The Nigerian government has said it granted the United States special forces permission to rescue its citizen in the Northern region of the country, with sources telling ARISE News the

The Chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has strongly condemned the recent killings in Ethiopia following inter-communal violence. Ethnic violence has been on the rise in the East African country,

Nigerian diplomat and former consul general in Atlanta, Ambassador Joe Keshi has said citizens should not be deceived into believing that Nigeria and the United States are strategic partners. Keshi was a guest on

The World Bank has predicted that inflow of Diaspora remittance to Nigeria will drop by $2 billion in 2020 to $21.7 billion as against the $23.8 billion the country recorded

Cote d’Ivoire’s ‘s President Alassane Ouattara has won a controversial third term in office in an election boycotted by the opposition. He took 94% of the vote, even winning 99%

Northern leaders, comprising governors, traditional rulers and senior political appointees from the region on Monday backed the campaign by the federal government to regulate social media. They also reaffirmed their

Reports suggest several people have been killed in the western part of Oromia, Ethiopia’s most populous state, in attacks authorities say were carried out by members of an armed group,

Paul Gicheru has surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) five years after it issued a warrant for his arrest. Gicheru, alongside two others were charged with obstructing the course

South African pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare said on Monday it had entered into a preliminary agreement with Johnson & Johnson to commercially manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Aspen said it

A member of the National Assembly, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, has canvassed a special status as well as grant for Lagos following the massive destruction that followed the #ENDSARS protest that

Emirates has announced an increase to its four times a week service to Lagos to a daily flight from November 1. The expanded schedule of daily services offers enhanced connectivity

Investors in the Nigerian equity market gained N1.934 trillion (about $5bn) in October as the market recorded its best monthly gain since 2018, following the continued inflow of funds searching

The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere and its Niger Delta counterpart, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), have expressed their support for the weekend’s call by Nigeria Governors Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the country’s youths who have been protesting against police brutality and bad governance under the movement #EndSARS to put an end to the

Residents of Calabar, the Cross River state capital have called on the state government to engage youths in meaningful vocations following the looting and vandalisation of public and private properties

The African Development Bank Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 to fund ongoing humanitarian and emergency relief efforts in areas recently hit by floods in South

The United States Government working with the Nigerian government rescued an American citizen abducted last week in Niger but held hostage in Nigeria, according to multiple sources. The daring high-risk

Nigeria’s southwestern Lagos State has lifted the curfew imposed following the widespread violence and looting that erupted after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS protests. “The 12 a.m. to 4a.m.