Hoodlums have brought Calabar – the Cross River capital renowned for peace, cleanliness and tourism – to its knees, with arsonists and looters having a field day over the weekend.

The head of the Nigeria Police Force has ordered the immediate mobilization of the police to quell all instances of violence, looting and destruction of property across the country. The

Lee Kun-hee, the charismatic leader of Samsung Group, South Korea’s biggest conglomerate, died on Sunday, the company said, six years after he was hospitalised for a heart attack. Lee, who

Afrobeat scion and Pan-Africanist, Seun Kuti, has said the list of five demands put forward by #EndSARS protesters is “elitist” and not inclusive of the country’s poorer people. Protests to

French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will be fighting the virus until at least the middle of next year as cases there surged past a million. On Friday France

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “unfortunate” how initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and

Japan and Britain signed a bilateral free trade deal on Friday in the the first such major post-Brexit deal, reducing tariffs on Yorkshire lamb sold in Japan, as well as

Top US officials met with Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Thursday, following concerning civil unrest in the country precipitated by shooting of peaceful protesters in Lekki, Lagos on Tuesday. According

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden renewed his attacks on President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic at Thursday’s final debate, seeking to bolster his lead in opinion polls with

Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail on Wednesday with a blistering attack on Donald Trump with less than two weeks to go before the Republican president’s Election

Nigeria’s stock market lost N113 billion (about $297 million) on Wednesday as investors’ appetite, which has been high for days became dampened due to the tense security situation in the

Following Tuesday’s crackdown by security personnel on peaceful #EndSARS protesters in the upscale Lekki area of Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Tuesday, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday stated

Thailand received a group of tourists from China on Tuesday, its first such arrivals since commercial flights were banned in April to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the visitors seemingly undeterred

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has called on Nigerianl President Muhammadu Buhari and the country’s military to cease the violent crackdown on protesters in Nigeria, which has already resulted

There’s outrage in Nigeria and around the world after soldiers opened fire on peaceful anti-police brutality protesters in the country’s largest city Lagos on Tuesday night. Following the despicable act,

There have been numerous casualties as the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria escalated on Tuesday. Hoodlums hijacked peaceful protests and instigated riots, while the government deployed security forces to restore law

Following days of protests against police brutality in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has imposed a 24-hour curfew starting 4pm Nigerian time. Only essential workers will be allowed to

Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Monday appealed for calm from citizens protesting against police brutality in Nigeria.  According to the stalwart of Nigeria’s ruling party, the