An Australian woman accused of detaining an alleged intruder and assaulting two other men with a baseball bat has been charged after an incident...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A social media appeal urging the South African government to grant Orania independence has renewed attention on the small...

WOODRUFF, S.C. — The discovery of Kala Brown alive inside a locked metal storage container in rural South Carolina on Nov. 3, 2016, brought...

LONDON — Oil prices rose Monday as uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz renewed concerns about global energy supplies, with Iran...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Nigerian Exchange Group is pushing for major government-linked companies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and Nigeria LNG Limited,...

JERUSALEM — Israel has rejected a 15-point U.S.-backed plan aimed at ending the Gaza conflict, putting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at odds with President...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s economy is showing signs of stronger and more stable growth following a series of major government reforms, officials and international...

Nigeria's Dangote Petroleum Refinery is strengthening the country's position in the international energy market after becoming Europe's largest external supplier of jet fuel for...

For thousands of Nigerian students, writing JAMB is only one part of the journey to university. After the exam and, where required, post-UTME screening,...

Kwara State Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received 163 residents of Woro community who were rescued after spending months in captivity following a deadly attack...

South African authorities have explained why Nigerian Afrobeats star Ayra Starr was denied a visa in 2024, saying the singer’s application was rejected because...

Nigerian nationals living in South Africa are calling for stronger protection and greater diplomatic support as tensions over xenophobic attacks and the treatment of...

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new salary structure for Nigeria’s Armed Forces, with pay increases of between 30 percent and 80 percent for...

ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) — Nigeria’s Accord Party has called for the resignation of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ola Olukoyede, accusing the...

LONDON (FN) — The United Kingdom has expanded its Global Talent Visa program to attract more leading researchers, scientists and innovators as countries around...

SEOUL, South Korea (FN) — North Korea launched a ballistic missile, South Korea’s military said, adding to ongoing security concerns in East Asia as...

NORTHAMPTON, England (FN) — A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 13 months in prison in the United Kingdom after leading police on a...

President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at curbing birth tourism and tightening how the United States applies birthright citizenship, reigniting a...

OSLO, Norway (FN) — Norway's Football Federation (NFF) has called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign, intensifying pressure on world football's governing body...

Nigerian security forces have rescued 308 people held captive by armed kidnappers in what President Bola Tinubu described as the country's largest single day...