Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a hero of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, will be laid to rest on Saturday in an official state funeral in St George’s Cathedral, Cape

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to welcome the year 2022 with hope and envisions a year of continued progress against combined challenges arising from security and socio-economic issues.

Sudanese security forces have shot four people dead during nationwide protests, a doctors’ group said, as tens of thousands of people marched against military rule. Security forces fired tear gas

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to recover all misappropriated funds of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Buhari also emphasised the readiness of his administration to prosecute all culprits indicted

Nigeria’s federal government on Thursday, presented the scorecard of President Muhammadu Buhari, citing 100 core achievements of his administration in 2021. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who

In what may come off as a shock, even to the presidency, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, who has long been a thorn in the

The Nigerian government has approved the total sum of N185 billion for the construction and dualisation of the Calabar-Itu highway. This move is part of the N621 billion tax credit

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Deputy Controller General (DCG) Samson Karebo  as the new Acting Controller General of the Federal Fire Service. The Acting CG, DCG Samson Karebo, in his

Three drug traffickers in uniforms of security agencies have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with over 427 kilogrammes of illicit drugs in Borno

A South African court has halted oil giant Shell’s seismic testing for oil and gas along the country’s eastern coastline, pending a final ruling. The decision has been hailed by

Dozens of people have been killed in the collapse of a defunct gold mine in Sudan’s West Kordofan province over the weekend, according to the country’s state-run mining company. Ismael

Nigeria’s House of Representatives is to investigate the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development over extra-budgetary spending worth N48.426 billion. The details were contained in the audit query issued

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday, told elder statesman and leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, that oil, like the mineral resources in other parts

Experts involved in the liquidation of the Santa Barbara Wellhead in Nembe, Bayelsa State, have argued that only deliberate interference with the equipment could have caused a disruption to its

Emmanuel Babalola, father of late Itunnu Babalola, a.k.a Bekky Paul, who was wrongfully jailed and died in Cote d’Ivoire prison, has rejected the autopsy report carried out on the body

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command disclosed that it  arrested on Monday four suspects and impounded 21 cars over illegal car racing and other similar offences in Abuja. FCT residents

Ethiopia says it is unhappy with the U.S. decision to revoke duty-free access for the East African country’s exports. The statement by Ethiopia’s trade ministry on Monday came after the