17+ hour, 16+ min ago   (421+ words) Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has mourned the death of a former governor of defunct Gongola State and ex-industry minister, Bamanga Tukur, describing his death as a profound loss to Nigeria. Mr Tukur, a prominent businessman, politician, and an…...

15+ hour, 12+ min ago   (474+ words) Amnesty International has condemned the revocation of passports belonging to six critics by the Zambian authorities. The Zambian government, in a recent statement, revoked the passports of six individuals, including former ambassador to Ethiopia Emmanuel Mwamba, former Petauke member of…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (194+ words) South African police have arrested three suspected illegal miners, including two Mozambicans. Police said in a statement on Saturday that they arrested the suspects on Friday at a plot in Doornkuil at about 8:00 p.m. and confiscated their mining equipment. “Members of…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (286+ words) Ms Iwuoha’s family expressed worry over the development. A 27-year-old Nigerian lady, Hillary Iwuoha, has been declared missing in the United States. Information shared by the police department of New York stated that Ms Iwuoha was last seen on August…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (603+ words) Oyo State has recorded 131 suspected Lassa fever cases from January to September 10, 2026, with six confirmed cases and one death. The disclosure was made by the state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi. Ms Ajetunmobi disclosed this in Ibadan on Thursday. The…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (885+ words) Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the proposed Vienna-listed bond arrangement as another disturbing sign of a government that keeps expanding its appetite for borrowing while refusing to give Nigerians a clear account of what has happened to record…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (308+ words) PAP stated this during fourteenth conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from September 7 to 9, 2026. The parliament’s delegation, led by its first vice president Ashebir Gayo, highlighted the PAP’s significant contribution to strengthening Africa’s climate…...

4+ day, 34+ min ago   (606+ words) The senator representing the Abia North senatorial district, Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. He said the economic reforms of Mr Tinubu’s government have placed the Nigerian economy…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (313+ words) President John Mahama on Tuesday inaugurated a five-member Independent Fiscal Council, tasked with providing credible, objective, and non-partisan oversight of Ghana’s fiscal policy. According to the Ghanaian presidency, in a statement on Wednesday, Mr Mahama said at a brief ceremony…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (317+ words) First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to pray and vote for her husband, President Bola Tinubu, saying she wants a better Nigeria where she can enjoy her old age. Mrs Tinubu made this call while speaking to Catholic…...