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South Africa has expelled Israel’s top diplomat in Pretoria, sharply escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries and prompting swift retaliatory action from Israel. The South African government announced the...

Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger, authorities and regional security sources said, in an assault that has left...

Burkina Faso’s military-led government has dissolved all political parties and associations, marking a major escalation in its consolidation of power and drawing fresh concern over the country’s political future and...

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has said the sit-at-home orders enforced across parts of the South-East no longer serve the interests of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous...

Islamist militants backed by armed drones have attacked a Nigerian Army base in the country’s northeastern Borno State, killing several soldiers in the early hours of Thursday, according to the...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has expressed concern over persistent delays affecting the completion of the 624-megawatt Abuja power transmission project, warning that the setbacks are slowing efforts to...

In a regulatory shift, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially upgraded the operating licenses of Nigeria’s leading fintech giants, OPay, Moniepoint, and Kuda Bank to National Status. This...

Chaos erupted in the coastal areas of Lagos today, Wednesday, 28 January 2026, as Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of residents protesting against the planned demolition of...

The trial of Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, opened today, Tuesday, 27 January 2026, at London’s Southwark Crown Court. British prosecutors painted a vivid picture of a "life of...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially written to the Nigerian Senate, requesting the screening and confirmation of Justice Joseph Oyewole as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The...