Over the weekend, thousands of demonstrators gathered in the capital of Burkina Faso to show their support to the military who seized power in January after overthrowing elected president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Many in the crowd waved Russian flags…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted fake $4.7 million cash from Abuja. In a statement issued on Sunday, the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said operatives of the agency had in the early hours of Friday,…

African Union President Macky Sall has expressed concern about the future of Minusma, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali. According to the Chairman of the AU, the United Nations must assume its responsibility in this war against terrorism, because…

Two Benin bronzes were returned on Saturday to a traditional palace in Nigeria, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops. The return of the artifacts raise raising hopes that thousands more artifacts could finally be returned…

A US State Department spokesperson says the US has halted nearly $160 million in U.S. aid to Burkina Faso after determining the January removal of President Roch Kabore constituted a military coup. The decision was made in line with a…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities in Nigeria has resolved to embark on one-month warning strike to compel the Nigerian government to accede its requests. President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, announced this at a press conference on Monday after…

Fuel prices are to go up by some 30 pesewas in the next pricing window in Ghana.  The second pricing window which is expected to kick off today could see the price selling for as high as 7 cedis 80…

Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency is partnering with Civil Society Organizations to provide adequate health care services to the most vulnerable citizens. According to the Dr Faisal Shiaibu, Executive Director of the Agency, certain barriers prevalent in the…