Several aspirants, including the younger brother of late former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi and the son-in-law of businessman Chief Kola Daisi, have been disqualified from contesting in the All...

Kabiru Umar Sokoto, convicted for the 2011 Christmas Day bombing of St Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State, has filed an appeal against his terrorism conviction and life sentence....

Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has secured the All Progressives Congress ticket for the Agege federal constituency in the House of Representatives. Obasa ran unopposed...

Six suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters, including a known bomb expert, were killed on Saturday after an improvised explosive device they were assembling exploded in Borno State....

Comoros has temporarily suspended a recent fuel price increase after protests and clashes left one person dead and five injured on Anjouan island. The government announced the suspension on Saturday,...

Felicien Kabuga, one of the last fugitives wanted for the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has died in UN custody at age 93. The UN’s Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals said Kabuga...

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. The outbreak in Ituri province has led to...

The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has condemned the abduction of students by gunmen in Oyo and Borno states, saying the attacks show a worsening security crisis and government...

The All Progressives Congress has disqualified 14 aspirants from contesting its House of Representatives primary elections holding nationwide on Saturday. APC spokesperson Felix Morka said the aspirants took part in...

One person has been killed and five injured in clashes on Comoros’ Anjouan island as protests over rising fuel prices turned violent. The unrest started Friday after a meeting between...