US lawmaker demands Kanu’s release from detention
A United States lawmaker, Jarvis Johnson, on Monday urged the Federal Government to immediately release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi...
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Gunmen kidnap 32 people from Southern Nigeria train station
Authorities in Nigeria’s southern Edo state on Sunday announced that unknown armed gunmen had kidnapped at least 32 people in an attack at a local...
Uganda set to announce end of Ebola outbreak
Uganda said on Monday it was expecting to declare an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged late last year and has claimed the...
United States sanctions ICC prosecutor Bensouda
The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions against Fatou Bensouda — the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, and Phakiso Mochochoko, director of the ICC’s jurisdiction, complementary...
President Uhuru: Kenya will lead regional counter-terrorism efforts
President Uhuru Kenyatta has told the global community that Kenya will lead Eastern Africa counter-terrorism efforts by working with regional governments and partners. At the...
Akinwumi Adesina sworn-in as AfDB President for another term
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday was sworn in as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), to serve another five-year term. The swearing-in ceremony, which took...
President Kenyatta: The youth are a present asset, not a future prospect
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the global community to start viewing and engaging young people as an asset with current value and not as a...
Tobacco users urged to prioritize their health and quit habit
The Ministry of Health has urged those who use tobacco in any form whether cigarettes, water pipes, bidis, cigars, or heated tobacco products to place...
COVID-19 pandemic could be over within 2 years
The head of the World Health Organisation says he hopes the world can end the coronavirus pandemic in less than two years – less time...
African leaders condemn Mali military coup
African Heads of State have strongly condemned the Tuesday military coup in Mali during which President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was seized by mutinying soldiers. Led...