The Nigerian Army on Monday warned a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi and other opinion merchants to exercise restraint not to soil the reputation of the military by

Nigeria’s federal government has commenced the movement of AstraZeneca vaccine to all the states of the federation. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib,

Reports suggest Kenyan authorities have banned maize imports from neighbouring Uganda and Tanzania over safety concerns, media outlets in the three countries report. They cite a letter from Kenya’s Agriculture

A judge in Senegal has released opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on bail after days of deadly protests sparked by his arrest last week. “He is going home. He is free,”

Zambian authorities say they are considering deporting a Chinese national after a video shared online showed him riding on a trolley being pulled by a local. In the clip shared

The Nigerian Government says plans are underway to establish specialised courts and judicial divisions that will focus on sexual and gender-based violence (GBV) with some Boko Haram suspects already having sexual violence-related

Senegal is bracing up for a fresh round of protests with demonstrations planned in the West African country from Monday as opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, is expected to make a court appearance

More than a dozen people have been killed and hundreds wounded in a series of powerful explosions at a military base in Equatorial Guinea’s largest city of Bata, according to

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) as he marks his 64th birthday on Monday, describing him as a reliable and dedicated deputy who is not

No fewer than 11 Northern states have beefed up security around schools to prevent the abduction of pupils by bandits in their states, THISDAY’s investigations have revealed. It was learnt

Following the kidnapping of workers from the official quarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the Kaduna International Airport on Saturday, the federal government has ordered the

The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) has asked for restraints from all parties in the ongoing protest in Senegal. Protest again broke out in Dakar, the capital of

Sylvester Ngwuta, a Justice of Nigeria’s Supreme Court has died at the age of 70 years, the apex court has announced. Justice Ngwuta died on Sunday around 2.30 am after

Nigeria’s Presidency has allayed fears of any side effect being experienced by the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari after he was administered the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday. Garba Shehu, a

Regional body Economic Committee of West African States (ECOWAS) has recommended that compensation be made to citizens of member nations who suffer any form of side effect as a result

Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Nigeria’s northwest Katsina State has lampooned the renowned Islamic Scholar Sheikh Abubakar Ahmad Gumi over his call on the federal government to grant amnesty to

Violent protests have hit Senegal for a third day as demonstrators burnt cars and clashed with police after the arrest of an opposition leader on Wednesday. Four people have died

Though, former president Goodluck Jonathan on Friday debunked media speculation about his rumoured interest in the 2023 presidential election, he failed to emphatically rule himself out of the race. The

An officer of the Nigerian Army who supplies ammunition and uniforms to bandits in Zamfara State has been arrested, the state government has announced. The Zamfara State government announced that the military

The Judicial Conduct Committee in South Africa has ordered the country’s chief justice to apologise and retract his comments that showed support for Israel. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng made the remarks in June last