Abia Police arrest retirees for protesting pension non-payment
Abia Police arrest retirees for protesting pension non-payment By Leo Okachie Police in Abia on Thursday arrested two pensioners in…
Ivorian Voters Hope for Peaceful 2020 Election
With fewer than 10 months to go until Ivory Coast’s presidential election voters are hoping that, this time around, the…
U19 Cricket World Cup: Nigeria lose second game to West Indies
Nigeria’s Under-19 Cricket team By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigeria has lost her second group match by 246 runs to West Indies…
Libya’s neighbours meet in Algiers in bid to diffuse crisis
Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 18:05Modified: 23/01/2020 – 18:05 Libya’s neighbours came together Thursday in Algiers as part of international efforts…
Alleged $1.09bn Malabu scam: Adoke, 6 others plead not guilty
Former AGF Mohammed Adoke By Mustapha Yauri The former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, and six other co-defendants charged…
Malian army says six soldiers killed, several wounded in overnight attack
Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 13:32Modified: 23/01/2020 – 13:35 Six soldiers were killed and several were wounded in an overnight attack…
ACF condemns killing of CAN Chairman Rev. Andimi
Rev. Lawan Andimi By Hassana Yakubu The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Thursday expressed dismay over the gruesome murder of…
Billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s ex-president, charged with fraud
Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 10:16Modified: 23/01/2020 – 10:19 Angola’s billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos has been charged in…
FG to inaugurate National Traffic Radio
FG to inaugurate National Traffic Radio By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Government in Abuja on Wednesday says it will inaugurate…
Kaigama tasks Nigerians on culture of dialogue, peaceful coexistence
Most Rev.Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese By Jessica Onyegbula His Grace, Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of the Catholic…
Lesotho’s PM questioned over ex-wife’s murder
Issued on: 22/01/2020 – 23:12Modified: 22/01/2020 – 23:12 In tonight’s edition: Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been questioned by…
U.S. Visa Restrictions: FG won’t react to speculations – Presidency
U.S. Visa Restrictions: FG won’t react to speculations – Presidency By Ismaila Chafe The Presidency has described as mere speculations…
Breaking: Arraignment of Adoke stalled
Former AGF Mohammed Adoke By Wandoo Sumbo The arraignment of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke was on…
Libya peace talks in Moscow fall short of deal
Issued on: 14/01/2020 – 03:26 Libya’s warring leaders made some progress at indirect peace talks in Moscow on Monday but…
Friends and family of teenage Ivorian stowaway struggle to grasp his death
Issued on: 14/01/2020 – 11:03Modified: 14/01/2020 – 11:05 Laurent Barthelemy Ani Guibahi was 14 and dreamed of becoming a scientist.…
Macron calls on US in anti-jihadist fight in Sahel, but solutions lie in Africa and may not be military
At the end of a recent summit on the Sahel, French President Emmanuel Macron pledged extra troops and called on…
Sudan reopens airspace after military crushes armed revolt
Issued on: 15/01/2020 – 10:57Modified: 15/01/2020 – 10:57 Sudan said it reopened its airspace on Wednesday after an armed revolt…
Sudan’s ‘predicted nightmare’ revolt highlights risks to democratic transition
A deadly revolt Tuesday by Sudanese security forces protesting against their severance packages has underscored the importance of reforming and…
Attack on Fulani village in Mali kills over a dozen in latest spate of ethnic violence
Issued on: 17/01/2020 – 02:35Modified: 17/01/2020 – 02:35 Fourteen people were killed and two wounded on Thursday in an attack…
Libya strongman Haftar in Greece for talks ahead of Berlin peace conference
Issued on: 17/01/2020 – 09:44Modified: 17/01/2020 – 09:44 Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar will hold talks in Athens on Friday,…