A former presidential aide in DR Congo who had been sentenced to 20 years in a high-profile corruption case has had his term reduced by seven years on appeal, his lawyer said. Vital Kamerhe, 62, who was...

Israel carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Wednesday after Palestinian groups sent incendiary balloons into the south of the country, in the first major conflict between the two sides since...

European Union member states have agreed to lift coronavirus travel restrictions on travellers from eight countries and territories including the United States, officials and diplomats said Wednesday. The...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the addition of 56,872 more polling units in various parts of the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement...

Kenya will reopen its embassy in Somalia “as soon as possible”, Nairobi authorities announced on Monday, responding favorably to a proposal from their neighbour for the normalization of diplomatic...

Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr  Abdulrasheed Bawa has said that 90 percent of money laundering which affects the country is done through the real estate sector. Speaking...

The Nigerian Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek for dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country. The Minister...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, flagged off the construction of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas train 7 project located in Bonny, Rivers State. Buhari congratulated the NLNG and its shareholders...

Israel’s parliament approved a new coalition government on Sunday that sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked...

Men of the Nigerian Police have fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Lagos and the nation’s capital, Abuja, with reports of arrests and injuries. Activists had called for nationwide...

A delegation from the Federal Government led by the Minister of Defence, Retired Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi, governors of the five states of the South East and other leaders of political, religious...

The University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN has conferred academic degrees, diplomas and certificates as well as honorary degrees on 11,010 deserving persons found worthy in character and learning. The graduation...

Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria. 2. As with all democracies...

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has broken his silence on suspension of micro blogging and social network platform Twitter by the Federal Government. Lawan stated this at a news briefing in Abuja to mark...

Firmin Ngrebada on Thursday resigned as prime minister of the Central African Republic along with his entire cabinet. The development on Thursday came during a turbulent week after France announced it...

Ghana is aiming to plant over 5 million trees on Friday in an effort to preserve and protect the country’s forest cover and the environment at large. President Nana Akufo was expected to lead the occasion...

The National Association of Nigerian Students has suspended its planned June 12 nationwide protest, saying politicians have hijacked the protest to pursue their personal agenda. NANS President, Sunday...

As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, 47 of Africa’s 54 countries—nearly 90%—are set to miss the September target of vaccinating 10% of...

Eight students and two lecturers have been kidnapped after gunmen invaded Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits attacked the school located along the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Minister of Information and Culture,...