LAGOS, Nigeria – Popular Nollywood actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot has publicly apologised to his political mentor and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over a high-stakes feud that almost cost the presidential aide his job. Appearing on the popular television...
IBADAN, Nigeria — Police in southwestern Nigeria have launched a massive air and ground rescue operation after heavily armed gunmen launched simultaneous raids on schools and communities, killing a teacher and taking several pupils hostage. The coordinated assault took place in the early...
HAVANA, Cuba — A rare in-person meeting in Havana between the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe, and Cuban intelligence officials signals an unlikely thaw in the deeply frosty relations between the two historic foes. The Cuban government confirmed the high...
UYO, Nigeria — Nigeria’s anti-graft agency has denied claims that its officers brutalised medical staff during a controversial encounter at a university teaching hospital earlier this week. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stated on Friday, seeking to “set the...
LAGOS, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Friday evening following an intense three-nation diplomatic tour that took him to France, Kenya, and Rwanda to court international investors. The President’s aircraft touched down at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed...
