Thousands of Tunisian demonstrators have gathered in the capital on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied’s “exceptional measures”. Government critics have described the latest measures as “a coup”. At

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has written to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, demanding the immediate enforcement of the

No fewer than 110 drug dealers were arrested in a raid on hideouts in nine states across the country in the past one week. A statement on Sunday by the

A Colombian nun who was abducted in 2017 by fighters in Mali has been freed. Gloria Cecilia Narvaez was released on Saturday after more than four years in captivity. She

No fewer than 22 persons have been killed by suspected bandits that attacked a market at Ungwan  Lalle in Sabon Birni Local Government Area in the Eastern Senatorial District of

The junta in Mali is planning to launch a nationwide debate on reform this October, in preparation for the formulation of a programme to hand over power to civilians. An

More than 50 people have died and more are believed to be missing following the capsizing of a makeshift vessel on the Congo River last week. Provincial authorities in the

Ethiopian troops and allied forces have intensified air and ground operations against Tigrayan forces in the northern region of Amhara, according to reports. The bombardments hit several areas of Amhara

One Ebola case has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just five months after the latest epidemic of the disease in the country was declared over.

A national population and housing census, which was last held in Nigeria 15 years ago, will hold in the country next year, thanks to the N178.09 billion approved for the

It was a gathering of who is who across Nigeria as the remains of Edo State-born business mogul, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo were laid to rest after a funeral service

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, returned to Nigeria on Friday after 90 days of medicals in London, United Kingdom. The APC chieftain had

The President, Nigerian Baptist Convention Rev. Israel Adelani Akanji, on Friday confirmed the freeing of more six Bethel College students kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna State. In a short statement,

The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has commended the military for the “significant progress made in restoring peace and normalcy in many of the flash points across the

Chairman/Chief Executive of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that legalization of cannabis sativa as propounded by few Nigerians cannot be allowed

Thursday night, family and friends converged at the Benin, GRA, residence of the late Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, for a second night running, to pay their last respect to the