The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has lashed President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, claiming that the federal government’s nepotistic tendencies and insensitivity to issues relating to secession and restructuring have only

Ugandan parliament has repealed some of the provisions of the country’s decades-old criminal law passing a sweeping law on sexual offences. The new measures provide for the establishment of a national sexual offenders’ register.

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu has arrived in Kenya at the start of a two-day state visit, which is seen as a move aimed at ending frosty relations between the two countries.

At least 30 people were killed by gunmen in eastern Burkina Faso as rebels burned down villagers’ homes and shot them as they tried to escape. The attack occurred in

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says military personnel remains loyal to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, warning politicians and officers against planning a coup. DHQ in a statement by Onyema Nwachukwu, the acting director of defence

The European Union says it has cancelled plans to send its observer mission for Ethiopia’s June elections citing “lack of agreement on key parameters”. The High Representative Josep Borrell said standard requirements

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), on Monday called for the release of journalists who are still in detention across the country, urging media owners, the private sector and the

South Africa has received the first batch of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to boost its vaccination programme. The doses which arrived on Sunday night will be received every week, with a total

In an effort to curb growing insecurity in Nigeria caused by the proliferation of small arms, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control

South Africa has received the first batch of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to boost its vaccination programme. The doses which arrived on Sunday night will be received every week, with a total

Kidnappers have again threatened to kill the remaining students of Greenfield University in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state if their demands are not met by Tuesday. They had first killed three

Nigeria is expected to “any moment from now” receive the return of £4.2m ($5.8m) – about N2.383b seized from associates of convicted fomer Delta State Governor, James Ibori. Attorney General of

A Nigerian Catholic priest has defended his controversial remarks asking the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over rising insecurity in the country. Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka also told off

No less than 16 soldiers were killed in Niger Republic over the weekend following a militant attack in the western Tahoua Region. Local reports suggest the attack was carried out

Participants in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea are being recruited to test a new drug to treat people with mild to moderate forms of Covid-19. The study called

The military council that took power in Chad last month after the shock death of veteran leader Idriss Deby has named a transitional government. Deby’s 37-year-old son Mahamat, who took

The Ondo State government in southwest Nigeria on Sunday evacuated 42 suspected invaders, who were arrested on Thursday by men of the Ondo State Security Network, Amotekun, at Okitipupa, the

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere on Sunday described the recent crisis of confidence among ethnic groups in the country as justifying its opposition to the election of President Muhammadu Buhari

Security forces have uncovered a plot by insurgents to infiltrate the nation’s capital, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), using tinted vehicles and covered plate numbers, THISDAY has learnt. It was

With the dwindling allocations from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), state governments nationwide have planned a raft of measures to earn more revenues and enthrone frugality in public spending,