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
Security operatives on Friday laid siege for more than four hours to the Maitama, Abuja, residence of a Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili. The operatives had conducted
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
The University of Aberdeen, Scotland has returned a Benin Bronze head, one of thousands of religious and cultural artefacts looted in ancient Benin kingdom by British forces in 1897.
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 Jesus College at Cambridge University, London, has handed over to Nigeria the Okukor, a sculpture that was looted by British troops in 1897, setting a precedent expected to put
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
Former President of the Nigerian Senate and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said anyone seeking to rule the country in 2023 would need
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
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has called on world leaders and investors to devote more energy to the advancement of humane policies and practices that would guarantee global peace and stability.
In a development that gave a sense of heightened tension, the government of Mali, Monday, declared the Special Representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Hamidou Boly,
The Head of Delegation for the European Union (EU) and ECOWAS, Ms. Samuela Isopi, has said more than three million people have food insecurity in the north-eastern part of Nigeria.
Sudan’s toppled Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has been taken back to his own home in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, military sources told Al Jazeera. Coup leader and army chief Abdel
A family of three have been killed by angry mob in Zangon Aya, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state following suspicion that they were informants to bandits terrorising the
The Nigerian government has condemned the coup d’état in Sudan, calling for the immediate restoration of civil rule and release of ousted Prime Minister and all other political leaders from
Chairman/Chief Executive of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) has lamented that Nigeria’s drug addiction is thrice the global average. Marwa who ordered for
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has taken its enforcement drive to Sapata Town, along the Eti-Osa Regional Road in Ibeju-Lekki area of the state, where more than 40
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in a three-day investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. During his stay in Saudi
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