Abuja / Washington D.C. — The United States has resumed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations over Nigeria’s north-east, days...

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast is holding legislative elections on Saturday, two months after 83-year-old Alassane Tuatara won a presidential ballot that...

New details are emerging in the wake of U.S. military airstrikes against Islamic State–linked militants in northwest Nigeria, raising serious...

By Emeka Chiaghanam Grief is often quiet. It settles into the heart, heavy and unseen. But sometimes, grief chooses another...

A new, detailed study has confirmed that Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and related extremist groups maintain a significant...

Nigeria’s last-gasp attempt to rescue its 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign has officially collapsed. FIFA has rejected the Super...

The Obi of Aboh Kingdom in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, His Imperial Majesty, Obi , Dr....

Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s Christmas Vigil Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on December 24, 2025, featured the Igbo language...

The United States launched a number of strikes against the Islamic State in northwestern Nigeria, President Trump announced on Thursday,...

President Trump said Thursday that the U.S. launched "powerful and deadly" strikes against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state...

By Doha Madani and Reuters President Donald Trump said that he ordered “numerous” strikes on alleged terror targets in northwest...

A long-awaited change in drug policy could bring scientists one step closer to understanding the harms and benefits of marijuana,...

DOUANKARA, Mauritania — The girl lay on a narrow cot in a clinic stitched together from tarpaulin and plywood, her...