A blackout on several social media sites in Guinea, which is ruled by an authoritarian government, was lifted Friday, bloggers and other users in the west African nation said.

A French court on Friday handed film director Christophe Ruggia a five-year sentence on appeal for sexually assaulting an actor when she was a child in one of the key trials of France’s #Metoo movement.

Nigerian comedian Okechukwu Anthony, popularly known as Okey Bakassi, has announced a N5 million reward for information leading to the recovery of eight phones allegedly stolen during a football match in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Financial Markets Dealers Associations have introduced the Nigerian Overnight Financing Rate, NFOR, as the new money market benchmark to promote consistent pricing of money market instruments.

International benchmark Brent North Sea crude plunged 10 percent to $89.11 a barrel, after earlier falling five percent on US-Iran peace deal hopes.

In the quiet corners of Gadadin Primary School in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, the dust carries a memory that the community cannot just shake off. It is the memory of a child who, many years ago, went looking for water and never came back. That stark memory sticks and constantly haunts the people like a plague.

The ADC factional leadership accused the organisers of the April 14, 2026, convention of undermining the rule of law, insisting that the exercise was conducted in defiance of binding judgments of the courts.

Frenchman Herve Renard told AFP on Friday he has been relieved of his duties as Saudi Arabia coach, less than two months before the start of the 2026 World Cup.

Pep Guardiola said an Arsenal victory at Manchester City on Sunday would end the Premier League title race, but that his side would have a lot more work to do even if they beat the Gunners.

The Federal Government has warned that Nigerians falsely parading themselves as ambassadors risk prosecution, declaring that the title is not for sale and can only be conferred by the President.

SENATOR Ned Nwoko on Friday said 2027 election for Delta North Senatorial seat may be a free for all contest but he is sure of winning to maintain the seat in the 11th Assembly backed by his stewardship and Anioma people’s support.

Former President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick gave away his daughter, twenty four-year old Olayemi Pinnick, in marriage on Saturday, April 11, to her heart-throb Ashley Bazuaye, 27, at the First Baptist Church, Baptist Road, Warri, Delta State. The occasion attracted the high and mighty from all over Nigeria, the Warri Kingdom and […]

The incident occurred around 10 pm when the gunmen stormed the community, throwing residents into panic and confusion.

Pa Igbinovia, creator of Queen Idia head emblem for FESTAC ’77, battles failing health, impaired vision and hearing, and realities of poverty

The PDP, after months of internal crisis, now faces the task of rebuilding trust, reuniting its ranks, and convincing Nigerians it can still function as a strong alternative in a shifting political landscape.