A businesswoman on Umrah (Lesser Hajj) to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has been arrested by operatives of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)  at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja

China has promised to give an additional one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Africa. Presenting a keynote address: “Uphold the Tradition of Always Standing Together And Jointly Build a

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said on Monday that eleven persons were lost in the attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jos, Plateau State A statement by the

South Africa’s president has condemned travel bans enacted against his country and its neighbours over the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Cyril Ramaphosa said he was “deeply disappointed” by the action,

More details have emerged on how the Nigerian Army trailed and arrested in Lagos some 13 Boko Haram terrorists, who had coordinated and carried out several deadly attacks on troops

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Employment, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has described removal of subsidy as an economic necessity that should not be politicised

Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Mrs Biodun Olujimi, has said it would be wrong and amount to abridgement of fundamental rights, for the governorship position to be an exclusive

A combined team of security operatives, on Sunday, foiled an attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jos, Plateau State, by unidentified gunmen, believed to have attempted to free

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend intercepted 12,385 kilogrammes of loud cannabis from getting into Lagos, the commercial capital of the country. According to

Sudan’s military says several Sudanese soldiers were killed in an attack by Ethiopian forces in a disputed border region. In a statement on Saturday, Sudan’s military said “our forces tasked

South Africa has complained it is being punished – instead of applauded – for discovering Omicron, a concerning new variant of Covid-19. The foreign ministry made the statement as countries

A former National Security Adviser (NSA), Lieutenant General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (rtd), has highlighted Nigeria’s role to end the apartheid regime in South Africa. In a tribute to the former

Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has said African countries must change the approach of using force to maintain peace. Former President Goodluck Jonathan has also urged

Following the outbreak of a new strain of COVID-19 in South Africa and the travel restrictions imposed on Southern African countries by several countries, concerns have been raised over the

No fewer than 11 persons, including children, were killed on Friday and 30 houses burnt when terrorists attacked Te’egbe community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. In a

A Federal High Court in Nigerias capital Abuja under trial Justice Taiwo Taiwo has ruled that activities of bandits, as well as other similar groups, by whatever names they are

Abductors of 66 members of Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have demanded for N99 million ransom for their release. Vice Chairman of the Christian