Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has alleged that his predecessor, Mohammed Abubakar spent N2.3 billion in five months to buy materials for burial in the state. The governor, who spoke through his...

The Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon have accused the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) of racism in the application of  VAR after they crashed out at the ongoing Women’s...

Ethiopia’s Army Chief-of-Staff, General Aware Mekonnen has been shot dead by his own bodyguard during a failed coup. State media report that General Mekonnen was one of at least four senior officials...

Eleven skydivers have reportedly been killed in Hawaii after a plane which was carrying them crashed shortly after take-off. Officials in Hawaii say there were no survivors in the crash which occurred...

Andy Murray has completed a remarkable return to tennis after winning the doubles at Queen’s alongside Feliciano Lopez. The Scot won silverware just five months after he tearfully announced the Australian...

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suffered a major political blow as his candidate for Istanbul mayor was defeated in a repeat election. The election is a repeat of a previous vote in March which...

United States President, Donald Trump has said he is not seeking war with Tehran and indicated he was ready to defuse tensions by reaching a deal to bolster Iran’s wobbling economy. While Trump said...

The Presidential Election Tribunal on Monday dismissed the request by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in February’s presidential election, Atiku Abubakar to compel the Independent...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has completed the process of withdrawing and reposting corps members posted to areas affected by bandit attacks in Niger State. The Niger State Coordinator...

At least 44 people were killed and dozens of others injured on Thursday after a bus plunged into a gorge in the Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh in India . Officials say at least 60 people were on board...

A Mexican airline, Volaris is offering one-dollar flights to undocumented migrants wishing to return to Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala as the country struggles to curb arrivals from Central America. The...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned what it describes as the charade being presented as the inauguration of new State Houses of Assembly in Edo and Bauchi States. In a statement issued...

The Federal Government of Nigeria is contemplating proscribing the Almajiri system and other groups which have become a security problem to the society and the country at large. The National Security...

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said it has set up a committee to investigate the conduct of its lawmakers during the election of the principal officers of the National Assembly. The...

The Bauchi State House of Assembly has  produced two speakers, one backed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the other supported by the All Progressives congress (APC). On Thursday morning,  it...

Two of the three African female football teams participating in the ongoing 2019 Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) Women’s World Cup in France have qualified for the Round...

President Donald Trump has said that the United States was ‘cocked and loaded’ to retaliate against Iran for shooting down an unmanned American drone but he cancelled the strikes 10 minutes before...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director (GMD) of  the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The appointment of Mr. Kyari who hails from...

Nigerian Afrobeat superstar, Femi Kuti has been slated to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. According to the organizing committee of the tournament, the...

  Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has dismissed attempts by some members of the National Working Committee of the ruling party to rubbish his...