The Chairman of Alibaba, Jack Ma is due to step down from the e-commerce giant today, Tuesday marking the end of an era for the firm. Alibaba, which was co-founded by Mr. Ma in 1999 has grown to become...

Armed gunmen on Monday killed six members of a paramilitary police unit during an ambush in Djibo town in Soum Province in northern Burkina Faso. According to Burkinabe news site, Infowakat, at least...

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of the 2,149 pieces of jewelry and a customized gold iPhone valued at $40 million which were recovered from the residence of  former...

South Energyx Nigeria, the developers of Eko Atlantic City in Lagos  says the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode does not own a skyscraper in the new high brow district. In a statement...

The number of tourists visiting Hong Kong has fallen by almost 40% from where it was in August last year as anti-government protests continue in the city. This was disclosed in a blog post by Hong Kong’s...

Rafael Nadal survived against debut grand slam finalist Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 in a bruising, four-hour, 50-minute thriller in New York to capture his 19th Grand Slam trophy...

At least 400 Nigerians have shown interest to leave South Africa following xenophobic attacks. This was made known yesterday by the Nigerian Consul-General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama Foreign nationals...

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has summoned Biodun Fatoyinbo, the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), to make an appearance before it within 14 days. The...

Serena Williams has lost to Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu in the U.S. Open final, missing her chance to tie for the most Grand Slam singles title wins ever. Bianca Andreescu, 19, beat the 37-year-old...

King Mswati III of Swaziland has honoured the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, during a traditional ceremony. Adesina, Nigeria’s former agriculture minister is being acknowledged...

Serena Williams has moved into a 10th US Open final by defeating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-1. She will now play against Bianca Andreescu, the 19-year-old Canadian who rallied to defeat Belinda Bencic 7-6(3)...

The founding father of Zimbabwe who ruled the country with an iron fist for more than three decades, Robert Mugabe has died, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. He was 95. “It is with the...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said the problems confronting Nigeria can also be tackled by employing solutions which are uniquely indigenous to the country. Buhari, who stated this while receiving...

A billionare, David Lyon on Wednesday emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa State. The primary which was conducted by...

The British Parliament faced a second straight day of political turmoil on Wednesday as lawmakers fought Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to deliver Brexit in less than two months. Johnson was...

A truck driver has died and dozens more people have been injured after a passenger train collided with his vehicle at a rail crossing in Yokohama, Japan’s second largest city on Thursday. The driver,...

The body of former Spanish alpine skier, Blanca Fernández Ochoa has been found after days of searches involving hundreds of police and volunteers. The remains of the 56-year-old Ochoa who had been missing...

The South African government on Thursday said it has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in the Nigerian cities of Abuja and Lagos following violence against South African businesses in the country.  “After...

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday said he was confident of defeating the candidate put forward by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 governorship election in the state....

 Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has slashed the state’s budget, saying that the initial N285 billion 2019 budget presented to the state House of Assembly was unrealistic. In a tweet on  his verified...