UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and children in northeast Nigeria who continue to be affected by protracted armed conflict, just as the country enters the lean season.

ISWAP in a statement said two Nigerian government vehicles were burnt by “soldiers of the caliphate and then returned to their positions”.

AMIDST calls by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and other leading economists for the removal of fuel subsidy, President Muhammadu Buhari has made it clear that his government has no intention to heed to such calls which could increase hardship on the citizenry.

A total of 85 Nigerians were part of the foreign mercenaries, 38 have been killed while 35 returned to their home country.

Nigerian troops have found two former schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram jihadists eight years ago, the military said Tuesday, freeing some of the last victims of the 2014 Chibok abduction.

The search for what appears to be an elusive solution to the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo saw East African Community Heads of State meet at State House Nairobi for the third time on Monday.

Political analysts have billed this year’s election as one of the most competitive in Kenya’s history, pitting deputy president William Ruto against the godfather of opposition politics Raila Odinga.

The local economy bounced back in May 2022 after experiencing some moderation in the previous month, the latest figures in the monthly BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) show.

As the leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) gear up for their 14th summit, President Cyril Ramaphosa aims to further strengthen ties for South Africa’s growth and job creation.

Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd), on Saturday in Kaduna has stated that insecurity can only be solved by adopting both kinetic and non-kinetic measures like dialogue and local manufacturing of military equipment.

Latest updates on Nigeria’s cash call arrears repayment showed that the country had so far repaid a total of $3.72bn to five international oil companies, leaving an outstanding balance of $971.8m.

Ngilu said Azimio's win is not determined solely by its strongholds.

At the busy bus terminus in Kitengela, a residential and commercial suburb on the southern edge of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, commuters formed two queues on Friday morning, waiting to board buses.

The Iran-Nigeria Joint Economic Committee sixth meeting which is being held in Tehran from June 6 to 9, is expected to boost economic and trade development between the two countries.

The President, African Bar Association (AfBA), Hannibal Uwaifo, says the association will mount opposition to the ongoing probe of the activities of the Nigerian military by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

All the political parties in Nigeria have conducted their presidential primary elections.

The recent killing of dozens worshippers at a Catholic church in south-western Nigeria has reignited concern about religious violence in the country.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has moved to address the gun crisis at the Kenya - Uganda border, a crisis that has led to loss of innocent lives and endangered thousands of others in the two East African nations.

The United States government has called on Kenya to hold a free, fair, credible and verifiable election when the country goes to the polls on August 9.

KCB Group’s acquisition of Rwandan bank has extended Kenya’s domination of the East African financial market with a 44 percent rise in bank branches to 494 locations last year.