A senior official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s ruling party was beaten to death on Sunday after appearing on a radio programme to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, according to a party representative.

Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria will support a candidate for the position of the United Nations Secretary-General, who believes in Africa’s aspirations in global affairs.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) not to discontinue granting petroleum products import licences to three oil marketers. The marketers that secured the order are Matrix Energy, AA Rano and AYM Shafa. The court, in a ruling delivered by […]

By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The Abia State Police Command says its operatives have recovered 28 human skulls and assorted human bones from two suspected criminal camps in the forests of Isuochi, Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state. The discovery was made on Saturday when operatives from the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit, Anti-Kidnapping […]

Targets victory in presidential, legislative polls By Adeola Badru IBADAN — The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has directed the party’s grassroots mobilisation machinery to commence full-scale operations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Alli said the party was strategically positioned to win the presidential, National Assembly, governorship […]