A Tunisian appeals court has handed jail terms of up to 45 years to opposition leaders, businessmen, and lawyers, including prominent figures such as Ghazi Chaouachi, Issam Chebbi, and Ridha...

Major-General Horta Inta-a has been sworn in as the new transitional president of Guinea-Bissau, a day after soldiers toppled the civilian leadership in a swift power grab. The move comes...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for questioning. Malami, who served from 2015 to 2023 under...

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Director General of the Department...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all its activities pending the restoration of full and effective constitutional order. ECOWAS leaders have also established a...

Guinea-Bissau's deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in neighbouring Senegal following his release by military forces that toppled his government. Embaló landed in Senegal on a chartered military flight,...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Nigerian side of the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group, aimed at deepening collaboration in tackling security challenges in the country. The group,...

The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and other detained officials. The coup,...

Gunmen abducted several people, including a 16-year-old boy and six girls aged 17-23, from Gidan-Bijimi village in Abuja's Bwari Area Council on Wednesday night, just hours after President Bola Tinubu...

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has departed Guinea-Bissau, following a military coup that overthrew the government. Jonathan, who led the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission, was in the...