The passing of Ghanaian gospel sensation Kofi Owusu Dua Anto, affectionately known as Koda, has sparked an outpouring of tributes from fans and fellow musicians alike. Koda, recognised for his...

The African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa has been unsuccessful in its legal attempt to prevent a new party from using the name and emblem of its former armed...

Lucky Aiyedatiwa has won the Ondo All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election, ending a voting process that started on Saturday. The Chairman of the election committee and the Governor...

First Bank Nigeria Holdings Limited has named Olusegun Alebiosu as the Acting Chief Executive Officer. This was made known in official notification to the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Sunday. The...

In Ogun state's Iperu region, gunmen have shot and killed Yinka Olomojobi, a law professor at Babcock University, and kidnapped two others. Olomojobi was shot and killed on Friday, reportedly...

Hundreds of people have held a demonstration in Agadez in the north of Niger, calling for the immediate departure of the 1,000 American troops based there. The protest on Sunday...

An estimated 10bn barrels of oil has been discovered in Namibia, Portuguese oil company Galp Energia has said. The company revealed that it had made the potential find after concluding...

An Egyptian statue aged more than 3,000 years old has arrived back home, over three decades since it was stolen and smuggled out of the country, authorities have said. The...

Kenya’s military on Saturday paid a tribute to its army chief who died in a helicopter accident this week with a 19-gun cannon salute and a religious ceremony. President William...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Nigerian Chess Master, Tunde Onakoya, for setting a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess, saying that his remarkable story...