Africa
NAPTIP Warns Against Out-of-Court Settlements in Sexual Violence Cases
Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has warned individu...
Global | Sun Oct 11 2026
Former Sudanese Prime Minister Seeks Canadian Support, Says Peace Is Still Possible
Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has appealed for stronger Canadian support to end Suda...
Global | Fri Oct 09 2026
South African Jurist Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for Promoting International Law
South African jurist and veteran human rights advocate Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Priz...
Global | Fri Oct 09 2026
2027 Hajj: Nigeria’s Allocation Rises to 60,000 Pilgrims
Nigeria’s allocation for the 2027 Hajj pilgrimage has increased from 50,000 to 60,000 pilgrims after...
Global | Fri Oct 02 2026
Keyamo Says N70,000 Minimum Wage No Longer Enough for Nigerian Workers
N70,000 Minimum Wage Losing Purchasing Power Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Fest...
Global | Thu Sep 24 2026
EFCC Recovers N1.233tn Under Olukoyede, Secures 10,872 Convictions
EFCC reports N1.233 trillion in recoveries The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has repor...
Global | Thu Sep 24 2026
LASTMA Warns Lagos Residents Against Using Skates, Wheeled Shoes on Highways
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has warned children, teenagers and young adults against...
Global | Sun Sep 20 2026
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan Loses Husband Hafidh Ameir Hassan
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is mourning the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, w...
Global | Mon Sep 07 2026
ICPC Recovers N24B, Forfeits 900 Ghost Worker Accounts
ABUJA — The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered...
Global | Fri Aug 14 2026
Nigeria Adds 900 Millionaires as Naira, Stocks Recover
Nigeria’s high-net-worth population has recorded its first annual expansion in five years, driven by...
Global | Thu Aug 13 2026
Police Arrest TCN Tower Vandal As FG Pledges Wage Payment By Aug 15
ABUJA — Federal authorities are confronting a dual challenge to national infrastructure and public s...
Global | Thu Aug 06 2026
NiMet Warns of 3 Days Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms, Floods in Nigeria
ABUJA — The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a comprehensive nationwide severe weather advi...
Global | Wed Aug 05 2026
FCT Bans Okada and Keke in Central Abuja Over Security Concerns
ABUJA — In response to mounting intelligence reports linking informal commercial transport operators...
Global | Tue Aug 04 2026
US Closes Visa Processing in Abuja, 24 African Embassies
ABUJA — The United States Department of State has announced a major administrative overhaul of its d...
Global | Wed Jul 29 2026
Aliko Dangote Pledges $11.7B, One-Third of Fortune to Charity
LAGOS — A historic shift for African corporate governance and wealth distribution, Africa’s wealthie...
Global | Tue Jul 28 2026
Al-Mustapha Rejects Memoir Claims About Abacha's Death in 1998
KADUNA — Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd.), the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Nigeria's late ...
Global | Sat Jul 25 2026
Chidimma Adetshina in SA Court to Fight Deportation Order
CAPE TOWN — Former Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 and international beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina has ...
Global | Sat Jul 25 2026
CBN Holds Interest Rate at 26.5% as Inflation Eases to 15.91%
ABUJA — The Central Bank of Nigeria has chosen to hold its key benchmark lending rate steady at 26.5...
Global | Fri Jul 24 2026
Ex-DSS Officer: Abacha Died of Cardiac Arrest, Not Poison
ABUJA, NIGERIA — For nearly three decades, the sudden death of Nigeria’s former military Head of Sta...
Global | Wed Jul 22 2026
ECOWAS Reaffirms 2027 Launch for ECO Single Currency
FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially reaff...
Global | Tue Jul 21 2026
World Bank: 79% of Nigerians Poor Despite Tinubu Reforms
The deep divide between macroeconomic stabilization and the daily economic reality of citizens has b...
Global | Fri Jul 17 2026
Gen Christopher Musa Commends Oyo Rescue Mission Success
ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has issued a formal comm...
Global | Thu Jul 16 2026
Nehemiah Danjuma Becomes First Deaf Lawyer From Northern Nigeria
ABUJA — The grand, solemn halls of the Body of Benchers Complex in Abuja, amidst the cheers of thous...
Global | Sun Jul 12 2026
Rescued Oyo School Children, Teachers To Remain Under 48-Hour Observation
IBADAN, Oyo State — The atmosphere at the 2 Division Nigerian Army Medical Services in Odogbo Barrac...
