Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Monday defended Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Dr. Matthew Kukah, over his Christmas homily, saying the attacks on him by the federal government and

Nigeria’s federal government on Monday warned of another lockdown if citizens continue to disregard non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) introduced to combat the spread of Covid-19. At its briefing on Monday in

Nigeria’s federal government has said it will strive to procure vaccines for at least 70% of its population. The government also said it has released N10 billion (about $25m) to

Schools in Ghana have reopened for the 2020/2021 calendar after ten months of closure with temperature checks and the wearing of masks mandatory to check the spread of the coronavirus.

Nigerian Governors are expected to come up with a “definitive pronouncement” on Wednesday when they hold their 23rd meeting and work out an appropriate response to curb the “alarming intensity of the second

The US State Department has called for “independent, credible, impartial, and thorough investigations” into “many credible reports” of irregularities in Uganda’s general election last week. Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni was

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State in southwestern Nigeria has ordered herdsmen to vacate all the state’s forest reserves within the next seven days. The governor in a series of

The internet shutdown in Uganda that had entered its fifth day on Monday has ended, with reports suggesting social media is still blocked and only be accessed through VPN. The

A four-thousand-year-old funerary temple has been discovered in Egypt and inside, a trove of ancient treasures including coffins with mummies. The dig took 14 years and archaeologists on Saturday uncovered

Rwandan authorities have announced closure of nursery, primary and secondary schools in the capital, Kigali, as numbers of coronavirus cases continue to rise. Authorities in the East African country stated

Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives have asked the federal government to postpone the planned reopening of schools by three months citing rising Covid-19 cases. statig that it would be

Clashes between protesting Tunisians and police continued on Sunday in the country’s capital Tunis and several other cities across the country. Sunday was the third night of tension which officials

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that the country has recorded new variants of Covid-19 at its main airport. In a televised address, the president said the new variants were

The uncertainty over the tenure of Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, which expires on February 1, is hampering activities at the Force Headquarters, THISDAY gathered at the weekend.

As schools reopen across Nigeria Monday, concern continues to rise following an insistence by teachers that necessary measures have not been put in place in compliance with the Covid-19 protocols

Despite two Nigerian Supreme Court judgments, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has refused to pay the Ejama-Ebubu community in Tai Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State,

With the 2023 presidential election exactly 761 days away from Sunday, politicians across the two major political parties – the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic

Nigerian governors have scheduled to meet on Wednesday, January 20, to review and consider new safety measures in view of the increasing spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is as

Fitch Ratings has predicted that Nigeria’s external reserves would rise to $42 billion in 2021, higher than the $35.374 billion it stood at the end of 2020. This is according

The Gado Refugee camp in Cameroon has become home to many escaping the increasing violence in the Central African Republic About 60,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries over the