Madagascar’s coup leader sworn in as president
Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar’s president on Friday, after seizing power in a military coup following youth-led protests. The military takeover has been condemned by t...
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Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton indicted
A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted John Bolton, United States President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, over his handling of classified documents, charging him with retai...
At least two killed in crowd chaos at Odinga funeral
At least two people have died in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, after police fired on mourners who had turned out in the tens of thousands to get a glimpse of the coffin of Kenyan opposition leader Ra...
The Tomahawks are coming? As Trump sours on Putin, Ukraine asks for missiles
Whenever Donald Trump boasts of solving eight wars in eight months, the U-S president always adds a sigh of regret. And repeats that he thought Ukraine and Russia would be the easiest one to solve. He...
Raila Odinga dies of cardiac arrest in India at 80
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, a source in his office told Reuters on Wednesday. He was said to have suffered a cardiac arrest while on a walk in India. Odinga, w...
Why I dumped the PDP for the APC – Governor Mbah
Gov Peter Mbah of Enugu State has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), did not recognise the voice of his people. The ...
Cameroon: Paul Biya’s opponent declare self winner, says “our victory is clear”
Excerpts of Cameroon’s opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary speech declaring himself winner of the presidential election: ” We have held the regime accountable: either it demonstrates...
FG urges ASUU to shelve strike, threatens no-work-no-pay
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its decision to embark on an industrial strike, emphasising that constructive dialogue rem...
Police arrest Four suspected robbers in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four (4) suspects involved in a one-chance robbery and attempted kidnapping, successfully rescuing two victims in the process. On...
EFCC arraigns former NSITF boss for alleged N1bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 arraigned a former board chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Ngozi Olejeme before Justice Emek...
Two arrested for undeclared $6,180, £53,415 cash at Lagos Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos have commenced investigations of two travelers arrested by operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, ...
Maryam Sanda, sentenced to death for killing husband granted pardoned by Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has granted clemency to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, son of a former PDP Chieftain in 2017. Sanda was among the 175 persons ...
