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BY DR. AKINWUMI A. ADESINA It didn’t take long for Russia’s war in Ukraine to impact Africa. Already grappling with soaring inflation and still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, Africa...

Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, former governors, have been released from Kuje Custodial centre. The two former governors were convicted and jailed for corruption, but received presidential pardon in April....

The Nigerian Air force says its airstrikes killed Abdulkareem Lawal, a bandit kingpin responsible for the killing of a police area commander in Katsina. The air force, in a statement,...

Professor Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has been honoured with a fellowship status by the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). The honour was bestowed on the...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare arbitrary and illegal...

Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says President Muhammadu Buhari has done well in areas of infrastructure, rail and agriculture. In a thread of tweets on Saturday,...

Life expectancy is rising across Africa.  According to a BBC report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said life expectancy is rising in Africa -- with people living nearly 10 years...

Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano, says Nigeria is in a bigger mess than it was in 2015. According to THISDAY, Sanusi gave this verdict on the nation's...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has asked for the support of Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and other African countries as the war with Russia rages on. At a press conference on...

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former vice-president, has appointed Senator Dino Melaye and Dr Daniel Bwala as spokespersons for the presidential campaign. According to...