The Department of State Service released former presidential candidate and political activist Omoyele Sowore following an order by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu which initially, was not ... Read more »

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment after being found guilty of stealing public funds amounting to U.S.$19.6 million, while governor of Abia State. Read more »

A High Court in Nigeria's Kaduna State has ordered that the leader of the Islamic movement Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife Zeenat, be transferred to a prison facility in the state ... Read more »

The Sahel region faces crises across multiple fronts, including the accelerated impact of climate change, rapid population growth, extreme poverty and underdevelopment. As these ... Read more »

Civil servants have given the government until December 15 to pay their delayed salaries and benefits or they say they will take to the streets in protest. This follows against the ... Read more »

President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerians of their safety under his administration, promising that he remains committed to fighting insecurity. Read more »

According to the rating agency, the new status is as a result of what it termed "fragility of the country's public finances and sluggish growth prospects." Read more »

Amnesty International has urged the Nigerian government to stop further consideration of two proposed laws it says will let  authorities further strip away free speech in the ... Read more »

"Thanks to the commission's work and to the courage of the survivors, we are learning more each day about the horrors and brutality that Gambians endured over 22 years," says Reed ... Read more »

The crisis rocking the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, has taken another twist as federation president, Ibrahim Gusau was axed at a board meeting. This follows the AFN ... Read more »