Sixteen students died in a fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, about 120km north-west of Nairobi, Kenyan authorities have confirmed. The fire broke out in the early hours of...

Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Age has resigned from the All Progressives Congress with immediate effect. In a letter dated May 22, 2026, addressed to the Chairman of Orogun Ward...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 6, 2026, to deliver judgment in a forfeiture suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against 57 properties linked...

The United States is planning to establish a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who may be exposed to Ebola in the region, according to people familiar with the matter....

Ghanaian authorities have started repatriating citizens from South Africa after a wave of anti-immigrant protests raised safety concerns. The first group of 800 Ghanaians who registered to return began departing...

A Nigerian pilgrim participating in the 2026 Hajj has died during the movement of worshippers from Arafat to Muzdalifah in Saudi Arabia. The individual, believed to be from Bauchi State,...

Burkinabe authorities have arrested Mohamad Kindo, head of the Council of Sunni Scholars of Burkina Faso, a move that has drawn strong public criticism. According to local sources, police officers...

African Democratic Congress presidential aspirant Mohammed Hayatu-Deen said he will not attend the announcement of the party’s presidential primary results on Tuesday, citing concerns about the integrity of the process....

Isa Pantami, former minister of communications and digital economy, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party and secured the party’s governorship ticket for Gombe State ahead of the 2027 elections. Pantami...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2027 presidential election. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Peter...