Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted consignments of heroin and khat worth N10 billion (about $25m) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Mallam Aminu Kano

A tactical team of the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Army, and Department of State Services (DSS), in a joint operation early Saturday morning, stormed the operational headquarters of the Eastern Security

There is palpable tension in Omuma in Oru East Local Government Area of Nigeria’s southeastern Imo State where unknown gunmen attacked the country home of the state governor, Hope Uzodinma.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over death of Aishatu Ahmadu Bello, second daughter of late Premier of defunct Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. Reacting

Aishatu, the second daughter of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello (Sardauna of Sokoto) has died at the age of 75. The deceased’s son, Hassan Danbaba, who

Nigerians Friday reacted with shock and anger to the killing of three of the students of Greenfield University, Kaduna kidnapped by bandits on Tuesday from the school. The Kaduna State’s

The internally generated revenue of Nigeria’s 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja was 8% lower than Lagos State’s revenue in 2020, a state IGR report recently released by

Three of the abducted students from Greenfield University in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state have been found dead. Armed bandits on Tuesday night kidnapped an unspecified number of students at the

President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania says she intends to meet leaders of the country’s opposition political parties for deliberations on a way forward on the country’s political direction. In

Popular Ugandan opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has been ordered to pay $166,700 in taxes for an armoured car donated to him by his supporters living

A funeral ceremony for late President Idriss Deby has been held in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. Thousands of people paid their respect to the leader who died of wounds sustained while

More than 100 migrants and refugees are feared to have drowned after a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya, a rescue charity said, adding there was little hope

Scientists in the UK have developed the world’s most effective malaria vaccine with 77 percent efficacy against the disease. Researchers at the Jenner Institute of Oxford University and their partners,

 Those pushing for the removal of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, were on Thursday rebuffed by the presidency, which told them that the minister will

The US has urged its nationals in Chad to exercise caution on Friday, the day of the funeral of the late Chadian President Idriss Déby. A post on the US

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged African countries not to destroy Covid-19 vaccines that may have passed their expiry date.  Countries have been told to keep hold of them

Nigeria’s federal government said on Thursday that Nigeria is the most hit by the death of President Idriss Deby of Chad given its dire security implications, assuring Nigerians, however, that

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with six Northern governors at the State House, Abuja, where he reiterated his commitment towards ending the security challenges facing the nation. The meeting

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says the public discourse around his Communications Minister, Isa Pantami is a “cancel campaign” instigated by Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies who seek his removal.

Foreign leaders began to arrive in Chad on Thursday for the funeral of slain president Idriss Deby as France backed the country’s new military leaders in the face of threats