The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, has revealed he didn’t deliberately miss the 2018 Osun State governorship debate which held in Osogbo, the state capital on Sunday.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has declared national disaster over flooding in some states in the country. Over 100 people have died in the floods following heavy rains that
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has written to the Nigeria Customs Service to place the outgoing Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on its watch list and stop him from
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has hit back at reports suggesting China is planning to take over his country’s national assets over debt. Lungu insisted that no amount of “propaganda” will
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, has resigned. The resignation followed the allegation of not serving the compulsory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and obtaining a certificate that the NYSC have
The remains of the late United Nations Secretary, Koffi Annan, were laid to rest in a state funeral ceremony attended by African leaders and international dignitaries on Thursday in his
Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has commended the courage of young aspirants for their desire to contribute to nation building in their various constituencies through active politics. He said it
The organised labour has given the federal government 14 days to reconvene the committee on a new minimum wage or risk industrial action. Leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved with effect from the 14th of September, the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi (fwc), as new Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS). The
South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa is of the opinion that rather than being a problem for the continent, digital revolution could help in solving Africa’s unemployment. South Africa had recently
Senate President Bukola Saraki recently declared his intention to slug it out with incumbent, President Buhari in 2019 and he’s already touted his reason for wanting to move from head
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has announced it will hold a mock inauguration to name its leader Nelson Chamisa as the country’s president this week. Chamisa, of the Movement for Democratic
The United Nations says Nigeria is failing to tackle its human trafficking problem. The UN criticism came after a human rights mission looked at efforts to stamp out the organised
Forbes has ranked Rwanda and South Africa above Nigeria on the African continent in terms of “investor protection.” A total of 153 countries were surveyed by Forbes in its Index
The UN’s human rights chief, Michele Bachelet, has asked Egypt to overturn the recent mass death sentences handed down to members of the opposition. She observed that if carried out,