President Muhammadu Buhari has flayed the reported cases of ethnic violence across the country, saying his government will protect all religious and ethnic groups in line with the provisions of

The Nigeria Police have launched a probe into allegations that people arrested on Saturday over the protest of the reopening of the Lekki Tollgate were molested. They warned that errant

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has linked the current challenge of internal security in the country to uncontrolled influx and use of psychotropic medicines

Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea arrived back in Turkey on Sunday, with the ship’s captain describing how they faced death threats and

The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) and the Kaduna State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), have expressed outrage over the incessant killings and proffered

At least three people have died from Ebola in Guinea, the first cases declared since it was one of three West African nations to fight the world’s deadliest Ebola epidemic

For saying herdsmen were justified to bear arms, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Saturday came under heavy criticism, with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and some senior members

The Lagos State Government on Saturday filed charges against ten #ENDSARS protesters arrested on Saturday even as many failed to show up for the protest amid heavy presence of police

A high-production brewery believed to be more than 5,000 years old has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists at a funerary site in southern Egypt, the tourism ministry said

A mobile court in the Yaba, Lagos State, on Saturday granted bail to youths earlier arrested by security operatives for protesting against the resumption of operations at the Lekki tollgate.

Late Nigerian legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti is leading the race for induction into the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Afrobeat pioneer was nominated alongside other huge names

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has asked the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to act speedily before herdsmen in the country drag the nation into another civil war. The governor also accused President Buhari of tilting

Nigerian rapper Folarin Falana, better known by his stage name Falz has described the arrest of popular comedian, Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni, and other #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters in

The #DefendLagos protest scheduled to hold Saturday and aimed at countering the #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest has been suspended. The decision according to the convener of the rally, Alabi Oladimeji, is to

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) on Friday urged governors of the Northern states to start preparing to receive law-abiding Fulani herders who may be compelled to relocate from their present

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has instituted an action at the Federal High Court, Abuja challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s extension of the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the country’s Inspector

South Africa police have arrested 15 people for alleged corruption relating to the funeral of the former president, Nelson Mandela, in 2013. Those arrested include the health minister of Eastern

Kogi State Government says it has signed two agreements with the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to get subsidiary loans totalling $72 million, about 27.44

Ethiopian authorities have confirmed incidents of rape took place in the conflict-hit Tigray region in the wake of a military offensive against the local ruling party. It comes after the UN