Nigeria recorded a modest slowdown in inflation last month as the National Bureau of Statistics reported the headline rate dropped to 15.43% in July 2026 from 15.91% in June, a...

Yekini Idaiyi was sworn in on Monday as the new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. Idaiyi, who represents Akoko Edo II Constituency, took the oath of office...

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has ordered the state’s attorney-general to withdraw a lawsuit challenging the EFCC over the freezing of Osun’s bank account. Speaking on Channels Television on Sunday...

Nigeria is expanding its domestic defence industry with plans to manufacture armoured vehicles, counter-drone systems and other military equipment locally.The initiative is part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria's capacity to...

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned from office. Sources within the Assembly said the resignation came after a group of lawmakers began moves...

Security forces in Zambia arrested 11 people early Friday, including senior opposition figures, after what the government called a foiled plot to destabilize the country. The arrests came just days...

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has dismissed accusations that he is building an "Adeleke dynasty" in Osun, insisting the family’s continued role in politics reflects public preference, not imposition. Speaking...

Fighting erupted in central Baidoa on Monday as Somalia’s federal troops battled armed opposition groups, residents and military officials said. The clashes began in the morning in Baidoa, the administrative...

Moroccan authorities stopped dozens of people attempting to reach Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta over the weekend, according to reports. Security sources told Spanish media and Reuters that 111...

African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has dragged President Bola Tinubu to court over allegations that Tinubu’s National Youth Service Corps discharge certificate is forged. In the suit filed...