Global | Sat Jul 11 2026
Remi Tinubu Defends Akara Empowerment, Urges Davido, Burna Boy To Help Poor 2026
LOKOJA, Kogi State — Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has doubled down on her support f...
Global | Sat Jul 11 2026
NCC Launches "Dig-Once" Policy to Standardize Duct Sharing in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially commenced consultations with industry st...
Global | Wed Jul 08 2026
DHQ: U.S. Troops Still in Nigeria After Lake Chad Mission
ABUJA — The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has moved to clarify the status of U.S. military per...
Global | Fri Jul 03 2026
ASP Usman Nuhu and 4 Delta Police Arraigned for Killing Musician OG Million
ASABA — In a significant development for the pursuit of justice and police accountability in Nigeria...
Global | Wed Jul 01 2026
Nigeria Frees 5 in Ivory Coast, 1 Dies in MACA Jail
ABUJA / ABIDJAN — A significant display of diplomatic resolve, the Federal Government of Nigeria has...
Global | Wed Jul 01 2026
5 States Get $3M Each in $27M World Bank HOPE Fund
ABUJA — The World Bank-supported HOPE (Harnessing Opportunities for Productivity and Empowerment) Go...
Global | Wed Jul 01 2026
Pastor Kumuyi: Seek God’s Help to End Nigeria Insecurity
MAKURDI — Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi, the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life M...
Global | Tue Jun 30 2026
Sowore Granted ₦200m Bail by Court in DSS Cybercrime
ABUJA — The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Muhammad Umar, granted fresh bail ...
Global | Tue Jun 30 2026
ORFA: 79,323 Killed, 34,773 Abducted Nigeria 2020- 2025
JOS — A newly released six-year investigation by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa (OR...
Global | Tue Jun 30 2026
FG to Scrap Fine for Drug Traffickers: 15- 25 Years Jail
ABUJA — The Federal Government of Nigeria is taking decisive action to fundamentally reshape the nat...
Global | Tue Jun 30 2026
EFCC Charges Dikko, Yisawu: N38.66bn Refinery Fraud Case
ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed formal money laundering charge...
Global | Tue Jun 30 2026
Enoch Adeboye Defends President Tinubu Over Nigeria’s Security Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch...
Global | Tue Jun 30 2026
Ramaphosa Warns June 30 Shutdown: Normal Working Day, No Violence
PRETORIA — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a definitive warning to protest groups...
Global | Mon Jun 29 2026
Mushin Explosion 2026: Lagos Police Say NOT A BOMB
LAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command has officially dismissed fears of terrorism following the exp...
Global | Fri Jun 26 2026
Tinubu Vows Safe Rescue of Abducted Oyo Teachers, Pupils
IBADAN — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a strong commitment to the safe rescue of teachers a...
Global | Fri Jun 26 2026
Nigeria Customs Intercepts 580,000 Unregistered Pharmaceutical Products
KANO — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Kano/Jigawa Area Command has intercepted over 580,000 units...
Global | Thu Jun 25 2026
FG Concessions Akanu Ibiam International Airport to Aero Alliance
ENUGU — The Federal Government has officially handed over the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enu...
Global | Thu Jun 25 2026
Financial Institutions to Freeze Assets of Terrorist Financiers
ABUJA — The Federal Government has issued a firm directive to all financial institutions and designa...
Global | Thu Jun 25 2026
Nigeria Discovers Major Polymetallic Mineral Province in Kaduna
ABUJA — The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a major geological breakthrough with the dis...
Global | Wed Jun 24 2026
NDLEA Busts Industrial Meth Lab in Oyo: Mexican Chemist Arrested
ABUJA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully dismantled a highly sophis...
Global | Wed Jun 24 2026
President Tinubu Urges Unified African Strategy to End Resource Exploitation
ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a strong call for African nations to unify their appr...
Global | Wed Jun 24 2026
Nigeria Sees Surge in Gas Production as Presidency Targets Industrialization
LAGOS — Nigeria has recorded a significant boost in its gas production, with gross output rising to ...
Global | Tue Jun 23 2026
U.S. Sanctions Nigeria-Based ISIS Financial Facilitators
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a coordinated international effort to dismantle the financial infrastructure s...
Global | Tue Jun 23 2026
Nigeria Advances $400M Rare Earth Processing Plant in Nasarawa State
NASARAWA — The Nigerian government is making significant strides in its quest to transition from raw...
Global | Sat Jun 20 2026