The Nigeria Police Force has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who is seeking...

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Usman Dakingari as a non-career ambassador and Ismail Yusuf as chairman and CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). President Bola Tinubu nominated...

The Court of Appeal in Akure has affirmed Wole Oluyede as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2026 election in Ekiti state. The unanimous judgment...

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Jamila Abubakar-Sadiq, a retired Rear Admiral, as National Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), representing the North-East geopolitical zone. President Bola Tinubu...

Biniam Solomon, a renowned Eritrean satirical cartoonist known as Cobra, has been released from prison after 15 years in detention without trial. The 60-year-old was arrested in 2011 in the...

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has alleged that government-linked security operatives raided the home of his assistant, Najja Sherif, and abducted his wife after failing to locate him. Wine condemned...

Twelve members of the House of Representatives have defected from the Labour Party (LP), Young Progressives Party (YPP), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and...

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in five new commissioners, praising the state assembly's "rigorous" screening process. The new commissioners are Tonye Bellgam, Temple Nwofor, Peters Nwagor, Lekue Kenneth,...

The UK is beefing up security in Windsor as President Bola Tinubu visits King Charles III on March 18-19. Expect airspace restrictions and road closures around Windsor Castle, with Thames...

The South African government has summoned the new US ambassador, Leo Brent Bozell III, over his comments about the anti-apartheid chant "Kill The Boer". Bozell had disagreed with a Constitutional...