Nigerian musician, activist, and Pan-Africanist Seun Kuti has described the federal government’s aggression and brutalisation of innocent citizens as a sign of weakness, as he insisted on reviving a political
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the killing of a newspaper vendor in Abuja by one of the security details as horrible, saying he is
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebel forces fired rockets into the city of Bahir Dar in the Amhara region on Friday but caused no damage, the regional government said. The conflict in northern
Nigerian musician Seun Kuti has criticised the Lagos State Government’s threat to ban his family’s entertainment centre, The New Afrika Shrine, if he held a meeting of his political movement
Nigeria’s good fortunes in basketball played out on Wednesday night as eight players with the country’s heritage were picked in America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft for the shortened 2020/21
The European Union and Nigeria have resolved to adopt an integrated approach to tackle terrorism in the Lake Chad Basin region. They also committed themselves to increase military pressure on
Malawi’s self-styled prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary have been unconditionally released by a magistrate in the capital, Lilongwe, following their arrest on Wednesday. Their lawyer, Wapona Kita, asked
Police in Uganda said three people died and 38 were injured in protests that broke out on Wednesday in Uganda’s capital after officers arrested Bobi Wine, a musician and opposition
Nigerian stockbroker, capital market operator and investment expert, Mr. Albert Okumagba, is dead. Reliable sources in the capital market, where Okumagba was highly respected, confirmed the news of his death.
While the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have failed to arrive at a common ground, the union has said twenty-five scholars in northeastern Nigeria have
The Nigerian government has described an exclusive investigative report of the Cable News Network (CNN), an American news-based pay television channel on the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council has approved the 2020 Finance Bill as part of a legal framework to support the 2021 Budget. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed
The Academic Staff Union of Universities – ASUU – has debunked claims by the Nigerian government that demands of University lecturers have been met, saying the union is looking out for deliverables and
Ethiopia has issued arrest warrants for 76 army officers accused of being linked to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Forces loyal to that party are fighting the government in
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said while David Umahi, the Ebonyi state governor, has the right to move to any political party of his choice, he will not be
Malawian preacher Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary have handed themselves over to police in their home country after skipping bail in South Africa. The couple turned themselves in Malawi’s
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has described his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, as a dictator saying many of the governors on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party – PDP
The Democratic Republic of Congo has said it is now Ebola-free after more than 40 days without a case. The latest outbreak of the deadly disease in the northwest of the
A former Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe has criticized the federal government for the lingering crisis with the country’s lecturers, saying the federal government isn’t serious with the education sector.
Six people are dead and five others injured after a man blew himself up inside a busy restaurant close to Somalia’s national police headquarters in the capital. Al-Shabab militants have
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