Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has dismissed two senior aides, Abubakar Umar Sharada and Tasiu Adamu Al’amin Roba, over alleged misconduct. Sharada, Senior Special Assistant on Political Mobilisation, was accused...

President Bola Tinubu has approved significant measures to improve the welfare of pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), marking a major milestone in Nigeria's pension reform efforts. The reforms...

John Utaka, a former Nigerian international footballer, has been named the new head coach of Montpellier HSC's women's team, replacing Frédéric Mendy. Utaka, who will share coaching duties with Baptiste...

A Ugandan judge has refused to grant bail to veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who has been in jail for nearly nine months on treason charges. Besigye's lawyers argued that...

Audu Ogbeh, a veteran politician and former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has passed away at the age of 78. According to a statement released by his family,...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned its members who have expressed support for President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid in 2027 to retrace their steps or face stiffer sanctions. The...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to enabling inmates in Nigeria’s correctional facilities to exercise their right to vote, in line with a series of judicial...

Fuji music maestro Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1, has tendered an unreserved apology for an incident that occurred at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on August...

A Rwandan man accused of participating in the 1994 genocide has been extradited from Norway to Rwanda. François Gasana, who was arrested in Norway in 2022 for crimes allegedly committed...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed Louis Watum Kabamba, a veteran mining executive, as its new mines minister in a cabinet reshuffle. Kabamba, who previously served as minister of...