Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, and his Niger State counterpart, Sanni Bello, said the effort of a prominent Islamic …
The future of the Democratic Governance Facility – a donor funded aid pool – rests on a brief that Finance …
The indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has lambasted Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over his claim that those agitating for …
It was a race against time for many businesses and shoppers in the capital Kigali on the evening of the …
Former Labour and Social Welfare Minister Petronella Kagonye have been arrested on allegations of fraud. Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson Assistant …
One of Africa’s largest conglomerates, the BUA Group, has paid for one million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines for Nigeria …
RwandAir has suspended flights to Zimbabwe with effect from today (Monday, 8 February 2021) due to fears of COVID-19 variants. …
German authorities sent asylum-seekers back to Ethiopia despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and the Tigray conflict. Opposition …
One study, involving around 2,000 people, found the vaccine offered “minimal protection” against mild and moderate cases of Covid-19. The …
A US man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for abusing underage in an orphanage in …
Some Yorubas in the diaspora have created a GoFundMe account to support the agitation of an acclaimed activist, Sunday Adeyemo, …
South Africa is anticipating a coronavirus third wave and has reportedly started planning for it. Health experts according to the …
Nigerian soldiers have reportedly killed dozens of Islamist Boko Haram militants in a major operation the north-east of the country. …
The International Criminal Court sitting at The Hague, Netherlands, has convicted Ugandan child soldier-turned-warlord Dominic Ongwen for crimes against humanity, …
President Uhuru Kenyatta has slammed leaders whom he described as arrogant and is hell bent to polarize the country in …
Police efforts to enforce national lockdown regulations have hit a snag at Warren Park Shopping Centre in Harare, as vendors …
Despite an agreement with the UN to allow “unimpeded” humanitarian access, very little aid and very few relief workers have …
The government extended the deadline for replacing the old passport with the biometric version unveiled in August 2017 to December …
Ethiopia is planning to vaccinate 20% of its population against the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of 2021, said the …
Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho has asked for forgiveness from the Ooni of Ife, …
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned the blocking of the Facebook page of its Leader, Mazi Nnamdi …
The leadership of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has applauded the governors of the southeast states for banning …
Bishop Abraham Chris Udeh, the founder of Mount Zion Faith Global Liberation Ministries Inc, Nnewi, Anambra State, has advised Ndigbo …
Uganda’s president has ordered the suspension of a multi-million dollar fund set up by donor countries, after complaining that it …
Ugandan academic cum political activist, Dr Stella Nyanzi, has fled to Nairobi, Kenya. This was confirmed by her lawyer, Prof …
Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, has said the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, …
Two Main Pan-Yoruba Groups, Afenifere and Oodua People’s Congress, have said those clamouring for the creation of ‘Oodua’ Republic are …
Since the struggle for the actualization of the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by Bashorun M. K. O. Abiola, …
Tanzania’s government, which has been criticised for its handling of the pandemic, has no plans to rollout Covid vaccines, the …
The South African government will nominate the Cuban Medical Brigade for the Nobel Peace Prize following its assistance in the …
Nigeria is set to receive 57 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines over the next few months, the authorities say. Nigeria …
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased some restrictions imposed due to coronavirus, including lifting an unpopular ban on alcohol …
Nigeria has extended the deadline for the mandatory registration of all mobile phone SIM cards by eight weeks. The extension …
Covid-19 denialists and those against wearing protective masks were among the almost 200 people who gathered at Muizenberg beach at …
In the early 1920s, the colonial administration of Nairobi municipality demolished a large number of “African villages,”—some of the few …
In a statement on Monday, the Nairobi Sewerage company said the interruption will start on February 3 at 6 am …
OVER 50 per cent of women diagnosed with cancer at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) are suffering from cervical and breast …
The NUP leader, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, is seeking to challenge President Museveni’s victory in the January 14 …
The Lagos State Government says it will deploy Ivermectin drug in a short clinical trial to ascertain its efficiency to …
The Nigerian military says it does not have in its custody any of the schoolgirls abducted seven years ago in …
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has termed his tenure at the helm of the African Union as “baptism by fire”. …
South Africa’s spy agency has been accused of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on illegal undercover operations to protect …
Kenya’s coronavirus vaccine roll-out will begin next month, with 1.25 million frontline workers to receive injections between February and June. …
Rwanda is sixth globally among the countries that handled Covid-19 outbreak best, according to a new analysis that found smaller …
South Africa’s military has changed its dress policy to allow Muslim women to wear hijabs with their uniforms. It is …
President Buhari has signed a new law prescribing a six-month jail term for anyone found guilty of flouting any of …
South Africa will on Monday receive one million Covid-19 vaccine doses from India, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. The …
