A former Nigeria military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) has urged bandits, kidnappers and other criminals terrorising the country to renounce all forms of criminality. The former military
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, has reportedly been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, according to local sources. He was arrested at an airport in Cotonou
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor on Monday commended the pilot of the downed Alpha Jet fighter aircraft, Flt. Lt. Abayomi Dairo, for his bravery. [bc_video video_id=”6264400926001″ account_id=”6116119081001″
About 30 Opportunity Funds Program scholars of the US Consulate General in Lagos have received fully funded scholarships totaling $4.35 million to attend American universities and colleges for the 2021/2022
The board of directors of THISDAY Group has announced new executive and senior appointments for THISDAY Newspapers and the Arise News Channel, with immediate effect. Following the approval of the
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft, returning from a successful mission between the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna State, crashed under intense enemy fire on Sunday in Zamfara.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined post-riot clean-up efforts as his government warned against vigilantism and sought to avert racial conflict following days of unrest. The country was gripped
Nigeria’s presidency on Sunday took issue with the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, over his submission to the United States Congress that nothing really works in Nigeria.
Germany has agreed to return 1,130 Benin artefacts that were stolen from Nigeria during the colonial era, from as far back as 1897. What should be a celebration of victory
Germany has agreed to return 1,130 Benin artefacts that were stolen from Nigeria during the colonial era, from as far back as 1897. What should be a celebration of
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has written to the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Religious Freedom and alleged the persecution
Festus Okoye, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Commissioner in charge of Voter Education has affirmed that the Commission has the capacity to transmit result real time from all parts
The United States has imposed sanctions on seven Chinese officials over Beijing’s crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong. This is Washington’s latest effort to hold China accountable for what it
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the violence that has rocked the country was pre-planned, describing it as an assault on democracy. Riots were sparked by the jailing of
Nigeria’s House of Representatives Friday passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, amid a walkout staged by opposition members, with the controversial Clause 52(2) intact, adding that the Independent National Electoral
Nigeria’s federal government has asked states still foot-dragging on domestication of the Child Rights Act (CRA) to immediately go about it in order to curtail the harmful practice of early
South Africa has begun deploying more than 20,000 troops to assist police in quelling week-long unrest, as the death toll soared to 117 people in the rioting and looting following
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved three additional Covid-19 vaccines for use. Ahead of the arrival of more vaccines doses in Nigeria, the
Tax administrators of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states Thursday intensified efforts to make it difficult for individuals and business entities, especially multinational institutions, to evade
Nigeria’s federal government Thursday called for the exemption of small-scale and artisanal fishers from the scope of the fisheries subsidies discipline which is under negotiation at the World Trade Organisation
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