No fewer than 11 people have been killed during an attack by suspected bandits at Kurmin Masara community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident occurred in the early hours...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it will resume passenger flights from 12 African countries, including Nigeria, from Saturday, January 29. The UAE’s National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority...

The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, has suspended Burkina Faso in the aftermath of a military coup, making it the third member nation to be punished for a military takeover in only 18 months. The announcement...

Former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has declared his intention to contest in the 2023 presidential election. Okorocha made this known in a letter to the Senate President which was read...

Eight people have died after a stampede outside a game at the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Cameroon, while another seven people are in serious condition in the hospital, authorities said...

The Nigerian Federal Government is proposing to extend its suspension of the removal of fuel subsidy by 18 months. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, announced this on Tuesday...

Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained by mutinying soldiers, according to news reports citing security officials. On Monday morning, armoured vehicles belonging to his...

Tunisia knocked out Nigeria from the round of 16 stage of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon following a shock 1-0 victory thanks to a Youseff Msakni goal at the Roumde Adjia stadium...

A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia has  killed 29 people overnight. This was confirmed by the country’s deputy information minister, Jalawah Tompo when he spoke...

A High Court in Abia State has ordered the Federal Government to pay the sum of N1 billion to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and issue a letter of apology to him. Kanu, through...

The House of Representatives has rescinded its decision on the compulsory direct primaries clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The lawmakers reversed the move during a plenary session on Wednesday...

The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu stalled on Tuesday after he objected to the fresh charges brought against him by the Federal Government. The Federal Government...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee Chairman Mai Mala Buni has announced February 26 as the date for the APC convention. Buni, who is also the governor of Yobe State, disclosed this...

Another traditional ruler in Plateau state, Da Gyang Balak, has been kidnapped by gunmen. Mr Gut, who is the Da Gwom Rwei of Vwang, was reportedly accosted by armed men on Sunday night while returning...

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada has called for removal of recent restrictions placed on Nigerians intending to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the outbreak of...

Gunmen on Wednesday night stormed the Plateau State Polytechnic Barkin Ladi and kidnapped two students. Sources say the gunmen, who were three in number stormed the students’ off-campus community and...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted its suspension on microblogging site, Twitter, seven months after it took the action against the social media platform in the country. This development was...

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), an economic advocacy group, has identified Dangote Petroleum Refinery as one of the key expected drivers of growth that would impact positively...

A former governor of Oyo State, Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, is dead. Alao-Akala who was born in Ogbomosho, Oyo State on June 3, 1950 died at the age of 71. Details of his death remained sketchy as...

Three persons have been confirmed dead in a church building collapse which happened at Okpanam near Asaba in Delta State on Tuesday. The confirmation was made by the Police Public Relations Officer in...