Africa
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Boko Haram: ECOWAS parliament ends 3-day visit to North East
By Rabiu SANI A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliamentarians on Sunday concluded a three-day…
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Reactions trail Buhari, Obasanjo encounter in Addis Ababa
By Ismaila Chafe The coincidental encounter between President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the ongoing African Union summit…
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BBNaija: Season three begins with 20 housemates
Anita Eboigbe The third season of reality TV series, Big Brother Nigeria was launched on Sunday with 20 contestants also…
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CHAN: Super Eagles’ performance excites President Buhari
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles on the spectacular 2-1 win over Angola in the…
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Corruption is one of the greatest evils of our time, President Buhari tells African leaders; Meets Obasanjo, Abdulsalami
President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Addis Ababa described corruption as one of the greatest evils of our time. A statement…
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Herdsmen: What has happened to the Great Green Wall? By Chido Nwakanma
Journalists and everyone concerned with the matter should shout out to the Minister of Environment. What has happened to the…
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President Buhari participates in the African Union Peace and Security Council meeting in Addis Ababa
President Muhammadu Buhari is participating in the four-day 30th African Union Summit which started Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A…
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Trump’s speech calls for introspection – Peter Obi in Yale University speech
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has advised Africans and African leaders to stop brooding over President…
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President Buhari meets with Governors’ Forum delegation; Jets out to Addis Ababa for AU Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, held a meeting with a delegation of the Governors’ Forum at the State House in Abuja.…
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Attractive opportunities exist in Nigeria, Udoma tells investors at Davos
Foreign businesses interested in investing in Africa have been encouraged to take a look at the very attractive opportunities available…
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Saraki pays tribute to music legend, Hugh Masekela
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has paid tribute to the late South African music legend, Hugh Masekela,…
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Libyan Education Minister’s motorcade attacked in Southeastern Libya
The motorcade of Libyan Education Minister, Osman Abdel-Jalil, was attacked on Wednesday in Bani Walid city, some 180 km southeast…
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A burden in my heart for Liberia By Idang Alibi
Sometime in November last year, in a hotel in Benin, Edo State, I was privileged to engage in a conversation…
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Home-based Super Eagles gaining confidence with each CHAN 2018 game, football enthusiasts say
By Victor Okoye, Abuja Several football enthusiasts have hailed the home-based Super Eagles for their victory over Equatorial Guinea, pointing…
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‘Killings of Nigerians in South Africa must stop’ – Nigerians in Diaspora warn
By Prudence Arobani, New York The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) worldwide has warned against further killings of Nigerians in…
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in hospital for kidney infection – news site
South African anti-apartheid veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has been hospitalised for a kidney infection but is expected to make a full…
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CHAN 2018: Home-based Super Eagles sparkle to top group for quarter-finals berth
The home-based Super Eagles on Tuesday whipped Equatorial Guinea 3-1 after coming from behind in Agadir, to advance into the…
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Hugh Masekela, father of South African jazz, husband of Mama Africa, Miriam Makeba, dies at 78; ‘His contribution to the struggle for liberation will never be forgotten’ – President Zuma
Trumpeter and singer Hugh Masekela, known as the “father of South African jazz” who used his music in the fight…
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Gambian military arrests 2 top Jammeh generals after they return from exile
Military authorities in Gambia arrested two of ex-strongman Yahya Jammeh’s generals after they returned unexpectedly from exile over the weekend,…
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Weah makes first appointments
Liberia’s President George Weah on Tuesday made his first appointments less than 24 hours after his swearing in on Monday.…
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Dabiri-Erewa condemns killing of another Nigerian in South Africa
By Isaac Aregbesola Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the alleged…
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South Africa killings: culprits apprehended, arraigned says Mission
By Isaac Aregbesola The Nigerian Mission in South Africans says indigenes responsible for the violent attack on Nigerians in Durban…
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Liberia: Former Nigerian leader hails peaceful transition
By Harrison Arubu Former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), on Sunday hailed the ongoing peaceful democratic transfer…
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C/River govt. provides succour to Cameroonian refugees
By George Odok The Cross River government on Sunday provided food and non-food items to over 3,000 Southern Cameroonian refugees…
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10,000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria – UN
By Prudence Arobani The UN has expressed concerns about the swelling numbers of people fleeing English-speaking areas of Cameroon for…
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