Morocco's central bank has maintained its benchmark interest rate at 2.25% for the third consecutive meeting, citing easing inflation and global economic uncertainty. The bank expects inflation to average 0.8%...

The M23 rebel group has announced it will unilaterally withdraw its forces from the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, following a request from the United...

The Nigerian Senate has directed the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to investigate widespread rumors on social media alleging the collapse and possible death of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The...

Benin has jailed around 30 people, mostly soldiers, accused of links to a thwarted coup attempt earlier this month. The soldiers appeared on national television on December 7 to announce...

Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Group, has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Ahmed Farouk, Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum...

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has passed away at a hospital in Saudi Arabia. The 71-year-old retired judge died on Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy...

Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, has promised to further reduce petrol prices nationwide. This assurance comes after the company announced that MRS, which operates over 2,000 filling stations, will...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the Nigeria Police Force's plan to resume enforcement of the suspended tinted glass permit policy from January 2, 2026, citing it as...

Gunmen attacked Ora, a community on the Osun-Kwara boundary, abducting a retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi, and killing a village chief, Dennis. The incident occurred on Monday evening, with the...

A cleric, Ladan Zubairu, was killed while calling Muslims to prayer at Yusuf Garko Mosque in Kano's Maraba Quarters on Monday morning. The suspect, who allegedly slit the cleric's throat,...