Sweden has donated N460 million (about $1.1m) towards fighting acute malnutrition in Nigeria’s North East, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. A statement by UNICEF on Tuesday said

The National Identity Management Commission has issued fresh guidelines for applicants to obtain their National Identification Number. The commission in a statement issued by its spokesman, Kayode Adegoke said attending to applicants

Borno State Governor,  Prof. Babagana Zulum, has donated eight vehicles and accessories to local hunters and vigilance groups in Hawul Local Government Area to strengthen their commitment to battling Boko

The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has rebutted allegation that he called for a coup against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in his Christmas homily.   Kukah, who

Following the attacks by insurgents  on Garkida, Adamawa State and three villages in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State between December 24 and 28, fighter jets of the Air

A member of the Nigerian Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Femi Odekunle is dead. Reports say Odekunle died at the Covid-19 isolation center in Gwagalada, Abuja, the nation’s

Nigeria’s federal government on Monday unfolded a new policy to contain the  importation of Covid-19 into the country,  especially by international travellers. The policy, whose implementation began on Monday, compels

The controversy generated by the Christmas message of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, in which he criticised President Muhammadu Buhari, generated more reactions on Monday

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is to set up a special team to take over traffic management in Apapa from the disbanded Presidential Task Team (PTT) on the road.

Ghanaian has banned all opposition protests following a spike in post-election demonstrations in the capital Accra. The Ghana Police Service secured a court order restraining all protests earlier this week. A statement

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has described comments made by the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah as “treasonable felony against the Nigerian state” calling for the arrest and prosecution

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has denied reports it apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari over the resolution inviting him to brief the parliament on the state of security in the country. Spokesman

South Africa now has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surpassing 1 million on Sunday to reach 1,004,413. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that South Africa has breached the

Hundreds of villagers in communities in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State have fled their homes following a clash between the military and fighters of the Islamic State for

A former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has narrated how General Olu Bajowa (Rtd) saved him in the February 1976 military coup involving Buka Dimka, a lieutenant colonel in the Nigerian army at the

Niger has begun counting of Sunday votes from an election that is expected to lead to the West African nation’s first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents. Reports suggest the voting

The Emmanuel Chapel, Methodist Church, Lagos Nigeria will on Wednesday host a talk series that will feature Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal as speaker and aims at calling on citizens