In a sudden twist on Monday night, the government of the Republic of Benin said it would file charges against the detained Yoruba nation agitator, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known

The Nigerian government has expressed its readiness to reopen the consulate in San Francisco, United States. The office of the Consulate-General in San Francisco, which was closed over 30 years

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), an umbrella body of lawyers in the West African country has instituted legal proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari over the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria.

German Pharmaceutical company BioNTech has said it aims to start trying out a malaria vaccine by next year – which may come as a relief to thousands of children in

Authorities in Tanzania have officially banned concerts, festivals, and unnecessary gatherings in a bid to contain the transmission of COVID-19. The government has also directed everyone to use public transportation

Hospitals in Senegal’s capital Dakar were “close to saturation” on Monday due to a surge in Covid-19 patients, with overworked medical personnel facing burnout. The country’s health ministry said the labs were also

The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party has been charged with terrorism-related offences by a court in the East African country. The charges against Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe follows his

Nigeria’s federal government has directed all Covid-19 Isolation Centres across the country to immediately activate their facilities in anticipation of a possible spike in infection. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie

Sunday Adeyemi, otherwise called Sunday Igboho, who is being tried in Benin Republic, was Monday tried behind closed doors as journalists and his supporters were shut out. Igboho’s supporters, who

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, declined to proceed with the trial of self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu

Zambian authorities have warned political parties against flouting Covid-19 guidelines as campaigns intensify ahead of the 12 August general elections. The Police in the country has also warned that force

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2021 supplementary appropriation bill of N982,729bn ($2.388bn) into law. A Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (House of Representatives) stated

The Ghana government has denied a disparaging comment credited to it’s President Akufo Addo on Nigeria and Nigerians. The Ghanaian President in the report on social media was alleged to

President Buhari and other world leaders are to raise US$5 billion to support education systems in up to 90 countries and territories, where 80% of the world’s out-of-school children live.

A former UK-based trader for Glencore Plc pleaded guilty on Monday over what US prosecutors called his role in a scheme to bribe officials in Nigeria in exchange for favorable

Ethiopia’s Amhara region has called on all armed residents to mobilise for battle against rebels from conflict-hit Tigray, calling it a “survival campaign”, state media reported. Amhara borders Tigray to

Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has lamented the low rate of Covid-19 vaccination in Nigeria and Africa, in general. Okonjo-Iweala said to fill the

There is palpable tension in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as the trial of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu resumes Monday at a Federal

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai