As part of efforts to curb air pollution in Lagos state, the state government has said it will establish six Air Quality Monitoring Stations across the...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately issue the certificate of return to the immediate-past Governor...
Nike Inc is “very concerned” about a rape accusation against Brazilian soccer star Neymar, the world’s largest sportswear maker said on Thursday, raising questions about its...
An estimated 91 million people fall ill each year in Africa due to the consumption of unsafe food, said Thomas Kwesi Quartey, the deputy chairperson of...
Over 200 houses have been destroyed by a windstorm in Sugungun village, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa, a local council official has said. The council’s...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Thursday suspended the operating licences of the African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM belonging to the Daar Communications Limited....
The shadowy leader of the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has appeared in a new video – the first in nearly a year....
Kano State Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Thursday queried Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II on Thursday over allegations of fund misappropriation. The Kano State Anti-Corruption and...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, United State has issued a decree barring the Illinois House Speaker and Senate President from taking the sacrament...
Two Canadian women working for a local aid agency have been kidnapped at a golf club in central Ghana, the police said on Thursday. The police...
Gambians have been left stunned at the extent of human rights abuses under the deposed despot, Yahya Jammeh, during his 22 years as leader of the...
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has revoked five Oil Mining Licenses (OML) and one Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) belonging to five companies. In a public...
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 43-year-old man in prison for the alleged rape of his neighbour’s 10-year-old daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Olufunke...
Nigeria’s rice production drive seems to be getting the needed support as the German government, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has stated...
The more than $267m (£210m) belonging to former Nigerian dictator General Sani Abacha is to be shared between Nigeria, Jersey and the United States. The money...