An FCT High Court in Apo has ordered the final forfeiture of properties worth nearly N8.94 billion to the federal government. The assets are linked to businesswoman Aisha Achimugu, founder...

Gunmen stormed Eggi Oyo-Ipo Community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State late Wednesday night and abducted an Islamic cleric, sources familiar with the incident said. The heavily armed...

The Ebonyi State Police Command says it will go ahead with a post-mortem examination on Mary Habila, a 26-year-old physiotherapist who died at the Uburu residence of Minister of Works,...

US lawmakers have voted to block all American assistance to Nigeria until the government shows it can curb violence and protect civilians. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives approved an...

Eleven people died and 19 were injured in an overnight fire at a foster care home in Algiers, Algeria's civil protection department said Thursday. Firefighters were still working to put...

The African Democratic Congress is pushing for a full, independent investigation into the death of Mary Habila, a nurse who reportedly died at the Ebonyi residence of Works Minister David...

Nigeria and Mali are moving to revive stalled cooperation with a new joint commission focused on security, trade, energy and migration. The decision came on Tuesday during a meeting in...

The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana is accusing President John Dramani Mahama’s government of using arrests and tough bail terms to intimidate critics, warning it could be...

Sierra Leone has ended its treason case against former president Ernest Bai Koroma, nearly three years after his arrest over an alleged coup attempt. Information Minister Chernor Bah confirmed to...

A special police task force has launched an investigation into the murder of a senior leader of the anti-migration group March and March in South Africa. Andile Mvuyelwa Somgxada, the...