ADO-EKITI, Nigeria — Nigeria’s electoral umpire has accredited 91 media outlets and 98 observer groups to monitor the upcoming governorship election in Ekiti...
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ABUJA — Nigeria’s House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to pass a crucial bill establishing state-controlled police forces, marking a...
The heads of Nigeria’s police and customs services have pledged to deepen intelligence sharing and joint operations to combat the country’s growing...
US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will strike Iran “hard” on Wednesday, following a major overnight exchange of military...
Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt after a gang of 10 armed men opened fire at an informal settlement in Johannesburg, killing 12 people and...
Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched a nationwide strike over pay and poor working conditions, despite the country battling a dangerous...
The Nigerian government has introduced a strict new policy to regulate the award of honorary doctorates, banning recipients from using the title...
Armed men have raided a school in central Nigeria’s Kogi State, killing three people, including a vice-principal and a six-year-old child, police say. A...
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has ordered an immediate nationwide crackdown on vehicles operating without registration plates or...
Nigeria’s junior foreign minister, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will on Thursday morning receive the first batch of hundreds of Nigerian nationals...