The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am greatly concerned by recent events in Sudan, and I fear the dramatic...

The African Union (AU) has said it suspended Sudan from all its activities after the country’s military overthrew the civilian-led transitional government in a coup. The African Union Political Affairs...

Troops fired on demonstrators outside the Sudanese army headquarters, killing at least three people and injuring more than 80, according to a doctors’ group, as pro-democracy protesters flooded into...

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says all the inmates who escaped from the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) Custodial Centre, Abolongo, Oyo State, will be recaptured. The Minister gave the...

Sudan’s military has placed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok under house arrest after moving him to an unknown location for refusing to support a coup, according to the information ministry. The chairman...

President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira, today at the State House, Abuja. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had in February barred banks and...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has commenced the interrogation of a former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim in a case of alleged corruption and diversion of public funds. Mr Anyim...

A Catholic priest and Vicar of St Theresa’s Catholic Church,Agulu Anambra state escaped death by the whiskers when a band of unknown gunmen at Amansea-Ugwuoba axies on the Enugu -Onitsha expressway...

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has expressed misgivings over the proceedings during Kanu’s last court appearance at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Disclosing the Ohanaeze position to newsmen,the National...

A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set for the 19th Century western Rust. Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot while working on the set...

The Federal Government says it has established a link between Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, and a Boko Haram sponsor, Surajo Muhammad, who was sentenced to life imprisonment...

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will use the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Nigeria to promote strategic partnership to new heights. ‘‘Nigeria...

The Federal Government has accused the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, of using Radio Biafra to instigate violence that led to the death of at least 175 security...

Anambra state Governor, Willie Obiano has signed the bill to prohibit and abolish open and nomadic cattle and other livestock grazing and rearing in Anambra State. He assented to the Cattle and Other Livestock...

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has pleaded not guilty to the seven-count amended charge the Federal Government preferred against him. Kanu, who was re-arraigned at...

Nigeria and Turkey have signed eight agreements in key sectors including Energy, Defense Industry and Mining among others. President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this at a joint press conference with visiting...

The police in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east, have confirmed the killing of two traditional rulers in the state. The incident happened on Tuesday at Nnenasa in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo, said...

The police on Wednesday fired a tear gas canister at the Lekki tollgate where celebrities and youths held a memorial car procession in Lagos State. Youths were participating in the parade amid the presence...

After a most engaging week of delivering healthcare to the under-served and indigent in Lagos, Syd-Monic Foundation concluded its third annual Medical and Surgical Outreach on Sunday, October 17. Dr Anthony...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the immediate release of the international passport of a former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, which was seized by the Nigeria Immigration...