Africa

  Ghana Police Arrest Nigerian Drug Trafficker, Reject $20,000 Bribe The Ghana Police Service has arrested a Nigerian national, Charles Adekunle, for alleged drug trafficking after intercepting him with illicit substances valued at ₦134.7 million along the Accra–Sogakope Highway. Adekunle, ...

  Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was placed under house arrest on Friday, a day after elections in which early results showed President Yoweri Museveni holding a commanding lead as he seeks to extend his four-decade rule Museveni, who has ...

  Togo, Niger, And Benin Owe Over N25 Billion To Nigeria For Electricity Supply — NERC Togo, Niger, and Benin collectively owe Nigeria $17.8 million (over N25 billion at the current exchange rate) for electricity supplied under bilateral arrangements, the ...

  JUST IN: Burkina Faso Frees 11 Nigerian Air Force Personnel After Diplomatic Talks Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members, nine days after their detention, following intensive diplomatic efforts by the Nigerian government. ...

  Intelligence agencies in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali are reportedly preparing to expose top Nigerian politicians allegedly supporting militants terrorising the country According to German news outlet DW, these foreign agencies have compiled the names of politicians accused of ...

  Liberia says it is set to partner with Jigawa State government on rice farming to boost domestic production, reduce importation, and enhance food security in the West African region. This came to light when the Deputy Minister of Agriculture ...

  Six people have been confirmed d3ad after a small medical aircraft crashed into a residential building in the Utawala area of Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday, August 7 According to a statement from Emile N. Arao, Director General of the ...

  A Ugandan military helicopter with eight people on board crashed and caught fire at the main international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a Ugandan army spokesman has told the BBC Three people escaped with burns but the other five were “yet ...

  Eight arrested in Ghana-Nigeria joint operation as police rescue two women in viral kidnapping video The Ghana Police Service, in a joint operation with the National Signals Bureau (NSB) and the Nigerian Police Force, has successfully rescued two female ...

  Mauritius’s former finance minister was arrested Wednesday over a second fraud case, two days after having been released on bail over another affair, police said. The latest arrest of Renganaden Padayachy concerns alleged fraud against the Mauritius Investment Corporation ...

  The United States government has issued a stern warning to Nigerian travellers about the severe consequences of overstaying their visa, emphasising that violators could face permanent bans from re-entering the country. The US Mission in Nigeria posted the warning ...

  Akinwunmi Adesina conferred with Kenya’s highest national honour The President of Kenya, William Ruto, has conferred the country’s highest national honour, the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart, on the president of the African Development Bank, our very ...

  Nigeria and Jamaica are in talks to establish a direct flight route as part of efforts to enhance their Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA). This was revealed in a statement on Wednesday by Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media ...

  The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has said that the recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali from the Economic Community of West African States has significantly increased the security burden on Nigeria’s military. ...

  The European Union has held discussions with private sector players, in Lagos, with a view to forging collaborations and ramping up investments to strengthen Nigeria’s digital economy ecosystem. In line with the Global Gateway Strategy, the EU-Nigeria Digital Economy ...

  World’s ‘first openly gay’ imam sh0t d3ad in South Africa The world’s ‘first openly gay’ Imam, Moegsien Hendricks, has been sh0t d3ad in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The cleric was k!lled near the southern city of Gqeberha where ...

  EXPANDING FOOTPRINT – NIGERIA’S FIRSTBANK SETS SIGHTS ON ETHIOPIA, ANGOLA, CAMEROON   Building on its long-standing presence in sub-Saharan Africa, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is gearing up for its next growth phase as financial systems across the continent ...

  Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels and her husband, Ned Nwoko, attended the inauguration of John Dramani Mahama as Ghana’s new President. But Ghanaians are however not pleased with the way the actress dressed, even though she was praised by Nigerians ...

  The Jamaican government has made a move towards removing King Charles as its ceremonial head of state in order to become a republic. On Dec. 10, Jamaica’s Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte tabled the Constitution ...

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a six-month ultimatum, from January 29 to July 29, 2025, to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to reconsider their decision to exit the regional bloc. A statement by Special ...

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc The decision, taken by the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, marks a significant ...

  German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to arrive in Nigeria today, Tuesday, December 10, 2024 and stay until December 12, 2024. The German Embassy announced this in a statement. “While in Abuja, President Steinmeier will meet with the President ...

  The Federal Government has fired some civil servants with degrees from private tertiary institutions in Benin Republic and Togo. The directive affected federal workers who graduated from the institutions from 2017 to date. The Director of Information and Public ...

  President Bola Tinubu is set to depart France on Monday for Cape Town, where he will co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to a statement on Sunday by Bayo ...

  FirstBank Hosts Inaugural China-Africa Interbank Association Forum; reiterates its commitment to promoting trade, financial cooperation and Economic Development.   Lagos, 28 October 2024 – FirstBank, the premier West African financial institution and financial inclusion service provider has announced its ...