Rescuers fan out after Nigeria flooding kills more than 150
Abuja – Search teams fanned out Saturday from the epicentre of deadly flash flooding in Nigeria, the Red Cross... Read more
1 Jun, 2025
WATCH | Ramaphosa lands in Ivory Coast for power-packed CEO summit
Abidjan – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, for a... Read more
12 May, 2025
‘They came in the night’: Entire families killed in Nigeria’s Benue massacre
Abuja – Gunmen killed at least 56 people earlier this week in central Nigeria’s Benue state, the governor’s office... Read more
20 Apr, 2025
Guinea ex-dictator freed from jail after 2009 massacre pardon: junta
Conakry – Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, jailed for 20 years over a 2009 massacre, was pardoned for “health... Read more
31 Mar, 2025
Burkina journalists held after defending freedom of speech – media body
Abidjan – Authorities detained two journalists in Burkina Faso on Monday after the media body to which they belong... Read more
25 Mar, 2025
Deal with bandits brings uneasy peace in Nigeria’s Kaduna state
Kano – A peace deal between authorities and gangs in Nigeria’s Kaduna state has put a dent in deadly... Read more
12 Mar, 2025
Nigeria moves gingerly to tame Africa’s biggest crypto market
Lagos – Nigerian authorities are warily moving to regulate Africa’s largest cryptocurrency market in long-delayed efforts to create legal... Read more
11 Mar, 2025
Major fuel shortage hits black gold producer Niger
Niamey – Petrol station attendant Amadou Sani gesticulated to approaching motorists in Niamey to keep going because the garage... Read more
11 Mar, 2025
Competition drives down Nigeria petrol prices
Lagos – The retail price of petrol in Nigeria has dropped to 860 naira ($0.57) per litre, as a... Read more
5 Mar, 2025
Nigeria’s 2025 budget has major flaws and won’t ease economic burden
Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College There are doubts as to whether Nigerian president Bola Tinubu’s N54.99 trillion (US$36.6 billion) 2025... Read more
4 Mar, 2025
