Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy Lead 2026 Headies Nominations
Nigerian music stars Davido, Wizkid and Burna Boy have secured multiple nominations for the 18th Headies Awards, with the organisers unveiling the nominees...
Tanzania’s Vice President Resigns in Unprecedented Move Less Than a Year After Taking Office
Tanzania’s Vice President Emmanuel John Nchimbi has announced his resignation, effective September 4, 2026, marking the first time in the country’s history that...
Zambia Shuts Down All Courts to Block Opposition Election Challenge
Zambian authorities closed the country’s top courts on Monday, blocking access to judicial premises on the last day the opposition could file a...
Oyo Govt Accuses FG of Politicising Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road Flag-off, Excluding Makinde
The Oyo State Government has accused the Federal Government of deliberately excluding Governor Seyi Makinde from the flag-off ceremony for the reconstruction and...
Russia Builds Air Shadow Fleet Across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger as US and Europe Raise Alarm
Russia is expanding its military reach across Africa’s Sahel through an air shadow fleet of state and private aircraft supplying operations in Mali,...
Niger Grants Major Uranium Mining Permits to National Companies, Two Years After Taking Control From Foreign Operators
Niger has granted two major uranium mining permits to national companies, marking a significant milestone in the military-led government’s broader restructuring of the...
Benin-Ore Road Is Blocked, Traders Are Stranded for Days, Yet Tinubu and Umahi Are Pouring Billions Into Coastal Highway Nobody Is Using
The Benin-Ore Expressway is one of Nigeria’s most vital economic corridors. It is the lifeline that connects the South-West to the South-South and...
Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele Says FG Won’t Publish Spending Details of $5bn FAB Loan, Insists There Is Nothing Special About It
The federal government will not publish a specific breakdown of how funds accessed under its $5 billion financing facility with First Abu Dhabi...
Ghana Mineworkers Demand Release of $34.5 Million in Savings Frozen Since 2017 Bank Clean-Up
Ghana’s mineworkers have petitioned the central bank to release more than 380 million cedis ($34.55 million) in savings and severance packages that have...
Kangimi Dam Cracks Worsen Under Tinubu After Years of Warnings and Neglect by Past Governments
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency has raised an urgent alarm over structural cracks at the Kangimi Dam in Kaduna State, warning that...
Burna Boy, Tems Earn 2026 MTV VMAs Nominations as Best Afrobeats Category Is Dropped
Nigerian music stars Burna Boy and Tems have secured nominations at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), with Burna Boy receiving two...
Gusau Begs FIFA to Save NFF as Government Moves to Sack Board Over String of Failures
NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau has written to FIFA, appealing to the world football governing body to stop the Nigerian government from sacking...