The Nigerian Army on Saturday descended heavily on the London-based news magazine, The Economist, over the magazine’s report, which described the army as “mighty on paper,” stressing that the report

Nigeria Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is set to fight the presidential battle of his life following a clash of his ambition with that of the National Leader of the All

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has confirmed the attack on a custodial centre in Oyo State. A statement on Saturday by the Media Adviser to the Minister. Sola

Tunisia is imposing COVID-19 vaccine passes on Tunisians and all foreign visitors, a presidential decree showed on Friday. Officials, employees and users are required to show a card proving inoculation

President Joe Biden of the United States has nominated Nigerian-born Enoh Titilayo Ebong as Director of the country’s Trade and Development Agency (USDTA). Ms Ebong grew up in Lagos. Her

Nigeria’s federal government on Friday announced that it had completed the repairs of the Abuja-Kaduna rail track that was bombed by terrorists last Wednesday. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi,

Nigeria’s federal government on Friday said it had established a link between Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, and a Boko Haram sponsor, Surajo Muhammad, who was jailed

Nigeria’s federal government on Friday blamed the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is on trial for treason, for the murder of Chike Akunyili, the

The killing of Ogoni activist and renowned playwright, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others (Ogoni 9) in November, 1995 during the Abacha administration reechoed on Friday as President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a 3.7 percent growth for Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) economy in 2021. The economic recovery for SSA which will be the slowest in the

Twenty four hours after the anniversary marking the #ENDSARS protest, Lagos State Governor, Mr.  Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the final report of the Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution in the

Following an explosion that affected one of its trains on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor, the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has temporarily suspended services along the route. The NRC in a

The Kaduna – Abuja train service was reportedly attacked on Thursday morning. Senator Shehu Sani who was on board the Abuja bound train, said passengers miraculously escaped death. Sani, who

Eight Nigerian have been charged in New Jersey, United States with conspiring to engage in internet scams and money laundering from South Africa. A statement from the United States Embassy

A man walks in a burnt out restaurant in 2019 that was destroyed in fighting between armed Anglophone separatists and the Cameroonian military. Cameroon’s five-year conflict could be taking a

The trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu has begun. He arrived the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, venue

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, in Wednesday, disclosed that he had since 2017 written to the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to designate bandits as terrorists, because it was the

The Economist has expressed concerns about how kidnappers, zealots and rebels are making Nigeria ungovernable, highlighting the rising incidence of insecurity across the country. The London-based newspaper, noted in a