[DW] Guinea's Health Ministry has now confirmed a new outbreak of the rare but deadly virus that causes fever, aches, diarrhea, and sometimes bleeding. DR Congo has also reported cases.

[The Conversation Africa] Ghana, like many of its counterparts on the continent, is contending with the fallout from the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Of particular concern is the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the UK. It is estimated to ...

[This Day] Royal Dutch Shell Plc along with its Nigerian subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), has launched arbitration proceedings against the federal government over a long-running dispute with a Rivers community.

[Premium Times] The president warns that his government will not allow any ethnic or religious group to fan the embers of hatred and violence against other groups.

[Citizen] Moshi -- The High Court of Tanzania has sentenced Mike Nwankwo, a clothing retailer in Abuja, Nigeria, to life in prison after finding him guilty of drug trafficking.

[Vanguard] Over 11 million girls in low and middle income nations such as Nigeria may not return after the reopening of schools following their closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by the World Bank has noted.

[Premium Times] Nigerians on social media are calling for an end to killings and civil disturbances, following reports of another inter-ethnic violence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

[Vanguard] Ex-husband of popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, Olakunle Churchill has confirmed his marriage to another actress, Rosy Meurer.

[Leadership] The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame midweek announced its long list of nominees for the class of 2021and it was a surprise that the late Afrobeat legendary artiste, Fela Kuti made the list.

[Leadership] Davido never stops coming up stronger than his peers when it comes to being in the news always.

[Vanguard] Some Fulani leaders at Ladduga grazing reserve in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state, together with other stakeholders, have disputed the 4,000 figure published by the media, saying that only 107 herders from Oyo state relocated ...

[Premium Times] The Anglican Primate urged Nigerians to always observe the protocols as issued by the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

[Premium Times] Former President Goodluck Jonathan said after every political process, "all should come together to give support to whoever God wanted to be there".

[This Day] Tomorrow, February 15, 2020, Nigeria's former Finance Minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will be formally appointed as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, WTO. This is coming after the United States dropped its opposition ...

[This Day] With an estimated investment of $15billion, the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical complex under construction in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos, is expected to be Africa's biggest oil refinery upon completion in December 2021.

[Premium Times] Mr Okeke, also known as Invictus Obi, who pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in June last year, is due for sentencing in the U.S. on Tuesday.

[This Day] What if the proposed distribution pattern of the Covid-19 vaccines has been caught up in regional politics?

[Premium Times] The governors met with both Yoruba and Hausa leaders as they pledged palliatives for victims.

[Premium Times] The 520 new cases reported in 19 states on Sunday indicated a significant decrease from the 1,143 reported in the previous 24 hours.

[Premium Times] Plateau State is a Nigerian food basket but tin mining activities are destroying farmlands and the youth are turning away from farming.

[This Day] The security agencies could do more to contain the threat of criminals

[Leadership] Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele, yesterday said that no fewer than 25,000 people would be working at the National Arts Theatre upon completion.

[Leadership] The boom in crude oil theft and illegal refineries in the Niger Delta creeks have been attributed to the alleged collusion of Nigerian Navy personnel with criminal elements who perpetrate the sabotage on the nation's economy.

[Leadership] Federal government has said that the ongoing National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) targeted at providing free smart meters to six million electricity consumers nationwide is on course and would be completed on schedule despite the dela...

[Leadership] The Kaduna Markets Development and Management Company (KMDMC) has concluded the first phase of the sale of shops at the Sheikh Abubakar Gumi market, Kaduna. In this interview, the Managing Director of KMDMC, MUHAMMAD HAFIZ BAYERO explain...

[Leadership] Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has so far disbursed the sum of N3.924 billion to 392,490 women and youths across Kano, Jigawa, Kogi, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Lagos, Niger, Nasarawa, Sokoto and Katsina states as part of its micro-grant progr...

[Leadership] The Yobe State governor and chairman, APC caretaker and extraordinary convention planning committee, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has inspected the multi-billion naira Gashu'a and Nguru modern markets under construction and awarded by his adminis...

[Leadership] Enugu State governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has disclosed that the government was ready to partner with United Nigeria Airlines and make its investments in the state successful.

[The Conversation Africa] In his satirical essay How to Write About Africa, the late Kenyan writer and journalist Binyavanga Wainaina advocated for a rethinking of clichéd and stereotypical representations of the continent. Wainaina was in favour of...

[This Day] Samuel A. Orovwuje canvasses a national dialogue on the security problem.