The Nigerian Senate has summoned the country’s service chiefs, the Minister of Defence, the Inspector-general of Police and the Director of the Department of State Service over the worsening security situation in the country. The upper chamber’s
Several human rights activists say Saudi authorities are holding hundreds of mostly Ethiopian migrant workers in appalling conditions, and they’ve been subjected to beatings. The campaign group, Human Rights Watch,
Nigerian singers Omah Lay and Tems are set to be released from police custody in Uganda after charges against them for breaching Covid-19 rules were dropped on Tuesday. In court
The World Bank says it has approved a $1.5 billion loan package for Nigeria to help build a resilient recovery post-COVID19. The World Bank Group has also entered a new
Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, receiving treatment. A Justice of the country’s Supreme Court, Ibrahim
Government officials in Nigeria say they are doing “everything possible” to ensure the release of singers Omah Lay and Tems who are being held by police in Uganda. Ugandan police
A local media report suggests Malawi’s Homeland Security Minister, Richard Banda, has signed extradition papers for fugitive pastor Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary. This follows an extradition request from neighbouring
Somalia has cut ties with its neighbour Kenya, accusing it of political interference. The East African country has recalled all its diplomats from Nairobi and given Kenyan diplomats in Mogadishu
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has lamented the spate of insecurity in Nigeria, saying it is an indication that Buhari is not in charge of his government. He said the
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has been inaugurated for a third term in office amid ongoing outcry from opposition parties. [bc_video video_id=”6216225487001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”CJdhmO46zo” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”autoplay” min_width=”0px” playsinline=”” picture_in_picture=””
Nigerian musicians Omah Lay and Tems have been charged to court in Uganda after being arrested for flouting Covid-19 guidelines. On Sunday, both artists had been arrested after a performance
A former Borno state governor Kashim Shettima says the current Service Chiefs of Nigeria have outlived their usefulness as the country’s security situation continues to deteriorate. Shettima, presently the senator
Thousands of Algerians on social media have welcomed seeing President Abdelamdjid Tebboune on video making his first appearance in almost two months after contracting coronavirus and being treated in Germany.
A director and spokesperson of a private military company previously engaged by the Nigerian government has said fighting the counterinsurgency war in the country does not require sophisticated or advanced
Truckers have within one week raised the cost to move a container from the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos, to any other part of the city by 50%, from
A director and spokesperson of Conella Services, a South African private military company has said it was the Goodluck Jonathan administration and not the Muhammadu Buhari administration that terminated its
The US has officially removed Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that could help the African country get international loans to revive its battered economy
Nigeria’s federal government is considering new oilfield licensing rounds next year, especially in the deep and ultra-deep waters of the Niger Delta, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National
The ARISE FASHION WEEK 2020 has continued to elicit favourable responses from global industry players with the stellar exhibitions continuing into Sunday morning. But beyond the glitz and blitz that
Following an announcement by the International Criminal Court (ICC) that it was opening a full investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed by terrorist group, Boko Haram,
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