria is definitely not contemplating a second lockdown even though Covid-19 cases are increasing by the day, the Secretary to the Government of
Polls have opened in Burkina Faso for a presidential election overshadowed by extremist violence. President Kabore is expected to win reelection, while opposition candidates have warned of “massive electoral fraud.”
Ethiopia’s army plans to surround the rebel-held capital of Tigray region with tanks and may use artillery on the city to try to end a nearly three-week war, a military
A Nigerian doctor, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu, is at the centre of the Pfizer-led research, development and trials that have culminated in a breakthrough for Covid-19 vaccines. Pfizer, after the conclusion
The Nigerian Army has reiterated statements made by Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo at the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry that the Nigerian Army had both live and blank ammunition with
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Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours after three African former presidents were named to help mediate the
Feelers from Nigeria’s Presidency on Friday revealed that the search for a new Chairman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have started, following the recommendation of the
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