A third-party candidate in Nigeria's tightly contested presidential election has caused a major upset by winning in its biggest city, Lagos.
The Labour Party's Peter...
Odianosen Okojie, husband of famous Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the 2023 elections in Esan North...
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar is on course to win Nigeria's presidential election.
The party said on Twitter...
Ahead of tomorrow’s elections, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has deployed three Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Imo State.
A statement issued by...
A Nigerian politician has been arrested for alleged money laundering after being caught with $498,100 (£414,000) in cash a day before general election.
The wads...
Presidential candidates participating in Saturday, February 25th election, signed a peace accord in Abuja on Wednesday, February 22.
A final day of campaigning is getting...
Popular Nigerian pastor, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has begged God not to punish Nigerians with “another bad leader."
The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International...
Young Nigerians have turned Saturday's presidential election into the most competitive since the end of military rule in 1999, with many backing a third-party...
Bola Tinubu, 70, widely credited with reshaping Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos, will lead the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) into February's presidential election but...
A police officer has reportedly hanged himself over domestic squabbles and wife's infidelity.
The deceased, constable Kiplagat Koskei from Kenya, allegedly committed suicide after finding...
A wealthy businessman with a reputation for being frugal, Peter Obi has emerged as a powerful force ahead of February's Nigeria's presidential election, energising...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC of Nigeria says a total of 146,913 domestic and international observers will be deployed for the 2023 general...
A municipality in South Africa says it will charge its staff members for misconduct after pictures surfaced on social media showing them sitting and...
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, has announced the largest-ever allocation from its Central Emergency Fund.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the AU...
A pregnant woman, identified as Shema'u Sani Labaran, has died in the Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital in Kano State, Nigeria over alleged negligence from...
A 22-year-old trader, Abdulrazak Lawal, appeared before a Kado Grade I Area Court, Abuja on Wednesday, February 15, for allegedly swindling a commercial sex...
South African police say evidence gathered so far leads them to believe the killing of popular rapper AKA was an assassination.
KwaZulu-Natal police chief Nhlanhla...
Fast-rising Nollywood actress, Esther Nwachukwu, has revealed her intention to date any married man that asks her out.
The actress in a recent interview...
A church leader who carried an assault rifle during a Sunday sermon about “spiritual weapons” has been arrested, police say.
The police officer who owned the...
One of Africa’s most prestigious universities has banned those attending its graduation ceremony from carrying phones, cameras and video cameras.
Uganda’s Makerere University will...
When Ethiopian university student Moti Dereje logged into his Facebook account in late November 2018, he was expecting to see the usual updates from...
Residents had to take their generators to filling stations to buy fuel after attendants decided to stop selling to customers carrying kegs (gallons).
A video...
The federal government has directed for universities across Nigeria to be closed down for three weeks because of the coming elections.
The National Universities Commission...
A lecturer of the Lagos State University of Technology has been remanded in custody of Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his 10-year-old daughter.
The...
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, whose fortune dropped $400 million to $13.5 billion over the past year, has emerged as the richest person in Africa...
A Kenyan landlord has put up his tenant's underwear for auction following a row over rent he's being owed.
The auction notice appeared in the local dailies on...
A 71-year-old man collapsed and died during a steamy session with a 22-year-old woman at a lodging in parklands, Nairobi, Kenya.
The deceased is said...
