More than 50 people have been beheaded in northern Mozambique by militant Islamists, state media report. The militants turned a football pitch in a village into an “execution ground”, where

Ethiopia’s prime minister stepped up a military offensive in the northern region of Tigray on Sunday with air strikes as part of what he called a “law enforcement operation”, increasing

The Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has presented the staff of office to the 19th Emir of Zazzau (Zaria), Amb. Ahmad Nuhu Bamali. Making the presentation on Monday in

Governor of Niger state in north-central Nigeria, Abubakar Sani Bello, has announced that he has tested positive to COVID-19. The Governor made this known via his Twitter handle on Monday.

Authorities in Lagos have revoked the right of Ikeja Hotel to continue occupying the land on which Sheraton Hotel currently sits in Ikeja. Ikeja Hotel said in an internal memo

Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Disposal of Forfeited Assets which he says will ensure proper coordination for

At least 1000 people have been arrested by the Kenyan Police for flouting COVID-19 containment measures as the country faces surging cases of the virus. Authorities say most of the people

Nigerian Senator, Gershom Bassey has said hoodlums needed only five hours to carry out massive destruction of almost a hundred private and state-owned properties last month during an “invasion” of

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has named Ahmed Mu’azu -a national commissioner – as the acting chairman of the Nigerian electoral commission. Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the outgoing chairman of

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has directed its members nationwide to withdraw their services, signaling the commencement of an indefinite strike over disputed irregularities in the Federal Government-imposed

Governor of Nigeria’s Northwestern Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has insisted that dialogue with bandits was still very relevant in the fight against banditry as he secured the release of 26

Nigeria’s economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the slump in crude oil prices will be stretched by three months because of the destruction of

South-west governors, ministers and monarchs sunday called for a comprehensive review of the nation’s security system and advised that a review and implementation of reports of constitutional conferences, including the

The Kano State Hisbah Board has destroyed one million, nine hundred and seventy five thousand bottles of beer confiscated within Kano metropolis. The drinks estimated at over N200 million (about

Zimbabwean socialite and businessman Genius Kadungure, commonly known as “Ginimbi”, died instantly in a freak road accident in the early hours of Sunday. Three other people, including a model and

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu Saturday issued a stern warning that “henceforth, any form of attacks on police facilities and public and private assets as well as any life

Former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Joe Biden’s emergence as the US President-elect as a “victory of good over evil.” “I join millions in the United States of America and in the rest of

The union of Nigerian lecturers has accused the Nigerian government of blackmail and forcing lecturers back to class for fear of a second wave of the #EndSARS protests. The Academic