Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezemuo Wike on Monday said the state government has concluded arrangements to bid for the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 in the interest of the state and its Ogoni host community. Wike,...

The first women-only hotel in Spain, Som Dona Hotel has opened in Mallorca. The Hotel, located near Porto Cristo exclusively caters for women aged 14 years and above. With 39 rooms, a pool, spa, library...

Somalia‘s Islamic  rebels on Monday launched two attacks on United States and European military targets. Officials said the first attack was on a military airstrip which is a base for US and Somali...

A Sunday night factory fire has reportedly killed 19 people in Ninghai County, eastern China. Authorities on Monday said the deadly incident is the latest to hit the country’s industrial sector. This...

Less than two years after three pupils of Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos died from water-borne infections, another related disease has broken out in the school. The Punch reports that some parents of students...

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of the convener of RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare in the custody of the Department of State...

The Lagos State Police Command have rescued 19 pregnant women at a baby factory after raids on four different locations in Isheri-Osun and Ikotun areas of the state. The rescued victims, aged between...

 Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano on Sunday alleged that opposition parties in the state were plotting to introduce  criminality in the state ahead of the 2021 governorship poll. Obiano said the...

The Federal High Court, Abuja has threatened to jail the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) , Yusuf Bichi over the continued detention of the convener of the RevolutionNow protests,...

Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Limited says the Nigerian government will not be able to file an appeal in respect of the $9.6 billion arbitral award until it pays it a $250,000 cost awarded...

Pop stars, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira have been confirmed as headliners for the 2020 Super Bowl half-time show. The Super Bowl concert is one of the biggest in the world, with over 98 million people estimated...

The United States government says it will slash by almost half the number of refugees allowed into the country. The US State Department on Friday said a record-low 18,000 migrants will be accepted under...

A British-flagged oil tanker, the Stena Impero has left Iran after being detained for more than two months. Stena Impero’s Swedish owner, Stena Bulk on Friday morning said the tanker was on the move...

A Pakistani court on Friday morning convicted the brother of social media star, Qandeel Baloch of her 2016 murder which sparked a change in laws and ignited fierce debate over the prevalence of ‘honour...

The management of  Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in Kaduna State has dismissed 16 staff over various offences ranging from sexual harassment, negligence of duty and corruption. Reports say the...

Azubuike Henry Oghenemairo better known by his stage name of Mad Melon, a member of the musical group, Danfo Drivers which became famous for their exploits some years back is reportedly dead. The Danfo...

Jacques Chirac, the former French president who worked so hard to strengthen the establishment of the European Union (EU) has died on Thursday at the age of 86. Chirac, whose later years were blighted...

Nigeria’s  Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday declared his readiness to waive his constitutional immunity to enable him to be part of a legal process to clear himself of what he described...

The United Kingdom Commercial and Arbitration Court has granted the Nigerian government leave to appeal against the judgment permitting Process and industrial Development Limited (P&ID) to seize $9.6...

Ethiopian security forces on Wednesday recovered 20 Kalashnikov rifles and 53,921 light and heavy machine gun bullets in a sting operation in the country’s northeastern Afar Regional State. According...