[allAfrica] As of January 30, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  10,806,013 while over  212,198,449 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[RFI] Burkina Faso coach Kamou Malo dedicated his side's 1-0 quarter-final win over Tunisia on Saturday night to his compatriots recovering from a coup d'etat and the Cameroonians in Garoua who cheered his team to victory.

[Premium Times] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu.

[Vanguard] Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Adewale Yekeen, has stated that insecurity will further affect the country economically if left unchecked.

[Nile Post] The government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has embarked on implementing fisheries licensing which is an international fisheries management tool that is key in regulating the sector.

[New Zimbabwe] NEWLY formed Citizens Coalition for Change led by firebrand politician, Nelson Chamisa faces a legal hurdle over the party's abbreviation "CCC" and a yellow colour theme.

[New Dawn] The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has announced that as part its currency reform exercise, more than half-a-billion in mutilated Liberian dollar banknotes will be burnt by on Saturday, January 29, 2022, in Bentol, Montserrado County.

[CAF] Dango Aboubacar Ouattara's goal on the stroke of halftime was enough for Burkina Faso to beat Tunisia 1-0 and progress to the semifinals of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.

[CAF] The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon are through to the semi final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2021.

[DW] A military court in Congo condemned 51 people to death forA the murders of United Nations investigators Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan. The government blames the deaths on the Kamwina Msapu militia.

[VOA] Blantyre -- Hundreds of soccer fans in Malawi braved heavy rain Friday to cheer and welcome Malawi's national football team, nicknamed The Flames, as it returned from Cameroon, despite failing to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qu...

[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, warns it may be forced to end its humanitarian operation in northern Ethiopia's embattled Tigray province because supplies are running out.

[Leadership] The Economic community of West African States (ECOWAS), West Africa's regional bloc, has suspended Burkina Faso in the aftermath of a military coup, making it the third member nation to be punished for a military takeover in just 18 mont...

[Leadership] Attempts by the Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike to identify and shut all the illegal oil refineries in local communities of the state have unsettled many in the after areas, leading stakeholders in the affected communities to warn that...

[This Day] The United States Consul General, Claire Pierangelo yesterday stated that countering corruption "is not only a key concern" in Nigeria but also a core United States national security priority for the President Joe Biden's administration.

[Vanguard] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Saturday detained the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, over a case of conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N1.3billi...

[Vanguard] Residents of Onitsha, Anambra State are counting their losses in last Friday's tanker explosion, which resulted in the loss of properties worth billions of naira.

[Leadership] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has restated the commitment of the Buhari administration and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the welfare of the common man, saying it is a party of the people and will continually ensure that th...

[Leadership] Peter Esele was president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and now a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview with Chibuzo Ukaibe, he speaks on the state of his party and the dynamics of the political space ahead ...

[Leadership] The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again alerted telecommunication users of a new high-risk, critical and Short Messaging Service-based malware, TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices being used by criminals to defraud...

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government has allocated a whopping sum of N500 million to prosecute Boko Haram cases and other criminal suspects in the year 2022.

[This Day] The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has declared restriction of movement from 11p.m. to 5a.m. daily, following a sudden rise in incidents of armed robbery within his domain.

[This Day] A presidential candidate, Isaac Ositelu has expressed interest in running for president in 2023.

[This Day] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday detained the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu, over a case of alleged conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N1.3 b...

[This Day] Fisayo Fosudo, Adaeze Jidonwo are some of the Nigerian creators who have been selected to join a global cohort of 135 from around the world for the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund initiative. Now in its second year, the fund focuses on investing...

[This Day] Barring any unforeseen circumstance, the National Caretaker Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by the Yobe State Governor, Mallam Mai Mala Buni, will meet this week on the zoning...

[This Day] The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has denied placing Nigeria above the United States in terms of infrastructural development.

[Leadership] Nigerian troops have closed the only relatively safe highway that leads into Biu local government area of Borno State from Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, following a series of attacks and kidnappings on the route by Boko Haram insurge...

[Nyasa Times] Malawi Law Society is championing the establishment of a Commercial Arbitration Institute that will also ensure increased multinational business investment in the country as one way of ensuring speedy and efficient commercial businesses...

[Nyasa Times] Rumphi Police in north Malawi have arrested six for illegal possession of a live pangolin.