A special court in Guinea has sentenced the country’s former prime minister to five years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption and embezzlement of public funds.

The story of Niger State in the recent past is an admixture of good and bad. It is the sto­ry of the state with the larg­est landmass in the country yet has poverty, underdevelopment, hunger, diseases ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.Tens ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

Imo Commissioner for Sports, Evaristus Onyeocha, has disclosed that over 600 Under-25 athletes from the state will participate in the Niger Delta Sports Festival billed for April 2025 in Uyo, Akwa ...

Early into his second term, US President Donald Trump signed several executive orders on immigration, energy policy and ...

Following a lull in highly pathogenic avian influenza in west Africa, outbreaks have been recorded again in Nigeria and Niger.

In a significant step toward digital transformation, Niger has signed a five-year agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring satellite internet service across the nation. The partnership aims to ...

At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in ...

Maru town in Nigeria’s Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, remains under severe threat from Fulani terrorists despite military onslaught, a lawmaker said on Feb. 14.&nbs ...

HALIFAX - The number of new public housing units planned in Nova Scotia is set to double under the province’s capital plan for the 2025-26 fiscal year, as thousands of people crowd the province ...

What are the best city building games? There’s nothing more relaxing than sitting down for an afternoon of city building games. We’ve lost countless hours lining up buildings just how we like ...