[Daily Trust] Nigerians, mostly youths, yesterday held peaceful processions and rallies in some states of the federation to mark this year's Democracy Day.

[Daily Trust] A federal government agency, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it has harvested over 30,000 litres of rabbit urine and 1,000kg of rabbit droppings for fertiliser production in the country.

[This Day] While insecurity is surging on land, even the seas are no longer safe in West Africa. Last year, it was reported that over 95 per cent of all sea kidnappings occurred across the West African waters, in the Gulf of Guinea. The need to safeg...

[VOA] Cairo -- Commentators reported low turnout Saturday in parts of Algeria, which was holding its first parliamentary elections since a 2019 popular uprising swept away veteran President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika.

[This Day] Fellow Nigerians,

[New Times] The government, on Saturday, June 12 announced new measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, among which the daily curfew has been extended by one hour, running from 9 PM to 4 AM.

[Zimbabwe Standard] Zimbabwe's mines said on Friday they had kicked-off crunch meetings with banks, government and the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) to find a solution after operators reported that their funds had been withheld in...

[Premium Times] Mr Ibori was governor of oil-producing Delta State from 1999 to 2007.

[Algerie Presse Service] The average turnout in the legislative elections neared 30.20% nationwide at the closure of polling stations at 08:00 p.m., announced Saturday evening the Chairman of the Independent National Authority for Elections (ANIE) Mo...

[Zimbabwe Standard] President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday branded the MDC Alliance a terrorist organisation that was "pro-violence" and "anti-people".

[New Zimbabwe] Stakeholders have expressed reservations over the effectiveness of the envisaged Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) which, upon establishment, is expected to receive and adjudicate on complaints raised by civilians again...

[Daily Trust] Beyond the fallout of the trending tango between the federal government and Twitter, courtesy of the response by President Muhamadu Buhari to the presentation by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmo...

[Premium Times] "As the candidate who rode into office in 2015 on a wave of popular anger with entrenched elite corruption, he has made little effort to reform Nigeria's patronage-fueled, scandal-prone public sector."

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean millers have raised concern over the proliferation of cheaper brands of smuggled mealie-meal which they say continued to threaten the local milling industry.

[This Day] The authorities must face the hard task of containing the booming violence

[Vanguard] The NAS Capoon, Mr Abiola Owoaje in a statement: "22 Years of Unbroken Democracy: Whither Nigeria" also lamented the continued repression of dissenting voices and suppression of protests in the country.

[VOA] Algerian voters are casting their ballots Saturday in early parliamentary elections, after two years of political unrest, although pro-democracy activists have called for a mass boycott.

[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Saturday in Algiers that the legislative elections represent a "second stage in the process of change and building of a democratic Algeria which is closer to the ...

[Premium Times] Some of the police officers were heard saying protests are 'illegal on Democracy Day'.

[This Day] Abuja, Lagos -- President Muhammadu Buhari, in a national broadcast this morning to mark Democracy Day, vowed to ensure that the "enemies of state sponsoring crises across the nation" are punished, adding that the trial of those arrested s...

[Daily Trust] The Arewa Youth Alliance, AYA, a coalition of socio-political groups on Friday has warned the organisers of the June 12 protests to steer clear from the northern part of the country or face consequences.

[Daily Trust] SUB: President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has lifted 10.5 million people out of poverty....

[Premium Times] "In the last two years we have witnessed and overcome a good number of testy challenges that would have destroyed other nations especially relating to our collective security."

[Premium Times] Mr Buhari wants due process followed in any constitutional amendment process.

[New Times] Former local government minister Prof Anastase Shyaka is Rwanda's new envoy to the Republic of Poland, while the former Health Minister Dr Diane Gashumba is the country's envoy to the Kingdom of Sweden.

[Daily Trust] The Jigawa State chapter of the National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association (NACOPPMAN) has inaugurated the 2021 coconut planting season in the state.

[This Day] Lagos -- The media played a central role in the country's return to democracy, writes L

[Vanguard] Abeokuta -- Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Saturday called on Nigerians to join hands together and build bridges of national unity and oneness of the country, rather that demolish fences.

[This Day] Fellow Nigerians, if I had any iota of hope or expectation left in me that our President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retired) has any chance of pulling some productive stunts in the less than two years to complete his second and final...

[Premium Times] Abuja -- The late Prophet was a real General for God.