
President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja on Sunday for a three-week vacation in Europe, his 52nd foreign trip since assuming office on May 29,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 31, 2026Two people have died following a violent attack at IMAX Cinemas in Lekki, Lagos State, on Friday night after a machete-wielding man stormed...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 29, 2026Heavy gunfire rocked Niger’s capital, Niamey, overnight as insurgents from within the armed forces attempted to storm the presidential palace, according to a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 29, 2026Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, suffered their second consecutive defeat in the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 African...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 29, 2026President Bola Tinubu has filed a motion in a United States federal court seeking to block the release of records held by the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 29, 2026Ghana will ban the export of unrefined artisanal gold dore from September 1, 2026, requiring all such gold to be refined locally before...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 28, 2026President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigerians will begin to enjoy cheaper public transport fares from October 1, 2026, following an agreement reached...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 28, 2026A yet-to-be-identified police officer allegedly shot a driver dead at Agip Junction along Ada George Road in Port Harcourt on Thursday evening, and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 28, 2026Gunmen attacked two buses carrying National Youth Service Corps members along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State on...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 28, 2026A Senegalese pharmaceutical company has produced the first Africa-made treatment for sickle cell disease, a breakthrough that offers hope to millions of sufferers...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 27, 2026The Federal Government has spent more than N600 billion on cash transfers to vulnerable Nigerians over the past three years, reaching about 10...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 27, 2026The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, and several members of the federation’s executive committee have resigned from their positions,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 27, 2026