High Hopes as Zambia Swears in Hakainde Hichilema
Zambians in the capital Lusaka spoke of their desire for change Monday as the southern African country prepares to swear in a new president following elections on Aug. 12. Veteran
Zambians in the capital Lusaka spoke of their desire for change Monday as the southern African country prepares to swear in a new president following elections on Aug. 12. Veteran
The Abuja division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered resident doctors in the country to suspend its nationwide strike. Doctors in the West African country under the
The son of Mozambique’s ex-president Ndambi Guebuza and 18 others have gone on trial over the $2billion “tuna bonds” affair in the capital Maputo. Ndambi, son of former President Armando
Kenyan officials on Monday received the first donated doses of Moderna vaccines from the United States at the Jomo Kenyatta airport in Nairobi. Principal Secretary at Kenya’s Ministry of Health
Rwanda has deported a Belgian lawyer representing Paul Rusesabagina – an ex-hotelier whose story inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, based on the country’s 1994 genocide. Authorities in the country said
Tanzanians are criticising President Samia Suluhu Hassan for her remarks on female footballers having “flat chests” and being unattractive for marriage. The president was speaking at the state house in
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has said President Muhammadu Buhari should stop chasing the shadows of reviving grazing reserves in 25 states of the country
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Sunday led the pack of dignitaries that attended the coronation thanksgiving of His Royal Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III.
A United Nations (UN) publication has detailed a secret programme by the Nigerian government tagged Suhlu, designed to pull commanders of terrorists groups, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State
Gunmen on motorcycles launched a fresh onslaught on Duba village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing no fewer than 18 persons, including children and women. THISDAY reliably
Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, says the menace of drug abuse has reached an alarming proportion in the country and there is need for concerted effort by
South Korea has expressed her readiness to partner with Nigeria to ensure the security in the Gulf of Guinea. The Republic of Korea 1st Vice Minister, Foreign Affairs, Mr. Choi
A major drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65 kilogrammes of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom has been arrested at a Pentecostal Church in Lagos. Afam
Fifteen of the remaining 80 abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna have been released from captivity. The chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of Christain Association of
The Chairman of the Governing Council of Africa’s Highest Honour Award (AHA), Mr. Festus Uwakhemen, has explained why the organisation settled for the Chairman of THISDAY/ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nasiru Bayero, the emir of Bichi to help in uniting the country and ridding the country of divisiveness. Mr Buhari stated this on Saturday
Omoba Tsola Emiko has become the 21st Olu of the oil and gas rich Warri kingdom after his coronation on Saturday. The kingdom has been agog since Friday after the
The former head of Tunisia’s Anti-Corruption Committee was placed under house arrest, hours after security forces took control of the commission’s headquarters. Chawki Tabib was the head of the independent
As Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, Islamist groups waging insurgencies in Africa were quick to celebrate. “God is great,” a media outlet linked to Somalia’s al-Shabab wrote in response to
Nigeria’s federal government on Friday said the demand by some Nigerians for the prosecution of repentant Boko Haram fighters rather than granting them amnesty, was against global best practices, and
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