Liberia’s President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Tuesday said the democracy and reputation of her country has come under threat. She spoke a day after the Supreme Court put a hold on the presidential run-off...

    The Nigerian military has deployed more soldiers and helicopters to the Niger Delta to enable it effectively check renewed threats of violence by militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) . Helicopters...

 Nigeria’s former Minister of the Environment and current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed has won the Diplomat of the Year award of Foreign Policy (FP) magazine. The...

Prominent Christian leaders in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to withdraw from the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) and other religious organisations it currently belongs in. Led...

 The Nigeria Police on Tuesday said it has sanctioned 17 of its officers and returned the sum of N834,000 extorted by them from members of the public between July and September this year. This was disclosed...

Former Nigerian international footballer, Sunday Oliseh has been named as Best Coach after the first round of matches in the Dutch second tier football league, The Jupiler League. The 43-year-old Oliseh...

Liberia’s Supreme Court on Monday suspended the planned October 7 presidential run-off elections in the country and ordered the electoral body to investigate allegations of fraud in the first round...

The Federal Government has told the Federal High Court in Lagos that it cannot disclose how states spent the ₦388.304 billion from the London and Paris Club loan refunds as such information is protected...

The Federal Government has suspended Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, the Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property from carrying out any official operations until further notice. Mr...

There was horror in Texas, United States this Sunday morning as a lone man with an assault riffle opened fire on worshippers in a church in the small town of Sutherland Springs. Many others were left wounded....

The United Nations has commended the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, the Ohanaeze Ndibgo on the vital role it played to stem the rising tide of agitations that threatened the unity of Nigeria. The UN delegation...

A Zimbabwean lawyer wants the age-long African tradition of paying bride price – a sum of money or its equivalence in goods given to a bride’s family by the groom or his family before marriage...

Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has called on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to respect the law and honour the Senate’s invitation to clear himself of allegations of financial...

Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Governors Forum of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Owelle Rochas Okorocha says President Muhamadu Buhari will not be given an automatic ticket to fly...

The scarcity of Jet A1, widely known as aviation fuel which started last weekend has paralysed flight operations as it has led to delays and cancellations especially the Abuja to Lagos route which is domestically...

  Former Vice Presient of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme has been admitted in hosp[ital after he  collapsed at his residence in Enugu. Reports say Ekwueme went into coma soon after he collapsed around...

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) held on Tuesday in Abuja could not adopt President Muhammadu Buhari as its sole presidential candidate for the 2019 general...

The Queen of the Netherlands, Her Majesty, Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti has lauded the initiatives of the Lagos State Government under Governor Akinwunmi Ambode towards improving service delivery especially...

African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday said it could consider Nigeria for an additional $400 million loan if such a request was approved by its board. In a statement issued through its Director, Communications...

  In a trial described by Amnesty International as being unfair and deeply flawed, a military court in Cameroon has sentenced an opposition politician and critic of President Paul Biya to 25 years...