The Nigerian Police has said the newly formed special weapons and tactics (SWAT) unit will commence training on Monday in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

An Egyptian blogger and satirist has been released after more than two years in detention. Shadi Abu Zeid, 27, was arrested in May 2018 on charges of spreading false news

Nigerians are calling for the resignation of the head of the country’s police force after days of incessant anti-police brutality protests. Demonstrations erupted on October 6 against the alleged violence,

Nigeria’s Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the time has come for an end to the #EndSARS protest as government will need sufficient time and a clement environment to implement the

Nigerian Senator during the eighth National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, said Sunday on ARISE News that Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari would have been part of Nigerians protesting against police brutality

Voters in Guinea are casting their ballots in a controversial election which see President Alpha Condé, 82, seek a third term. The already bitterly divided West African country was gripped

An International Criminal Court (ICC) delegation has arrived Sudan to discuss the prosecution of former President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir is wanted by the ICC on charges of genocide, war crimes

Two people were killed and several others sustained varying degrees of injuries after violence broke out at an #EndSARS protest ground in Osun state, with the state government claiming there was an

Nigerian mothers joined protests in Lagos against police brutality on Saturday, as the movement entered its tenth consecutive day. “I am here to come and protest against the killing of

The Nigerian Army has announced October 20 as the date to commence its annual “Crocodile Smile” exercise which it says will counter negative propaganda in social media and across cyberspace.

There was massive gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway following a tanker explosion on the ever-busy and popular route in south-western Nigeria. The incident occurred when a trailer heavily loaded with

Protesters across Nigeria held candlelight services Friday night to honour young Nigerians killed by members of the police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In Lagos, massive crowds gathered around the Alausa

After several days of relentless #EndSARS demonstrations by Nigerian youths the country’s Vice-president Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has apologised to citizens acknowledging that the federal government haven’t done enough.”Dear Nigerians, I

Thousands of Nigerians are in the ninth day of continued protests, they are demanding justice for victims of police assault and brutality, wrongful incarceration, and killing of peaceful protesters, with

Governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki, has called on the states’ police command to provide adequate security for #EndSARS demonstrators in Benin city the state capital after the death of

Lagos state commissioner for Health Professor Akin Abayomi has said that one hundred and eighty-one students and staff of a private boarding school in the Lekki area of the state

Basketmouth has been at the forefront of Nigerian comedy for decades. A modern-day social media internet sensation, he tackles some of Nigeria’s most difficult subjects, but with a comedic twist.

A tense standoff between white farmers and black activists gripped the South African town of Senekal Friday, as two men accused of killing a white farm manager were to appear

Armed men have attacked and killed the commander of a military base in western Guinea, Reuters news agency is reporting quoting a statement from the country’s Defence Minister Mohamed Diané.

Protests across Nigeria against police brutality have continued for the ninth straight day. As more cities across the country see larger crowds and more vigorous demonstrations, there have been cases