Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, the revered Chief Imam of Ilorin, has passed away at the age of 75. Born in 1950 in Ilorin, Kwara State, Sheikh Saliu dedicated his life...

Nigerians withdrew ₦36.34 trillion through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the first half of 2025, almost three times the ₦12.21 trillion recorded in the same period last year, despite a...

Vice President Kashim Shettima is leading Nigeria's delegation to the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from January 19 to 23, 2026. This marks a...

A devastating accident in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, has left at least 11 schoolchildren dead and five others critically injured after aminibus collided with a truck. The incident occurred on a...

Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has cancelled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos due to severe floods that have affected hundreds of thousands of people in the Southern...

Nigerian billionaires Femi Otedola and Abdul Samad Rabiu recently met in Dubai, where they discussed major deals reshaping Nigeria's banking, power, and manufacturing sectors. Otedola, chairman of First HoldCo Plc,...

Gunmen have attacked a company in Ogunmakin, near Ibadan, Oyo State, killing a police officer and abducting an Indian expatriate. The attack on Aqua Triton Company was a coordinated, commando-style...

Uganda has partially restored internet services after a five-day shutdown that coincided with the country's general election. President Yoweri Museveni, 81, was declared the winner with 71.6% of the vote,...

The burial plans for Nigerian gospel singer Bunmi Akinnaanu, popularly known as Omije Ojumi, have been cancelled due to internal family issues. Akinnaanu passed away on January 12, 2026, after...

The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Simeon Amadi, chief judge of the state, to comply with an interim court injunction restraining the impeachment process...