Members of a Christian sect in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Bundu dia Kongo, on Wednesday morning, attacked a prison in Kinshasa, the country’s capital, freeing their leader along with 50...

Ghana’s Education Service has banned female teachers in the country from wearing trousers to school except during sporting activities. The directive was contained in an internal memorandum released...

After 15 months of being on the rise, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of inflation in the Nigerian economy, has dropped for the third consecutive month. According to the National...

One of America’s National Football League (NFL) teams, the Washington Redskins on Tuesday, announced the signing of Nico Marley, grandson of Reggae Music legend, Bob Marley to their 90-man roster. At...

Member representing Jos South/East Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Edward Pwajok, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  to the ruling  All Progressives...

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has warned officers and men of the Nigerian Army to stay away from politics or politically-related activities. He issued the warning on Tuesday through a statement...

  The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has hailed the performance of Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo in reducing oil theft and vandalisation of oil pipelines in the Niger Delta. He...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is to resume its search for oil in the Lake Chad basin before the end of the year. The Chief Operating Officer in charge of Gas and Power in the NNPC,...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said no report of the WannaCry Ransomware attack has been recorded in any corporation located within the country. While disclosing this...

Just minutes after Cote’Ivoire’s Defence Minister, Alain-Richard Donwahi announced on state-owned television that an agreement has been reached to end the on-going unrest in the country, renegade...

  At least 25 persons were reportedly killed and several others seriously wounded over the weekend when suspected herdsmen attacked Etogi Community in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. According...

  Seventeen inmates from the Buimo Prison in the city of Lae in Papua New Guinea have been killed during a mass prison break on Friday. According to Lae Metropolitan Police, apart from the 17 prisoners...

  The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has debunked rumours making the rounds that the President, who is on a medical leave in the United...

  North Korea has warned that the new stringent sanctions the United States has placed on the country would only spur her to develop nuclear weapons. The warning was contained in a rare letter of...

  Controversy has continued to trail the recent sacking of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Chief, James Comey, by US President, Donald Trump. Trump, who accused Comey of being a “showboat...

Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s friendly treatment towards him is like that of a father. Osinbajo made the disclosure at the Palace...

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, appointed Nigeria’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, to preside over the 81st Plenary of the 193-member...

Another set of 258 Nigerian returnees from the northern African country of Libya have arrived the country aboard a chartered Airbus A333-200, operated by Libya Airlines. The aircraft touched down at...

The Nigerian National Assembly on Thursday passed the 2017 budget of N7.441 trillion as against the N7.28 trillion earlier proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari about four months ago. The Senate also...

The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said he will listen to any advice given to him by Second Republic Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ekwueme. Kanu made the remark...