FG set to construct flyover on Abuja-Lokoja road to curb flooding

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Minister of Works, David Umahi, says the ministry under his watch will construct a flyover as a permanent solution to end the perennial flooding...

As oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites, a small Ugandan...

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Draped in a traditional backcloth, a largely ritual outfit here in Uganda, Alex Wakitinti together with his son – his apprentice, strides towards a...

Russian army officials received in Libya after Khalifa Haftar invite

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Russian military officials including Moscow's deputy defence minister arrived in Libya on Tuesday after receiving an invite from pro-Moscow military strongman Khalifa Haftar. Haftar, who...

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon shines, wins historic third world 1500m gold

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Kenya's Faith Kipyegon conquered gold in the 1.500 m for the third time at the Budapest World Championships, where Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi put on...

UNICEF pledges $270m for poverty alleviation in Nigeria – Official 

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The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has pledged to commit 270 million dollars to strengthen and support Nigeria’s humanitarian response and poverty...

Niger: overthrown president Mohamed Bazoum “determined to fight for democracy”

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Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by a coup d'état on July 26 and held prisoner ever since, is not resigning and is "determined to...

Key facts about ongoing Zimbabwe elections

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Zimbabweans vote on Wednesday in the second elections since a military coup in 2017 ousted strongman Robert Mugabe, who has led the country since...

African migrants stranded in Niger border

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After ten months of living on the street, Sharon Jeeply, a migrant from Liberia, just wants to go home. She is one of some 7,000...

Morocco: nearly 200 migrants intercepted off the Atlantic coast

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On Tuesday, the Moroccan navy intercepted 190 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa aboard makeshift boats between the coasts of Tan Tan in southern Morocco and...

Ignore false alarm on insecurity – Kogi Govt urges citizens

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Ignore false alarm on insecurity - Kogi Govt urges citizens Retired Commodore Jerry Omodara, Security Adviser (SA) to Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, made the call while speaking...