China offers South Africa duty-free market access amid pressure from US tariffs
South Africa’s trade ministry said Trade Minister Parks Tau is travelling to China to sign the agreement, which is expected to grant South African exports preferential access to the Chinese market while also attracting new Chinese investment. “This trip comes…
Zimbabwe agrees a staff-monitored programme with the IMF
Zimbabwe has agreed a staff-monitored programme with the International Monetary Fund, a senior official said on Friday, a tentative first step on the way to a closer engagement with the Fund and an eventual loan programme. A staff-monitored programme…
Trump Acknowledges Nigeria’s First Lady at US National Prayer Breakfast
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday spoke highly of First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, describing her as “a very respected woman”. Trump made the remark at the 74th National Prayer Breakfast held in Washington, D.C. A…
UK court sentences Nigerian man to life imprisonment for killing ex-girlfriend
A UK-based Nigerian man, Adedapo Adegbola has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a woman he worked with after she ended their brief ‘controlling relationship’. Adegbola fatally stabbed 23-year-old Stephanie Irons in the neck at her home in…
Popular Nigerian Actress Aunty Ajara Dies After Illness
A doctor confirmed her death to her family earlier on Thursday, February 5, 2026, following what relatives described as a brief battle with the illness. Popular Nigerian small-screen actress Ajara Lasisi, popularly known as Aunty Ajara, has died after battling…
Somalia Enforces Final Judgment in High-Profile Murder Case
The authorities in Puntland, a semi‑autonomous region of Somalia, have executed a woman convicted of murdering a 14‑year‑old girl, in a rare case in the region in which the death penalty has been carried out against a woman. Hodan Mohamud…
Kwara attack: Recurrent killings of innocent Nigerians unacceptable – Natasha
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has condemned the recent attacks in Kwara State, describing the continued killing of innocent Nigerians as unacceptable and deeply troubling. Akpoti-Uduaghan’s reaction followed a deadly attack on Tuesday night on Woro and Nuku…
JUST IN: US Sends Troops To Nigeria
The United States has confirmed the deployment of a small team of military personnel to Nigeria, marking the first official acknowledgment that U.S. forces are now on the ground in the West African nation amid rising insecurity. General Dagvin R.M….
Leader of South Africa’s second largest party to step down
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has said he will not seek re-election as the party’s leader in April – a move that may threaten the stability of the coalition government. The DA, South Africa’s second largest party,…
Kwara Community holds mass burial for 75 killed in bandits’ attack
Seventy persons were reportedly buried enmass Wednesday afternoon at Woro Community in Kaiama local government area of Kwara state, following bandits attack on Tuesday evening, said a local who preferred anonymity in an interview with Vanguard. Chairman of the local…