Former President Goodluck Jonathan Monday canvassed the overhaul of the electoral process to make the electorate the ultimate decision-makers in an election, saying winners should be decided through the ballot

The Nigerian government says it has received an alert over planned attacks on airports across the West African country. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says the alert was

Thirty-four migrants are dead after their boat capsized off Djibouti, the regional head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday. “The migrants were being transported by smugglers,” Mohammed Abdiker, IOM’s

Twitter has announced its African presence by setting up a base of operations in Ghana. The tech giant said in a statement that it is actively building a team in

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami says he has been preaching against the doctrines of Boko Haram and similar groups, denying having any link with the terrorist group as alleged

Reports suggest more than twenty houses have were torched when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked Umuogodo-Akpu Ngbo community, in southeastern Ebonyi State on Sunday. There are also reported cases of

Authorities in Eritrea have released on bail 36 prisoners who had been in detention because of their faith. Fourteen of the released prisoners have been in detention for the past four years

Nigeria’s National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has found out that the chemical added to the killer flavoured drink that led to the death of three persons

As the target date given by the federal government for states to end the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination approaches, the turnout for the exercise in many states has remained

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the weekend charged Nigerians to embrace inter-religious harmony to ensure peace in the country. He has also directed Muslims to

Governors of Nigeria’s southeastern states have resolved to establish a joint security vigilante outfit for the region code named ‘Ebube Agu’ to tackle growing insecurity in the area. The governors

Voters in Benin are set to cast their ballots in a presidential election on Sunday, days after violent demonstrations broke out against President Patrice Talon, who critics accuse of sidelining

Nigeria’s federal government has begun the implementation of its plan to deliver electricity, through solar energy, to about 25 million Nigerians whose communities are off the national power grid. Vice

Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread insecurity have grossly affected the food supply situation in the country. Okowa said the food situation in

The Lagos state government says it has pegged the occupancy limit for event centres in the Nigerian commercial capital to 500 people while social events can now have 200 people

President Ismail Omar Guelleh thanks his supporters after the election body declared him the winner, obtaining almost 99 percent of the vote. Djibouti’s veteran ruler Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected

Nigeria’s Federal government has presented resident doctors with a new commitment in order to get them to call off their ongoing strike. Rising from another conciliation meeting between federal government

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday denied the alleged massacre of civilians in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke operating in the area.

The Nigerian Army says one of its officer and ten soldiers while on routine operational task were without provocation killed in Konshisha local government area of northcentral Benue State. Following