2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (681+ words) Pope Leo XIV embarks Monday on an 11-day visit to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea for his first major international trip since becoming pontiff last year. From dialogue with Islam to peace efforts, inequality and human rights, the US-born…...

8+ hour, 34+ min ago  (883+ words) File: President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote As Aliko Dangote turns 69, his story demands to be read not as a biography of wealth, but as a case study in Africa's unfinished industrial argument. Dangote's career can be viewed…...

14+ hour, 24+ min ago  (926+ words) The Federal Government has criticised the coronation and activities of individuals styled as Eze Ndigbo (Igbo traditional rulers) in foreign countries, describing the practice as embarrassing. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, stated this while presenting…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (415+ words) Customs officers with the recovered pangolins. Credit - Nigeria Customs Service Zone 'B', Kaduna The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone "B, has intercepted live pangolins along the Kano'Takai'Jigawa road. Operatives of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone "B, carried out…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (404+ words) Super Eagles of Nigeria "The Super Eagles of Nigeria will begin their title defence at the 2026 Unity Cup with a semi-final clash against Zimbabwe on May 26 at The Valley in South London, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The four-nation tournament, which…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (327+ words) The African Reinsurance Corporation has announced the return of its annual CEOs" Golf Tournament, with the third edition set to take place at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 in Lagos on Friday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The event, which…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (296+ words) The Abia State Police Command has dismissed as false a viral social media claim alleging that 488 Boko Haram members were recently arrested in the state, warning residents against the spread of misinformation capable of triggering panic. In a statement issued…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (184+ words) Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday ordered government officials to travel in a single bus during official trips to reduce fuel consumption, amid shortages caused by the Middle East war. Fuel prices in the East African nation have soared…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (267+ words) File: Zamfara State House of Assembly The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Wednesday suspended two local government chairmen over alleged financial misappropriation. The affected officials are Mannir Haidara of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area and Umar A. Faru of Bukkuyum…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (264+ words) The Ajah Mega Axis Regional Headquarters of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Region 28, has distributed 5kg bags of rice to 550 members of the public, including the needy and underprivileged, as part of its food evangelism outreach. The church said…...