Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipreye Sylva has said that Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State made it much easier for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress...

Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria have alleged that security agencies were complicit in the rigging and manipulation of Saturday’s governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. The Centre for...

Former Sri Lankan Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the country’s new President. The country’s Chief Justice, Jayantha Jayasuriya on Monday administered the oath of office...

Following  widespread criticisms which greeted the Hate Speech Bill which passed first reading in the Nigerian National Assembly last week, the country’s Senate has disassociated itself from the proposed...

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the election of Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State. Delivering its judgement on Monday, the five-man panel of the court dismissed the appeal filed by the All...

Portuguese International and Juventus of Italy striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to break the world record for men’s international goals after scoring his 99th goal for Portugal in a 2-0 win over...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has officially declared the incumbent governor, Yahaya Bello, as the winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State. This was announced...

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), David Lyon, has been declared winner of the Bayelsa governorship election. INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Faraday Orumwense, announced this...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi West senatorial rerun election inconclusive. Returning officer, Professor Olayinde Lawal, said the margin between the candidate...

Former French International and Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has been appointed as head caoch of Major League Soccer (MLS) club side, Montreal Impact on a two-year contract with the option of a further...

A state of emergency has been declared on the already flooded Italian city of Venice after it was hit by a new high tide of 160cm, giving residents no respite from a crisis costing millions of euros. World-famous...

International investigators looking into the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine on Thursday released intercepted phone calls showing close links between high-ranking Russian officials and rebel suspects...

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu has appointed Mr. Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu as the new Commissioner of Police for Lagos State. Police authorities confirmed the posting of Odumosu,...

Nigeria’s former Minister of Information, Alex Opeyemi Akinyele has died at the age of 81. His son, Constantine Akinyele said the former minister died on Thursday night after a brief illness. Akinyele,...

United States Acting Ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor on Wednesday told an impeachment inquiry that President Donald Trump directly asked for a Ukrainian investigation into his Democratic rival, Joe...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the proposed Hate Speech Prohibition Bill now before the National Assembly which  seeks stringent punishment including death by hanging as a penalty. In...

The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos State on Wednesday convicted and sentenced three persons to death for kidnapping the Oniba of Iba community, