Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing two children in Scotland. Dott, 49, was sentenced at the

President Bola Tinubu has left Paris for Nigeria after concluding his extended European working vacation, with Lagos set to host his first engagements ahead of Independence Day and the 2027 political season.

Ibrahim Traoré is making a bold move to seize greater control of Burkina Faso’s gold wealth, opening the country’s first gold refinery as his junta pushes to process more of the precious metal at home and keep a bigger share of mining revenues within the country.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has met Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani in Damascus as Brussels deepens diplomatic engagement with Syria’s transitional authorities.

Aliko Dangote has responded to a Kenyan court challenge involving his proposed $16 billion refinery, recalling a previous legal battle in Senegal and insisting his group is prepared to defend its projects.

Nasarawa’s 2027 contest has been reshaped by the fallout from the APC primary, with Ahmed Aliyu Wadada carrying the ruling party’s ticket, Mohammed Adamu challenging under the SDP and David Ombugadu seeking another opening for the PDP.

The Presidency has challenged Peter Obi to honour his pledge to quit the 2027 presidential race if claims about his administration’s financial record in Anambra are disproved.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned from India after pushing for stronger Nigeria-India trade, renewed crude purchases and wider investment cooperation at the BRICS summit.

Rising crude oil and logistics costs are putting fresh pressure on petrol prices in Abuja and other Nigerian inland markets.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has presented Nigeria as a strategic gateway to Africa’s expanding market during the 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi.

Police say a 25-year-old e-hailing driver was allegedly kidnapped after meeting a woman and later held while suspects demanded R4,000.