Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) on Wednesday gave details of how loads of Captagon, a brand of Amphetamine

Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women’s health and human rights, just as parts of the United States

West Africa’s main regional bloc says it is concerned Mali’s transitional government has not made sufficient progress towards organising elections early next year, as agreed after a military coup last

Governor of Katsina State in Nigeria’s northwest, Aminu Masari, has said with the benefit of hindsight, his government should never have negotiated with bandits, let alone grant them amnesty. Although

A Bureau de Change Operator in Maiduguri, Bukar Mohammed, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the Justice Aisha Kumaliya’s Borno State High Court on

Captain Ahmed Musa celebrated his 100th cap for Nigeria with a precious win that took the Super Eagles to a firm position at the top of Group C of the

As more than 13.6 million people across Ethiopia are estimated to be food insecure, the World Food Program would need $426 million emergency funding over the next six months to

South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has seen an increase of 1.2 percent in the second quarter compared to the previous three months, beating analysts’ forecasts. The data released, Tuesday

Libyans are questioning the timing of the release of Saadi Kadhafi, a son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was overthrown and killed in a 2011 uprising. Some residents of the

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he welcomes the decision to release his predecessor Jacob Zuma on medical parole, a decision taken just days before the resumption of the corruption trial of

Guinea’s opposition leader Cellou Diallo has welcomed the coup that ousted Alpha Conde from power expressing his willingness to work with the junta. The military spent its first full day in charge

Guinean government officials are barred from leaving the country until further notice and a curfew imposed in mining areas has been lifted, the leader of an army unit that overthrew

The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has said his administration was considering the need to shut down telecoms services in Funtua, Bakori and Malumfashi Local Government Areas of the

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed taxpayers they must continue to comply with their Value Added Tax (VAT) obligations until the court of appeal, or the supreme court

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad has ordered three judges involved in granting conflicting exparte orders to appear before the National Judicial Council to show cause why disciplinary action should

Borno State in northeast Nigeria is to export wheat and gum arabic to Sudan. This follows discussion between Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum and a team of experts at

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sternly warned the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) against sabotaging and undermining the state government’s efforts to freely administer its own tax and other

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general election was Nigeria’s biggest mistake. Atiku stated this on Saturday in Yola