Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops have been deployed across Japan to rescue people stranded in flooded homes on Sunday as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon hit 35. The latest addition...

The United Nations has strongly condemned the attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso which killed at least 15 worshippers. The attack took place in the village of Salmossi in the northern province...

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria international, Peter Osaze Odemwingie has decided to choose a career in golf after putting an end to his professional career as a soccer player. The 38-year-old Odemwingie...

A Nigerian elderstatesman and a former governor of the old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa has said that Nigeria’s political landscape has been hijacked by selfish politicians. Represented by his...

The Peoples Democratic Party says  recent attacks on the National Chairman of the  All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole by members of the party is an indication that the party has finally...

The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed for, among other achievements, helping his country end the 20-year war with neighbours, Eritrea. Announcing the prize...

Romania’s beleaguered left-wing government was on Thursday toppled by the country’s parliament in a no-confidence vote, paving the way for President Klaus Iohannis to appoint a new Prime Minister. Prime...

 Diana Ross was on Thursday confirmed to perform in the legends slot at Glastonbury2020, making the soul icon the first artist to be penciled down for the festival’s 50th anniversary event. Ross,...

An oil tanker named Sabiti and owned by The National Iranian Oil Company was on Friday morning struck by two explosions off the coast of Saudi Arabia. Tehran said the supertanker was hit by two missiles...

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday asked the Clerk of the House, Mr. Azeez Sanni to invite the immediate past governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode over  820 buses purchased during his administration. The...

The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Thunder Strike have rescued six students of the Government Day Secondary School, Gwagwada in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State who were abducted on...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday nullified the election of Dino Melaye as the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly . Melaye, the candidate of the Peoples...

Operatives from the Sokoto State Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday recovered money to the tune of N65,548,000 from an office belonging to the Independent...

In the face of an open  declaration by US President Donald Trump that American troops were withdrawing from Syria, Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has said the president did not give Turkey the green...

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Thursday morning abducted the Principal of Government Technical Secondary School located at Maraban Kajuru community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State...

Three scientists, including the oldest ever winner have taken home the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating the rechargeable battery. The trio, John B. Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino...

North Korea on Thursday threatened to resume its nuclear and long-range missile tests, describing outside condemnation of her weapon launches as a grave provocation.  Thursday’s warning by the...

Herdsmen in Oyo State on Wednesday rejected the proposed anti-grazing bill currently being considered in the state House of Assembly. Speaking through the National Chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development...

 Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi says Nigeria can survive as a nation without the Senate as all the country really needs is a unicameral legislature. Speaking at the just concluded 25th edition...

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday said that it would, through a legislation reduce the number of political parties participating in elections in the country from the current 91 to five. The lawmakers stated...