Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has congratulated her father on winning a second and final term as governor of Kenya’s Kisumu county.
Her father, Anyang Nyong’o,...
The President and Founder of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has relieved his nephew, Dr Daysman Oyakhilome Woghiren, of his position as the President...
People who refuse a marriage proposal in Mangalmé in north-eastern Chad must now pay a fine, known as "amchilini".
The region's Higher Islamic Council ruled...
Tanzanian police authorities have released the Nigerian music star, Kizz Daniel, born Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, hours after he was arrested.
He was detained at the Oysterbay Police...
A Federal High Court in Lagos State on Thursday sentenced 20 Ghanaian fishermen to one-year imprisonment each for transporting 13.670 kilogrammes of marijuana, aka...
Nigeria’s government says it has banned the importation of Sim cards used in mobile phones.
Communications Minister Isa Pantami said at an industry conference on...
Two male adults were on Tuesday crushed to death during a fight at Oshodi-Oke inward Gbagada Expressway in Lagos State.
The incident occurred at day...
Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police has warned actors and movie producers against portraying police officers in bad light without prior approval.
Inspector-General Usman Baba says movie...
Over 50 locals in Damari communities of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State were abducted on Saturday night when terrorists invaded the eastern...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said payment of reparations to over 20 million Africans who were affected by the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, is long overdue.
According...
Some 82 people are appearing in a South African court on Monday on suspicion of illegal mining, attempted murder, possession of explosives and contravening...
The military government in Mali has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of a "neo-colonial, paternalistic and condescending" attitude.
The junta asked Mr Macron to stop...
All schools have been told to shut and children sent home amid security fears in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and in nearby Nasarawa state.
Intelligence reports...
With untapped huge potential in commercial agribusiness, Thursday, Nigeria and Mexico renewed effort to boost hibiscus export.
Nigeria is the largest hibiscus exporting country to...
The Nigerian Embassy, located in Rome, Italy, has described as “brutal murder” the death of a 39-year-old Nigerian, Alika Ogorchukwu, who was been beaten...
The police last Thursday put a 20-year-old man, Ibrahim Ayuba, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly stabbing a rider...
Video of Roots Party's presidential candidate, Professor George Wajackoyah being sexually assaulted while campaigning has gone viral on social media.
Local news platforms reported that this occurred...
It has emerged that terrorists who attacked the Army Check-point at Zuma Rock on Thursday night killed one soldier while two other soldiers sustained...
The Ghana-Naija feud, which started because nationals of the two nations wanted superiority over who makes the best Jollof rice, is seemingly heading off...
The World Health Organization has approved the use of a monthly injectable drug as an additional preventive measure against contracting HIV.
The long-acting injection is...
The Nigerian government says it will penalise the BBC over a documentary made by its investigations programme Africa Eye about the so-called bandit warlords...
