A hyena is on the loose in the Northcentral Nigerian city of Jos after escaping from Jos Wildlife Park. The state tourist board has assured concerned residents that drones and...

A young Tanzanian portrait artist, Shadrack Chaula, was released from prison after social media users raised over $2,000 (£1,600) to pay his fine. Convicted of cybercrimes last week, Chaula faced...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated cartons of aphrodisiac products and sex enhancement drugs valued at N12 million in Sokoto. This seizure is...

On Tuesday, members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) staged nationwide protests across public university campuses,...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced that fuel stations will extend their operating hours to enhance the supply and distribution of petrol. Mr. Dapo Segun, the...

A Ugandan man Swalleh Abubakar faces charges of terrorism-related offences, accused of supporting the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group allied to Islamic State (IS). Swalleh Abubakar, 31, extradited...

Bandits dressed in hijabs, also known as abayas, kidnapped 26 people, mostly women and children, in an attack on the Runka community in Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State. Runka...

A Ugandan military officer serving in Somalia was killed and six other soldiers were wounded when their convoy triggered a roadside bomb, Uganda's military reported on Monday. The attack has...

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has generously donated N100 million to support the IBILE Muslims Community Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation, officially launched in Lagos on Saturday. This new foundation...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has called on Muslims to contribute to the fight against poverty by making zakat, sadaqat, and waqf donations.  Speaking at the launch of...