Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet with the country’s members of parliament. The Nigerian leader will meet with all members of the Senate Tuesday night at 8 pm

The Nigerian Senate has rejected Presidential aide Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner for the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The rejection of Ms Onochie’s contentious appointment to occupy a

Ghana’s first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has offered to refund all the allowances she has received since the president assumed office in 2017, following a public outcry over salaries. The first lady in a

Authorities in Zimbabwe say the country’s economy will lose up to $25 million if the ongoing riots in South Africa continue for another week. That’s according to Takunda Mugaga, president of the

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for people to “stand against violence” in response to deadly unrest triggered by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma. At least six

The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that while he would not be part of any bill that seeks to gag the press, he noted

A delegation from the the Africa Union (AU) has urged Nigeria to live up to its Big Brother tag on the continent by motivating other African countries in governance. The

A Nigerian monarch, the Emir of Kajuru in northwestern Kaduna state Adamu Alhassan has been released by his abductors. Terrorists who on Sunday abducted the 85-year-old emir had on Monday

A campaign group Reporters Without Borders is calling on authorities in Ethiopia to release twelve journalists who were recently detained in a wave of arrests in the capital Addis Ababa.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address the nation Monday as violence and looting rages in parts of the country, acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki says he will continue to make effort to secure a private audience with the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, over the return of some

South Africa’s Constitutional Court is set to review the 15-month jail sentence handed to Jacob Zuma for contempt of court. The former head of state, who has been in prison

Terrorists who on Sunday abducted the 85-year-old Emir of Kajuru in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna State, Alhassan Adamu have demanded a ransom of N200 million, some $487,804 for his release. ARISE

The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has constituted a legal team that will ensure a fair trial for leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi

Violent rioting has erupted in two South African provinces following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, with supporters blocking roads and looting shops. At least 62 people were arrested,

Gunmen in Nigeria’s northernwest state of Kaduna have abducted a second class traditional ruler in a late night raid, the latest in a series of abductions in the state. The

Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary election, according to official results, a victory that assures Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed a second five-year term

  A member of the House of Representatives from Benue State, Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah, alleged that the Senate made 20 illegal insertions into the 2021 Electoral Bill under consideration

South African police have arrested 28 people and one of the country’s biggest highways remained closed over violent protests against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Protests erupted this