Yakubu Mohammed, a celebrated veteran journalist and co-founder of the defunct Newswatch magazine, has passed away at the age of 75 after a prolonged illness. His death comes just under...

Tunisian journalist Chatha Belhaj Mubarak has been released from prison after an appeal court reduced her five-year sentence to two. Jailed since 2023 in the high-profile "Instalingo" conspiracy case, she...

Popular Nigerian gospel singer Bunmi Akinnanu, celebrated for her powerful hit song “Omije Ojumi,” has passed away. Her death was announced on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, following a well-documented battle...

Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) will take the unusual step of publishing two separate inflation figures for December to ensure transparency amid concerns of a dramatic, but artificial, spike...

A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) gubernatorial primary, sacking Dr. Wole Oluyede as the party's candidate for the 2026 election. The ruling came...

Nigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has formally sought a partnership with Saudi Arabia to enhance the nation's mining sector. During a meeting in Riyadh with his Saudi...

Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates have officially signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. President Bola Tinubu announced the deal, which...

The government of Niger has revoked the licenses of 14 transport operators and 19 drivers for refusing to deliver fuel to neighboring Mali, which is facing a crippling fuel shortage....

Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, widely known as ‘Portable,’ has been arraigned and remanded in custody by a Federal High Court in Ogun State. He faces a nine-count charge including...

Following the tragic death of her 21-month-old son, author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused Lagos-based Euracare Hospital of "criminal negligence" and initiated legal action. The author alleges that a series...