Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International say three women have accused Gambia's former president, Yahya Jammeh, of rape and sexual assault while he was in office. Former Gambian ... Read more »

Super Eagles of Nigeria look set to be the first country to reach the second round phase of the AFCON 2019 tournament if they secure another win this afternoon against Syli Stars ... Read more »

Defending champions Cameroon had to work hard to beat underdogs Guinea Bissau while 10 man Ghana could only manage a draw with Benin Republic in an entertainingly feisty group F ... Read more »

The All Progressives Congress in Ogun State has demanded that former governor Ibikunle Amosun be questioned over the alleged stockpiling of 1,000 guns and 4 million rounds of ... Read more »

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said in a statement that he was "entirely misquoted" and his words taken out of context after media reports saying that "kidnapping in Nigeria is ... Read more »

A global survey has identified Nigeria as the second in the world among countries where open defecation is prevalent. According to UNICEF, at least 47 million Nigerians still do ... Read more »

Cameroonian striker Joel Tagueu has left his team in Egypt on the eve of their first match, after a cardiac anomaly was detected during physicals in Qatar and Egypt. Read more »

Nigeria is capable of generating at least U.S.$10 billion annually from local and international trade in honey and other hive products, the Director General and Chief Executive ... Read more »

If you board a plane and find Wole Soyinka in your booked seat, what would you do? A Nigerian businessman recounted how a young man "disrespected" Nobel laurette Wole Soyinka by ... Read more »

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, in a visit to New York, said that the huge development challenges facing Nigeria and the rest of Africa were "excellent opportunities for ... Read more »