A fresh attack by armed bandits in Oba community, Kwara State, has left a forest guard dead and his wife abducted, sparking widespread fear and appeals for government intervention. The...

The Kwankwasiyya Movement has strongly rejected a US bill seeking to impose sanctions on its leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, over alleged "severe religious freedom violations" in Nigeria. The bill,...

Biodun Jeyifo, a distinguished professor of African literature and culture, has died at the age of 80. Jeyifo, fondly known as "BJ", was a prominent scholar and academic who made...

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has made history by becoming the first refinery globally to achieve and sustain a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day on its Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and...

Egypt has appointed General Ashraf Salem Zaher Mansour as its new Defence Minister, replacing General Abdel Majeed Saqr, who took office in July 2024. Mansour, former Commandant of the Egyptian...

Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader, and seven others have been charged with new offenses related to the deaths of 52 people found in shallow graves in southeast Kenya. Mackenzie,...

Ghana has designated every Wednesday as 'Fugu Day' to promote the country's traditional outfit, the fugu, following an online debate with Zambians. The fugu, a northern Ghanaian top made from...

An Arik Air Boeing 737-700 aircraft, operating flight W3-740 from Lagos to Port Harcourt, diverted to Benin Airport on Wednesday after the crew heard a loud bang from the left...

The Nigerian Naira has continued its upward trend, appreciating further at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday, trading at N1,351.02 against the United States dollar. This represents a 0.23%...

The US House of Representatives has introduced a bill seeking to designate Fulani ethnic militias as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) over alleged "religious violence" in Nigeria. The Nigeria Religious...