Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year.
“Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Kagame, who has ruled over the country with an iron…
A United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, has granted the request filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, seeking the release of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records by the Chicago State University.
Judge…
The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with high treason and corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor told AFP Wednesday.
Bongo’s eldest son Noureddin Bongo Valentin and former presidential spokesman Jessye…
The United States and Iran on Monday swapped five prisoners each in one of the arch-foes’ first deals in years as Tehran gained access to $6 billion in frozen funds.
The five Americans freed by Iran, including one held for eight years, flew…
U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Monday urged Nigeria to work to stabilize its currency and fight corruption to unlock what he called the "unrealized opportunity" of Africa's most populous country.
Adeyemo, who emigrated from Nigeria to the United States as…
Nigerian track queen Tobi Amusan has won the 100m hurdles at the Diamond League in Eugene, Oregon, US.
The Sunday feat is her third consecutive Diamond League trophy.
Amusan achieved this after finishing in 12.33 seconds to see off competition from Puerto Rico’s Jasmine…
In a new twist to counter the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), three West African Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, all under military juntas, have on Saturday signed a security pact promising to come to the aid…
The United Kingdom government has announced over 600 per cent increment in student and visiting visas which will now cost £115 (about N111,878.28 ) as opposed to £15 (14,592.70) for visitors, and £127 (N123,537.58) to £490 (N476,677.59) for students, effective October 4.
The…
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) official has contradicted the claim by the Nigerian government that it has lifted the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers.
According to CNN, the official from the Gulf state disclosed this in a chat.
“There are no changes on…
President Emmanuel Macron has said that France’s envoy to Niger and diplomatic staff are being held hostage in the French embassy, accusing military rulers of blocking food deliveries to the mission.
The ambassador is living off “military rations”, Macron told reporters in the…