Somali security forces on Sunday said they had killed seven al-Shabab militants who stormed a high-security prison in Mogadishu. The…
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Ologun: Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Savings Should Fund Essential Services, Not State Allocations
Legal practitioner and national development advocate, Jide Ologun, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to redirect the savings from the…
Eswatini To Receive 11 More US-Deported Migrants Under Controversial Deal
The government of Eswatini has announced that it will receive 11 additional third-country nationals deported from the United States later…
Cameroon’s Paul Biya Faces Unprecedented Calls To Step Down As He Seeks Eighth Term
Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya, Africa’s longest-serving leader, is pressing ahead with his bid for an eighth term despite mounting…
Saudi Arabia Provides 68 Tons Of Dates To Aid Northeast IDPs In Borno State
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated 68 Metric Tons of Dates to be distributed to internally displaced persons in…
PANDEF Urges Tinubu to Honour Late IGP Arase, Calls for Urgent Niger Delta Infrastructure Revival
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immortalise the late former Inspector General of…
Uncertainty Deepens As Trump Delays AGOA Renewal, UNCTAD Warns Of Job Risks For Africa
There’s mounting uncertainty over the delayed renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by the Donald Trump-led US…
NDLEA Smashes Cocaine Carrels Behind 6 UK-bound Shipments, Arrests Arrowhead, 5 Others
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled two major drug cartels behind six different consignments of…
DSS Frees Journalists Wrongfully Arrested in Jos, Expresses Regret as NUJ Applauds Action
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released two reporters, Ms Ruth Marcus and Ms Keshia Jang of Jay FM,…
Nigeria Must Confront Shortage of Teachers By Investing In Growth of Educators, Says First Lady Tinubu
Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has canvassed the need for all stakeholders in the education sector to confront…