The oldest surviving soldier of the Nigerian Army, Pa Adama Aduku has joined his ancestors at the age of 101.
His death was announced by one of his relations on the WhatsApp platform of the Director Defence Information, Defence Headquarters...
Former first lady Michelle Obama has been named the "most admired woman" in the world for the second year in a row.
Michelle Obama was the only woman to rank in double digits, with 10%, according to Gallup. After Obama...
An Angolan court has ordered the seizure of the assets and bank accounts of Africa’s richest woman, the billionaire daughter of ex-President José Eduardo dos Santos.
The court ordered the freezing of Ms Dos Santos' Angolan bank accounts and the...
Last Saturday, France, through the instrumentality of their most faithful poodle in West Africa, Alassane Ouattara, kidnapped the West African currency that was to be launched next year for the 15 countries in the region. In a press conference...
Efe Ajagba nicknamed The One and Only is a Nigerian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2015 African Games and bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. As a professional, Ajagba holds the record...
A well known Moroccan YouTuber has been jailed for four years and fined about $4,000 (£3,000) after being found guilty of insulting the country's king.
Mohamed Sekkaki was arrested earlier this month after criticising King Mohammed's speeches and for calling...
Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the French-backed CFA franc's regional currency that dates back to the colonial era.
These countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast,...
United States Oprah Winfrey has been named the world's most powerful black woman for 2019 in a wide-ranging list intended to celebrate the 100 most influential females of this year.
Forbes' 2019 edition of its World's Most Powerful Women, released...
Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde has been named Africa’s most powerful woman for the second year running in a wide-ranging list intended to celebrate the 100 most influential females of this year.
The 2019 list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful...
Spanish authorities said on Wednesday they are considering giving residency to an undocumented migrant from Senegal after he rescued a wheelchair-bound man from a burning, second-story apartment.
Street vendor Gorgui Lamine Sow was walking the streets of the coastal city...
