Ghana’s former President and the country’s longest-serving leader, Jerry John Rawlings will be buried on Wednesday. His body has been lying in state since Monday and hundreds of people have

Hundreds of residents in Mozambique’s Buzi District are waiting at the Guara Guara administrative post to be evacuated after their houses were destroyed by Cyclone Eloise. Some residents who spoke

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) have said that the decision by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday injected fresh vigour into efforts by his administration to combat insurgency, banditry and other forms of criminality with the appointment of new service chiefs. The

No fewer than 70 shops and goods, whose value is yet to be ascertained were destroyed on Tuesday in an early morning inferno at the Slade Market in Shomolu area

One person was confirmed dead on Tuesday and more than fifteen others injured following a clash between the police and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known

The Central Bank of Nigeria left its monetary policy rate unchanged at 11.5% during its first meeting for the year. All other parameters were maintained. The Cash Reserve Ratio was

The Police Command in Oyo State says it has launched an investigation into a report it received of how hoodlums packed in vehicles set ablaze the house of Sunday Adeyemo better known as Igboho, an activist in southwestern

Security forces have withdrawn from Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine’s residence after he spent 11 days under house arrest, his lawyer said on Tuesday. “They are now leaving, we hope

Troops of the Central African Republic have killed 44 rebel fighters who had surrounded the capital, Bangui, in an attempt to overthrow the new administration, officials have said. A government spokesman

Schools in Mali reopened on Monday after several postponements following a teachers’ strike and efforts to control the spread of coronavirus. Education authorities said that measures had been put in

There have been renewed protests in a Tunisian town, triggered by reports that a young man injured during clashes last week had died in hospital. Soldiers were deployed to government

The head of South Africa’s Mpumalanga province will self-isolate for a fortnight after causing an uproar for not wearing a face mask while attending a funeral on Sunday. Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) has given a hint that his agency will seek the government’s approval to conduct drug

Nigeria’s federal government has extended the guidelines on phase three of the eased lockdown by one month with effect from Tuesday. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr.

President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, on Monday warned against further delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as it will result in more colossal losses