Ibrahim Mantu, a former Deputy President of Nigeria’s Senate is dead. He was aged 74 years. Reports suggest Mantu died in the Nigerian capital, Abuja after a few days of

Ivory Coast is set to roll out vaccinations against Ebola after the country recorded its first known case of the disease since 1994, the health ministry said. “Health workers, close

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. Presidential aide Femi Adesina in a statement said President Buhari who is working from home assented

The family of Michael Ataga has briefed fiery constitutional lawyer and  human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to protect and defend the interests of the Ataga family to ensure that

Building infrastructure, connecting remote regions and providing jobs will strengthen the continent’s defences Though some believe the war on terror winds down with the US departure from Afghanistan, the threat

Ivory Coast has recorded its first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, according to the country’s health minister. On Saturday, Pierre N’Gou Dimba said on national television

Zambia’s incumbent president has described Thursday’s elections as “not free and fair”. Early results show President Edgar Lungu trailing his main opponent, businessman Hakainde “HH” Hichilema. The president said election

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and immediate past Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has maintained that all the economic gains made by Nigeria in the

In what seems like the final onslaught against the insurgents and bandits, the military high command has concluded plans to deploy the recently purchased A-29 Super Tucano fighter Jets in

To curb the constant killing of farmers and destruction of farmlands by herdsmen, more southern states have enacted the anti-open grazing bill ahead of the September 1, 2021 target set

 Nigeria’s federal government has taken measures to prevent senior doctors under the auspices of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MEDCAN) from joining the ongoing industrial action by

Another abducted Chibok schoolgirl emerged with two children birthed in captivity seven years after Boko Haram kidnapped her alongside over 200 others. Hassana was one of over 200 schoolgirls abducted

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead in the country’s presidential election over long-time rival and incumbent Edgar Lungu, according to first results issued by the electoral

For Philisiwe Ngcobo, 45, a crippling wave of anxiety began to set in when the sun went down and her 34-year-old brother, Bhekinkosi Ngcobo, had not returned home. “My brother

Nigeria’s federal government, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), may be liable for roughly N25.24 billion (about $60m), that is 55 per cent of the total N45.9 billion (about

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is back in Abuja after his 18-day visit to London, United Kingdom. His plane, Nigeria Air Force 1, touched down at the Presidential wing of the

Elder statesman and former federal “Super Permanent Secretary”, Ahmed Joda, died in Yola, Adamawa State in Northeast Nigeria on Friday at the age of 91. In a swift tribute, President