Court Jails Ex-NEXIM Boss Robert Orya for 10 Years Over ₦2.4bn Fraud
Justice Frances Messiri of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has convicted and sentenced former Managing Director of the... Read More
Death toll in attack by gunmen in Nigeria rises to at least 160
The Red Cross said at least 162 people have been killed by gunmen in Nigeria’s western Kwara state, one of the deadliest... Read More
Nigeria Charges Nine Over 2025 Yelwata Massacre That Killed 150
Nigerian prosecutors have charged nine individuals with terrorism-related offences over the June 2025 massacre in Yelwata, Benue State, one of the deadliest... Read More
ECOWAS team leaves Guinea-Bissau after threat of expulsion
A mission from the West African Regional bloc, ECOWAS, has left Guinea-Bissau saying the president had threatened to expel it. The team... Read More
Africa Cup champions receive hero’s welcome on return to Dakar
Senegal’s national football team returned to Dakar late on Monday, champions of the Africa Cup of Nations. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye was... Read More
Former Burkina leader and alleged coup plotter arrested in Togo and expelled
Burkina Faso’s former transitional president and the alleged mastermind behind a number coup plots has been arrested in Togo and expelled, local... Read More
United States completes first sale of Venezuelan oil
The United States has completed its first sale of Venezuelan oil, generating around $500 million, a US official said Wednesday, the first... Read More
Ivory Coast: Cocoa industry in limbo as prices fall
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is facing an unprecedented deadlock. Since October last year, with prices plummeting on the global... Read More
Nigeria, Somalia, Egypt: US suspends visa applications for 26 more African countries
US foes and friends alike are getting caught up in Trump’s global campaign against immigration. The Donald Trump administration is indefinitely suspending immigrant visa... Read More