A member of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Lewis Obianyi, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Labour Party, citing Governor Alex Otti's inclusive and...

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says his wife, Barbara Kyagulanyi, has been hospitalized after soldiers invaded their residence, partially undressed and choked her. Wine, who is in hiding, alleges the...

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State is facing intense scrutiny after reportedly sponsoring a pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and 27 electoral officers of the Independent...

A deadly ambush along the Ngoshe-Pulka Road in Borno State's Gwoza Local Government Area has resulted in the deaths of five suspected Boko Haram terrorists and three local vigilantes. The...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after a week-long diplomatic and economic mission to Guinea-Conakry and Switzerland, declaring that Nigeria has reclaimed a frontline seat in global andregional...

Three suspected vandals have been arrested for stealing road studs on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos state. The arrest follows the recent inauguration of a surveillance centre and closed-circuit...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has reshuffled his cabinet, appointing his brother, Defence Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara, to the newly created role of vice prime minister. The 84-year-old president, who...

Thousands of supporters of South African opposition politician Julius Malema gathered outside a court in East London as he awaited sentencing for firing a rifle in the air at a...

President Bola Tinubu met with the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. This meeting marks the monarch's first official visit to...

The head of South Sudan's armed forces, Gen Paul Nang Majok, has given soldiers a seven-day ultimatum to "crush the rebellion" in the eastern region, posing a threat to the...