The United Arab Emirates which serves as the regional financial hub for Gulf states has said it will launch its first digital currency by 2026. The  country’s central bank disclosed this major financial...

The South African military said on Monday it was deploying soldiers in two provinces, including its economic hub of Johannesburg, to help police cope with looting and arson attacks on businesses. Soldiers...

President Buhari has received the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, and the Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, at the State House in Abuja on Monday. Both governors recently dumped the...

Kidnapped Emir of Kajuru, Alhassan Adamu, has regained his freedom, authorities confirmed to Channels Television on Monday. A top official of the Kajuru local government area confirmed the release of...

After a curious and studied silence, the apex Igbo organization has come out with a comment on its position on the re-arraignment and consequent trial of Biafran secessionist leader and head of the Indigenous...

South Africa’s Constitutional Court will this Monday review the 15-month jail sentence handed to Jacob Zuma for contempt of court. The former head of state, who has been in prison since Wednesday,...

The Italian national team has won the 2020 men’s European soccer championship against England, finishing out a strong season and stopping England from a would-be historic international win for...

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday, disclosed that the state is experiencing a potential third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with dire consequences. Sanwo-Olu, who said this while giving...

The founder and Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, AMEN, has requested for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Fr Mbaka had earlier incurred the wrath...

Bandits early Sunday morning kidnapped the Emir of Kajuru and 13 of his family members in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits numbering over 200 stormed the emirate, firing gunshots,...

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has faulted a recent statement credited to Governor of Kogi State, Alh. Yahaya Bello to the effect that “rotational presidency is unconstitutional” adding that “Nigerians...

The six students and two staff members of Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in Zaria, Kaduna State, who were kidnapped by bandits have been released. They were released on Thursday night at an undisclosed location...

According to the World Health Organisation, the worst is yet to come as the third wave of Covid-19 gathers pace on the continent. Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic. The...

Haitian police have arrested 15 Colombians and two Haitian Americans suspected of involvement with the assassination of Haitian President, Jovenel Moise, officials announced Thursday. At least 28 people...

Nigeria has confirmed the detection of the Delta COVID-19 variant. “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage...

It is two years since Mallam Mele Kyari, with a simple mien and a rather unassuming disposition, took the reigns of leadership at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation as Group Managing Director. Apart...

The Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have started the screening of the nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari as national commissioners of INEC. The president’s...

South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma turned himself in to the police early Thursday morning to begin serving a prison sentence for contempt of court. Prison authorities confirmed that Zuma “has...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday has granted the bail application of a former Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Adedibu Ojerinde. The court granted him bail...

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed the 2021 Supplementary Budget of N982, 729,695,343.00 representing an increase of N87billion over the request presented to it two weeks ago by President Muhammadu...