A MAJOR new bridge linking Cameroon and Chad is being hailed as a historic breakthrough for safety, trade, and regional integration in Central Africa. The $625 million structure, funded through a coalition of African and international development partners, now spans the Logone River, which long served as both a natural border and a dangerous …

THE passing of Pope Francis has prompted an outpouring of tributes from across Africa, a continent he visited five times during his papacy and where his messages of peace, humility, and inclusion struck a deep chord. Known for his unfiltered opposition to corruption, economic exploitation and indifference to migrants, Francis’s relationship with Africa was …

AS tourist numbers strain Europe’s top destinations, a quieter, more captivating alternative is gaining attention: Africa’s paradise islands. While many associate African travel with wildlife safaris and desert landscapes, the continent also boasts some of the most spectacular and lesser-known island escapes anywhere on Earth. From coral-ringed atolls to spice-scented towns …

NIGERIAN chess sensation Tunde Onakoya has set a new Guinness World Record after completing a gruelling 64-hour chess marathon in Times Square, New York, cementing his place in chess history and national pride. The feat, achieved alongside his long-time playing partner Shawn Martinez, broke the previous record of 61 hours, …

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been billed to return to Nigeria on Monday, 21st April 2025, after a trip to France, Europe, since April 2nd. A presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a terse statement on his X account Monday. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return home today,” he …

PASTOR Tunde Bakare, Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against “playing God.” Bakare warned that Tinubu’s administration was steering the ship of the nation off course. Delivering a state of the nation broadcast on Sunday at the church’s auditorium in Ikeja, Lagos, …

POPE Francis on Monday died at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. Truthng reported that late Francis was elected pope on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The pontiff had recently survived a serious bout of double pneumonia. Here are the …

Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo, has advocated for removal of immunity currently being enjoyed by governors for 20 years to sanitise the country’s political space. Itodo stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He argued that the removal …

A 22-year-old supplier of illicit substances to bandits, Muhammad Mohammed, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. According to available information, the illicit drugs supplier to bandits was nabbed by the operatives of the NDLEA on April 13, 2025. Mohammed was stopped by operatives on …

OPERATIVES of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested a man in possession of a firearm in a church in Bokkos LGA, Plateau state, on Sunday. A report by Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focused on Lake Chad region, disclosed that the incident occurred about 8:30 am. The publication …