A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has ordered the Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory to start an investigation into 50 notable persons who promoted the #EndSARS movement.

The leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray region said on Sunday his forces bombed the airport in Eritrea’s capital Asmara, marking a major escalation in the conflict and raising fears of wider

At least three rockets were fired at Eritrea’s capital from Ethiopia on Saturday night, five regional diplomats said, a major escalation of a conflict pitting Ethiopian government troops against rebellious

Only President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, could have authorised the deployment of soldiers to maintain law and order in Lagos following the

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Saturday, disclosed that Nigeria and the United States of America have agreed to lead a global coalition against the Islamic State of

Apart from rudimentary policing skills, average police officers in Nigeria lack the requisite knowledge and capacity to enhance their professionalism, because they are unaware of the force’s standard operating procedures

The United Nations Population Fund is ensuring accelerated action towards the International Conference on Population and Development summit, through its technical assistance to the Nigerian government, ministries, agencies and other

It has now been confirmed that the six governors of Nigeria’s South- south region will meet in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Monday, under the umbrella of the Forum of South-South

Libya’s warring sides will immediately reopen the main coastal road connecting the vast country’s east and west across front lines, as part of a ceasefire deal agreed last month. The

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid a courtesy visit to the wife of former president Jerry Rawlings, who died on Thursday. Surrounded by officials and family members, Akufo-Addo visited Nana

A joint archaeological project between Nigeria and Britain has been announced and will investigate the archaeology of the ancient Kingdom of Benin, including excavating historical remains of the city buried

The UN Human Rights Commissioner has warned that reports of mass killings in Ethiopia, would, if verified, amount to war crimes. This comes after Amnesty International reported that scores of

Ethiopia’s federal government has appointed an interim administrator for the northern Tigray state where a military operation to oust authorities there is underway. A brief statement issued by Prime Minister

Bandits in northern Nigeria now demand statutory “harvest fees” from farmers to access their farms at the beginning of the season and at the end of the growing season. The

The Petroleum Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, has increased the ex-depot petrol price, to N155.17 per litre from N147.67 per

At least 74 people have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, according to the United Nations. The UN’s International Organization for Migration said Thursday’s incident was the latest

The Mozambican government has denied reports of mass beheading by militant Islamists in the northern Cabo Delgado province. The governor of the gas-rich province, Valige Tauabo, said there were no

Nigeria’s federal government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have said that Covid-19 vaccines will first be given to 20% of the country’s most vulnerable population when ready. The WHO