African payments giant Flutterwave has laid off approximately 30 employees, accounting for about 3% of its workforce.  This move comes three months after the company announced a strategic shift to...

Femi Otedola, the chairman of FBN Holdings, has further cemented his position as the single largest shareholder of the financial services giant by increasing his stake once again.  In a...

Famed Malian singer Rokia Traoré was arrested at Fiumicino airport in Rome as she arrived for a concert, according to Italian media. The arrest stems from a conviction in Belgium...

Severe floods and landslides have killed at least 24 people over a 10-day period in Abidjan, the largest city in Ivory Coast, authorities reported on Monday.  The West African nation's...

One person has died and dozens were injured during a crush at an election rally for Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, officials report. Campaigning for July's general election commenced on Saturday,...

At least seven people were killed in a fresh bandit attack on Saturday night in Mai Dabino village, located in the Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to...

In a significant operation, operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) discovered a shrine guarded by a snake and used for storing illicit drugs in the Igor community,...

Egypt has withdrawn the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, holding them accountable for the deaths of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca. The crisis...

Niger's junta has confirmed that an oil pipeline transporting crude oil to Benin was damaged by rebels. The Patriotic Liberation Front, seeking the release of former President Mohamed Bazoum, who...

The headquarters of Christ Embassy Church in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State, reportedly caught fire on Sunday morning. https://youtube.com/shorts/gjfVMsrKzbc?si=avxgAW07opeMf10D Videos shared on X.com depicted the blaze, with officials from the Lagos...