Nigeria’s federal government on Sunday said that it was continuing to put pressure on its western allies to “proscribe” bandits, Boko Haram and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease Sunday, his office said. Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a test confirmed

The President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, has inaugurated a new embassy for his country in Abuja. The President, who was also in Abuja to attend the 60th Ordinary Summit

As the omicron variant sweeps through South Africa, Dr. Unben Pillay is seeing dozens of sick patients a day. Yet he hasn’t had to send anyone to the hospital. That’s

Sokoto State Governor, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal has accused the military of making the state “very vulnerable” to the activities of bandits flushed out from Zamfara State. No fewer than 23

Traditional rulers in Nigeria’s Southwest may soon converge to fashion out means to tackle insecurity unconventionally in the region. The Owa of Idanre Kingdom, Oba Fredrick Aroloye, who gave the

Emirates has  announced the suspension of its operations into Nigeria. The move was made following the retaliatory action taken by the federal government of Nigeria to reduce an earlier 21

Apparently jolted by recent killings in Sokoto and Katsina states by terrorists, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday dispatched a high-level five-man security delegation, made up of the heads of the

Former NIgeria president Olusegun Obasanjo and the former vice-president of Uganda, Specioza Wandira-Kazibwe, have condemned the travel ban on African countries over concerns relating to the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

With barely 18 months to the end of his eight-year rule, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured the international community of the readiness of his government to hand over power

In a move signalling reciprocity of action, Nigeria’s government, on Thursday reduced Emirates flights to the country, both Lagos and Abuja, from daily to once weekly which would be only

Former Governor of Osun state and ex-interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, Thursday narrated how Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, as he then was, the presidential candidate

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, said troops of Operation Hadin Kai rescued 20 policemen kidnapped by insurgents in Northeastern Yobe State. The policemen were abducted when terrorists launched attack

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commended the Nigerian Navy for maintaining a steady course in its drive for local content development, which he said was in tandem with the philosophy

Countries in West Africa need to look within the subregion for survival with the growing threat of COVID-19 pandemic, the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The United States COVID-19 vaccine donation has risen to 13.5 million doses to Nigeria as 2.5 million Pfizer vaccine arrive the country this week. To date, the United States has donated

The Saudi Arabia Government has suspended Nigerians from entering into the kingdom in its bid to prevent further spread of Omicron variant of coronavirus after six reported cases in Nigeria.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended distribution of food aid in two northern Ethiopian towns after gunmen looted its warehouses. Looters from rebel Tigrayan forces held aid staff at