Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Tuesday emerged as Namibia’s first female President after she was declared the winner of the Southern African nation’s disputed election. Nandi-Ndaitwah, who represented Namibia’s ruling party, the South West Africa People’s Organisation, ...

The Nigerian Army has released the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) founder, Fisayo Soyombo. The Acting Deputy Director of Public Relations, 6 Division of the Army, Danjuma Danjuma, had earlier on Friday announced the arrest of the investigative journalist alongside ...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday removed the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Umar Danladi. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by the House Majority Leader, Julius Ihonvbere, at the plenary in Abuja. The Senate had on November 20 asked President ...

A police Inspector has been detained over the alleged murder of a musician, Okezie Mba aka Igbo-Jah, in Enugu State. The police officer was attached to the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad in the Enugu State Police Command. The command spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a ...

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Nigerian soldiers challenge bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, to a fight, tell him to stop killing civilians (Video) A group of angry Nigerian soldiers have challenged notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, to come out of his ...

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of Justice Offili-Ajumogobia’s daughter, Chukwu. Chukwu’s father, Mr. Soboma Ajumogobia, is the younger brother of Odein Ajumogobia, a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. The command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, told ...

At least 14 worshippers died and several others were injured when a trailer ran into a mosque during Jumat prayer in Imama town, Kura local government area of Kano State on Friday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said in a statement ...

The Nigerian equities market rebounded from its negative run with investors making N94 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the growth in share prices of FTN COCOA, OANDO, CWG, and others on the trading floor today. After five hours of trading at the capital market, the ...

The police in Ghana have arrested a 40-year-old Nigerian man, for allegedly killing his son and burying him secretly. According to a Ghanaian online media platform, UTV Ghana, the Nigerian known locally as ‘Oga,’ was arrested in the community of Kyekyewere in the Ashanti region of the country ...

A pilgrim from Plateau State, Mr. Ismaila Musa, died in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The Executive Secretary of Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Daiyabu Dauda, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said the deceased who hails from Mangu local government area of ...

The Oyo State government on Saturday called for the adoption of precautionary measures to prevent a potential cholera outbreak in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, made the call during a visit to a private hospital in Ibadan where two persons with ...

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. SERAP, NGE urge Nigerian govt, govs to ‘stop using repressive laws to target journalists, critics’ As the international community marks the World Press Freedom Day, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and ...