Eight in 10 residents of Lagos State are in full support of the Sanwo-Olu administration and the state House of Assembly on the passage and signing into law of the

The Nigerian Southern Governors Forum rose from a prolonged closed-door meeting on Thursday in Enugu with a resolve not to drop the ball on critical issues that affect the South.

The head of the Islamic State group in the Sahara has been killed by French troops, President Emmanuel Macron has said. Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi formed Islamic State in the

Eritrean soldiers and Tigrayan militias raped, detained and killed Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray in attacks that amounted to “clear war crimes”, an international rights watchdog has

The United States has donated $6.8 million for projects to combat trafficking in persons in Nigeria. The US is sponsoring the projects through its Department of State’s Bureau of International

TIME Magazine has named the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in its 2021 TIME100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in

Nigeria’s federal government on Wednesday disclosed that the suspension placed on the operations of international microblog, Twitter, in the country would soon be lifted. It assured that it was ‘very

A Nigerian military fighter jet believed to be targeting the Islamic State in West African Province(ISWAP) terrorist group, on Wednesday, wrongly hit a civilian population in Yobe State, allegedly recording

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has subtly endorsed the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term and dispelled rumours that he had a governorship ambition.

The Controller General for Correctional Services, Haliru Nababa, has said 114 escapees from the Sunday night Kabba prison attack, Kogi State, have been recaptured in total. The centre, which had

President Muhammadu Buhari has formally sent a letter to the Nigerian Senate seeking its consideration and approval of $4.179 billion ($4.054 billion and $125 million) as well as £710 million

The National Association of Seadogs otherwise known as the Pyrates Confraternity, has blamed the attacks on military facilities in the country on President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government’s decision to pamper

French Defence Minister Florence Parly has warned Mali against a deal with Russian private security group Wagner amid claims the country’s military government is close to hiring 1,000 mercenaries. Two

Six Nigerians have been named by the United Arab Emirates as financiers of terrorism including Boko Haram and other criminal activities. According to Agency Report, the decision was made when

Revocant Karemangingo, a Rwandan businessman has been shot dead in Matola municipality, a few kilometres outside the Mozambican capital, Maputo. Mr Karemangingo was shot about 50m from his residence in

The federal government has projected that it will receive about 55 million doses of vaccines by April 2022 to ensure that more Nigerians are vaccinated against the dreaded COVID-19. The

Security operatives on Monday recaptured about 99 inmates out of the 294 that escaped from the Kabba Correctional Centre in Kogi State, after some gunmen attacked the facility at about

Officials in Nigeria’s Kogi State say many of the inmates who escaped during an attack on a facility have been re-arrested. Kingsley Fanwo, the State Commissioner for Information said security agencies were working

South Africa has announced plans to introduce a vaccine passport amid widespread mistrust of the Covid-19 vaccine in the continent’s most affected country. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement in a televised