South Sudan’s media authority has said that for publishing false news, 20 foreign journalists have been banned from operating in or entering the country. Chairman of the country’s media authority,...

  Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have announced the registration of five new political parties ahead of the 2019 general elections in the country. INEC’s Commissioner...

  Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai has ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of the masterminds of the northern coalition groups who threatened the safety of citizens of Igbo extraction...

  Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital scampered for safety as suspected Boko Haram insurgents Wednesday launched a major attack in what can be described as the sect’s most serious assault...

The United States government has said that Nigeria remains one of its priority nations as the military relationship between the two nations has continued to grow over the years. This was disclosed by...

  One of Africa’s longest serving presidents, Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has stated that being a president for a long time is not a bad thing as it has made him gain more experience. The 72-year-old...

  Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun on Tuesday said the federal government is taking stringent measures aimed at making it difficult for greedy individuals to loot the nation’s treasury. Mrs....

Turkey has made its highest drug seizure in recent history after its security forces seized more than a ton of heroin hidden in a Democratic Republic of Congo-flagged cargo ship after a raid in international...

  Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu on Tuesday said  it was shameful that a country like Nigeria was still importing finished petroleum products. Kachikwu...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria has paid the sum of N375.8 million to 20 whistle-blowers whose information helped security agencies in the recovery of about N11.635 billion worth of looted funds. The...

American actor, film maker and philanthropist, George Clooney and wife, Amal on Tuesday welcomed a set of twins into their family, more than two years after they were united in marriage. According to...

  Nigeria has generated an estimated N102.6 billion as revenue from the sale of rice produced locally by farmers under the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) of the Central Bank of Nigeria. This was...

  Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) of the Ministry of Finance has said that the nation’s total indebtedness to creditors now stands at N19.16 trillion signifying over N1.8 trillion increase...

  South Africa has been hit by a technical recession after recent surveys revealed that that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted to minus 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2017,...

The Presidency on Tuesday said the National Judicial Council (NJC) was trying to prevent justice from taking its course by recalling six judges accused of bribery and corruption. The Special Assistant...

  Wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari returned from the United Kingdom on Tuesday morning, a week after she travelled to visit her husband who is on medical leave. According to a statement released...

  The Metropolitan Police in London has made 18 arrests in connection with Saturday’s terror attack that left seven people dead and 48 others injured. According to a police statement, officers...

  A new political party, the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) was on Monday, officially unveiled in Nigeria. The unveiling ceremony held at the Reiz Continental Hotel, central Area, Abuja...

Portuguese football talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo put in another stellar performance for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final against Italian giants, Juventus in Cardiff, Wales to cap a...

  Six Middle East countries namely the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt and Libya have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar whom they accuse of supporting terrorism and undermining...