Prominent human rights activist and lawyer Sarah Bireete was detained by Ugandan police on Tuesday after security forces surrounded her home in Kampala. Police confirmed Bireete, an outspoken government critic...

Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they will ban United States citizens from entering their countries, a direct response to the Trump administration's decision to add them to an expanded...

The Shitta-Bey family of Lagos, owners of Shitta-Bey Court, popularly known as the GNI Building, has expressed deep sorrow over the recent fire outbreak at the high-rise building, describing the...

Guinea’s authorities have restricted access to major social media platforms as early election results showed junta leader Gen. Mamady Doumbouya heading toward a decisive victory in the country’s presidential poll,...

Several people were abducted today along the Omi-Odo Ara Road in Kogi State’s Yagba West Local Government Area, adding to a recent surge of kidnappings that has left communities on...

Former senator Gilbert Nnaji has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after 27 years and has joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a resignation letter, Nnaji, who represented...

The Nigerian government and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) are mourning the deaths of seven journalists who were killed in a tragic road accident in Gombe State on Monday...

Guinea's junta leader, Mamady Doumbouya, has taken a large lead in the country's presidential election, according to initial results. Doumbouya, who seized power in a coup four years ago, had...

A pastor from Living Faith Church who was kidnapped by gunmen in Kogi State has regained his freedom after spending several days in captivity. The cleric was abducted last Friday...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, his son, and another associate be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre. The decision came...