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It’s the moment Nigerians have been waiting for. We can now officially call Muhammadu Buhari the President of Nigeria! What are your hopes and expectations for the next four years? We look forward to a bright future for Nigeria under

Nigeria’s Akinwunmi Adesina has been elected as the 8th President of the African Development Bank at a keenly contested election in Abidjan

Ogun State senator-elect Buruji Kashamu, has been placed under house arrest by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) pending his appearance in court on Monday for extradition proceedings. NDLEA officials reportedly stormed his Lekki home around about 5 a.m

Libya’s court of appeal has set the final sentence date for former leader Muammar Gadaffi’s regime officials’ trial. Al-Seddig Al-Sur, the Chief of Investigations office of the Attorney General, on Thursday in Tripoli, said after hearing the defence case, the

An Egyptian court on Saturday sought the death sentence for former President Mohammad Mursi and 105 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood in connection with a mass jail break in 2011. Mursi, sitting in a caged dock, raised his fists

…. threatens Baba Tee With Immigration in UK Some weeks back, news hit town that  Babatunde Bernard, who is also known as Baba Tee’s marriage to older lover, Yetunde ‘Bustline’ Oduwole had hit the rocks due to irreconcilable differences. It’s

For allegedly helping their father plunder Nigeria of an estimated $5 billion in the 1990s, Mohammed and Abba Abacha, and other relatives of the late dictator, Sani Abacha, have been rewarded by the Nigerian government. A secret deal between the

A radio station named Radio Biafra operating from an unknown location in Rivers State has hit the airwaves. According to Daily Post, the station can be heard on 88.0 FM dial. The station is said to have just one radio

Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi Details later…

At least five people were killed and dozens more were injured when an Amtrak train carrying 243 people derailed here on Tuesday, shutting down service in the Northeast region, the authorities said. The train was headed to New York from