[allAfrica] As of May 9, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached   4,624,417 while over 13,443,942 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Daily Trust] It was an anxious weekend in Hotoro North, Nassarawa Local Government Area, Kano State, over a military operation leading to arrests of some residents of Filin Lazio area, over allegations of connection with Boko Haram insurgents.

[New Times] Rwandan cyclists were disappointing in the 2021 Tour du Rwanda as none came in the top twenty in the general classification which was dominated by foreign riders.

[This Day] A report released by the United Nations has estimated that about 155 million people in 55 countries including Nigeria are facing acute food insecurity and require urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance.

[UN News] Misrah, an undocumented migrant worker, and her family, left their home in Ethiopia hoping for a better life. Instead, her three children are now dead, drowned during a perilous sea crossing across the Gulf of Aden, when the overloaded boat...

[VOA] Geneva -- The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling on Uganda to amend a bill to ban same-sex relations that it says would violate human rights standards and undermine public health.

[VOA] Five police officers are among at least six people killed Sunday evening in a suicide bombing in Mogadishu, witnesses and officials said.

[Nation] Schools will reopen tomorrow for the Third Term after a seven-week break to a unique crash academic programme amid tight health measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

[DW] Security challenges in Nigeria have sparked anger and calls for President Buhari to step down or be removed from office. Analysts say disgruntled military members and politicians want to overthrow the president.

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has described as madness the spate of killings witnessed in the wake of security challenges in different parts of the country.

[Premium Times] The occupants of the boat were 100 passengers coming from Zumba from Tija village of Munya Local Government Area of the state.

[Premium Times] Many Nigerians narrate their experience travelling to Cape Verde, a West African country that appears to discriminate against Africans.

[The Conversation Africa] The chairman of Nigeria's electoral commission, Mahmood Yakubu, was sworn in for a second term nearly six months ago. His second term will be defined by how much he's able to improve the integrity of the country's election s...

[allAfrica] The Department of Health has detected 4 cases of the B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant that emerged in India. Additionally, eleven cases of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the UK have also been confirmed. Of the eleven cases of the UK v...

[Nairobi News] Nairobi residents woke up to heavy traffic snarl ups and flooded roads as heavy rains pounded the capital city on Monday morning.

[New Zimbabwe] Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has dismissed as malicious, claims by opposition parties and civil society organisations that Zanu PF was planning to create a one-party state in Zimbabwe.

[This Day] Bauchi -- Avian Influenza (bird flu) outbreak has killed no fewer than 50,000 birds in Bauchi State, as 27,000 of them were deliberately slaughtered by poultry farmers to prevent the spread of the disease in the state.

[Daily Trust] The Presidency yesterday said over 2,000 hectares of land with titled documents haf been given by 24 States for President Muhammadu Buhari administration's social housing programme.

[AdNA] Washington, DC -- On Mother's Day, we thank President Biden for offering a precious gift of hope for mothers worldwide who feel despair and helplessness in the face of COVID-19 resurgence. This landmark announcement signals to the world that t...

[The Conversation Africa] In Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, it is estimated that over 70% of the population live in informal settlements. Many of these have a history rooted in colonial policies whereby the "African native" was a temporary resident o...

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, starting from the early days of her administration, has gestured that she would put a lot of emphasis on economic diplomacy.

[Daily News] THE government has set aside over 100 hectares of land for investment opportunities on oil and gas in Mtwara Region, the National Assembly was told here on Friday.

[Nairobi News] The wealth of a city is measured by its assets like property, cash, equities, and business interest as well as all property holdings and primary residences.

[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari has warned against attacks on police and military formations in the southeast.

[Daily Trust] The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has fixed May 10, 2021, as date for physical resumption of the second semester of 2019/2020 academic session.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) yesterday disclosed that it was forging closer ties with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to unravel the actual owners of oilfields and other assets in the co...

[New Zimbabwe] Information Deputy Minister Kindness Paradza is in the eye of a raging storm after an armed gang linked to the Zanu PF politician fought running battles against fellow party youths in Chinhoyi Saturday.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Five Pakistani nationals were Sunday detained in Kisumu as police commenced a probe on their presence in the country.

[Vanguard] Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has urged the United States of America, USA, not to sell arms to the Nigerian government.

[New Times] Rwandan champions Patriots will start their 2021 Basketball Africa League (BAL) against Rivers Hoopers of Nigerian side on May 16.