Polls have opened in South Africa for local elections amid growing discontent against the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, which has been in power since the end of white

Tigrayan forces said on Sunday they seized another strategic town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. The fighters captured Kombolcha and its airport, said Getachew Reda, a spokesperson for the Tigray People’s

The federal government has increased surveillance and also deployed more personnel and equipment to the nation’s airports to prevent incursions into the facilities by unauthorised persons and criminals. This was

Ahead of the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) which begins tomorrow, where world leaders are gathering in Glasgow, Scotland, Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari in an article he penned in Newsweek

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, on Saturday conveyed the approval of the federal government to extend the deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber

Dozens of Sudanese took to the streets of Paris in France on Saturday to protest against the coup d’état of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, after violent protests claimed the lives

The apex decision-making organ of the Ogoni people, Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has rejected the planned pardon of the late Ogoni leader and sage, Mr.

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has launched a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19, as part of strategies to stave off re-emergence of the viral infection. The objective was aimed

Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Saturday they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia’s Amhara region where tens of thousands of ethnic Amharas have sought refuge from an

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he would leave office when his tenure ends on May 29, 2023, and warned against campaigns for tenure extension, saying he swore to

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has claimed ignorance of any formal request for the extradition of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari by the Federal Bureau

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday performed the Umrah ritual (lesser hajj) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia and prayed for Nigeria to overcome the myriad of security challenges facing it. The Senior

The pan-African body says the suspension will be in place until the civilian-led transitional government is restored. The African Union (AU) has said it suspended Sudan from all its activities

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Teusday urged the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries to fulfill their promise of $100 billion to assist developing countries achieve

Ahead of the November 6, 2021, governorship election in Anambra State, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Baba, on Tuesday overhauled an earlier security deployment in the state and named