Panic in Katsina as bandits demand 700 cattle, 1,000 sheep from communities, give six-day ultimatum
Residents of communities in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State have been thrown into panic after suspected bandits issued a six-day ultimatum, demanding 700 cattle and 1,000 sheep to avoid an attack. The demand was conveyed in a letter…
Kano federal lawmaker, Danjuma is dead
A member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Muhammad Danjuma Hassan, who represented Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency of Kano State, has died at the age of 66 following a prolonged illness. His death, which reportedly occurred on Friday evening was confirmed…
Islamist Insurgency Dominates Benin Presidential Campaign
As fear grows that the militant Islamist insurgency that has taken over large parts of West Africa is spreading, security has become a dominant issue in Benin’s presidential campaign. The Sunday presidential election comes about four months after outgoing President…
CAF President Motsepe Praises FRMF and Moroccan Government for Institutional Dignity
Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), expressed great pride in the Moroccan government and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) for their restraint in not responding to provocations from the Senegalese Football Federation. The statement was…
Christina Koch becomes first woman to travel around the moon on Artemis II
Christina Koch, former University of Ghana student, becomes the first woman to land on the moon with NASA’s Artemis II mission. Learn about her record-breaking ISS mission and historic achievements.Christina Hammock Koch, the NASA astronaut who spent time as a…
ADC Sues INEC, Demands Recognition Of Mark, Aregbesola
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has filed a lawsuit at a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to restore the names of Senator David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as the party’s National…
South Africa president linked to covert operation to recover stolen cash, watchdog says
A declassified report by South Africa’s police watchdog risks reigniting one of the most politically damaging scandals of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency, linking him to an off-the-books operation to recover $580,000 stolen from inside a sofa at his game farm. The…
Insecurity: US move signals Tinubu’s failures — ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of being dangerously distracted by political considerations amid worsening insecurity, warning that recent actions by the United States government reflect declining international confidence in Nigeria’s ability to maintain safety….
Immigration suspends Lagos-Seme border comptrollers over extortion claims
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended senior officers overseeing the Lagos-Seme border commands over alleged extortion. In a statement on Friday, Akinsola Akinlabi, the NIS spokesperson, said the move comes after online reports accused some immigration officers along…
Melania Trump’s speech propels Epstein crisis back to forefront
As Melania Trump walked up to the White House podium on Thursday, standing where US President Donald Trump had just over a week ago made his address to the nation on Iran, there was absolutely no indication that this would…