Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old and in poor health as he prepares to seek re-election in the 2027 general elections. Atiku made the…

An Ecuadoran court on Friday sentenced ex-president Lenin Moreno to five years in prison for accepting bribes from a Chinese company that built the country’s biggest hydroelectric dam. The prosecution said on X that Moreno, who governed from 2017 to…

The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has confirmed that two Nigerians, Adebola Adekunle and Mudasiru Olawale, have been extradited to the US, where they are accused of “sexual exploitation of minors, coercion and enticement, extortion, distribution and production of…

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling on Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages. The number of missing soared close to…

Kenya’s rising debt, higher taxes and worsening economic conditions are fuelling frustrations among young people, while the government’s response is shrinking the space for citizens to protest and demand accountability, activists and human rights experts have warned. They spoke on…

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has described Abia women as the foundation of the family and urged them to remain vigilant and focused on raising their children. Otti spoke on Friday in Umuahia, the state capital, during the Abia…

The Nigerian government has extradited two Nigerians to the United States to face prosecution over alleged online sexual exploitation and sextortion of two American teenagers who later died by suicide. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said in a…

President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration has reached a huge oil deal with Venezuela that gives the United States majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves. The deal — which Trump proclaimed as “the…

Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of falsely parading himself as the Director-General of the illegal Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), created more fictitious government agencies and used forged legislative documents to open bank accounts in their names, according to…

The Cross River State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a 29-year-old Bolt driver, Emmanuel Effiong Ita, whose body was found in his Honda City vehicle along the Target–Udy King axis of Calabar on Friday. Saturday…

Thirty-six Nigerians have been deported from four European countries in a joint operation that saw 41 people flown to Nigeria and Ghana. According to Austrian news outlet, Heute.at, three Nigerians were deported from Austria, 29 from Germany, two from Luxembourg…

The All Progressives Congress governors have taken responsibility for delivering victory for President Bola Tinubu in their respective states in the 2027 general election. The Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Hope Uzodinma, disclosed this on…

The Kogi State Police Command says it has rescued 11 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other passengers abducted along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Saliu Afusat, disclosed this in…

Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Women’s Handball National Team, Michael Taangahar, has unveiled a 16-player squad for the inaugural IHF Women’s Nations Trophy Africa Zone III, scheduled for September 2 to 6, 2026, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The team has been…

African countries spend about $90 billion every year servicing debt and pay another $75 billion in additional interest because of the high risk premium attached to borrowing, Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Korir Sing’oei, has said. Mr Sing’oei stated…