Gunmen on motorcycles launched a fresh onslaught on Duba village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing no fewer than 18 persons, including children and women. THISDAY reliably

Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, says the menace of drug abuse has reached an alarming proportion in the country and there is need for concerted effort by

South Korea has expressed her readiness to partner with Nigeria to ensure the security in the Gulf of Guinea. The Republic of Korea 1st Vice Minister, Foreign Affairs, Mr. Choi

A major drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65 kilogrammes of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom has been arrested at a Pentecostal Church in Lagos. Afam

Fifteen of the remaining 80 abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna have been released from captivity. The chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of Christain Association of

The Chairman of the Governing Council of Africa’s Highest Honour Award (AHA), Mr. Festus Uwakhemen, has explained why the organisation settled for the Chairman of THISDAY/ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nasiru Bayero, the emir of Bichi to help in uniting the country and ridding the country of divisiveness. Mr Buhari stated this on Saturday

The former head of Tunisia’s Anti-Corruption Committee was placed under house arrest, hours after security forces took control of the commission’s headquarters. Chawki Tabib was the head of the independent

As Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, Islamist groups waging insurgencies in Africa were quick to celebrate. “God is great,” a media outlet linked to Somalia’s al-Shabab wrote in response to

Nigeria’s federal government on Friday said the demand by some Nigerians for the prosecution of repentant Boko Haram fighters rather than granting them amnesty, was against global best practices, and

Suspended microblogging site Twitter has accepted seven out of the 10 demands made by the Nigerian government for its suspension to be lifted in the West African country. The country’s

Kenya’s Appeal Court judges have upheld an earlier decision by a lower court blocking a government-backed plan to make fundamental changes to the country’s constitution, calling the project “unconstitutional and

Authorities in Uganda have suspended the work of at least 50 local NGOs for various reasons including failure to register. Others have been suspended indefinitely for failing to submit audited

  The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has accused all international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria of being indebted to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the review of 368 grazing sites across 25 states in the country. The President’s directive followed his approval of recommendations of a committee to

Nigeria and South Korea have shown interest in broadening their bilateral relationship especially in the areas of political, economic, defence, education. This was expressed during the visit of South Korean

The imprisoned former South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma says the ruling African National Congress (ANC) benefited from the controversial arms deal. Zuma’s through his legal representatives wrote to the ruling

Operatives of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday quizzed a former Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji. This followed the reported arrest of Mr Orji – now a