A couple was publicly flogged in Indonesia’s staunchly Islamic Aceh province on Tuesday for having sex outside of marriage, an AFP reporter witnessed, in the country’s only region to apply a version of Sharia law.

The Kaduna State chapter of the African Democratic Congress has raised alarm over what it described as sustained persecution and harassment of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and other opposition figures.

Obi questioned the Federal Government’s latest approval of ₦3.3 trillion for power sector liabilities, describing the development as part of a recurring pattern that has yet to deliver results.

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

The ripple effects of the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel are being felt far beyond the Middle East, with African countries grappling with fuel shortages, rising prices, and economic disruptions.

The UK government Tuesday blocked US rapper Kanye West from visiting to headline a music festival amid a backlash over his past antisemitic outbursts, according to the BBC.

By August Obi Lagos — In a move that underscores the impact of purposeful philanthropy, the Les Ojugbana Foundation has announced the sponsorship of 100 underprivileged children for the General Certificate Examination (GCE), as part of activities marking the 85th birthday of Chief F. E. Ojugbana (Ogbuefi). The initiative, in partnership with the Street-to-School Initiative, […]

Nigerian disc jockey DJ Tunez has broken the silence following widespread reports of an alleged altercation involving Afrobeats star Burna Boy at a Lagos party.

The protesting women, joined by some youths, locked the entrance of the church where the mass burial was scheduled.

The Nigerian film and television industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of veteran actor Davis Offor, widely known for his role as Clarus in the iconic sitcom The New Masquerade.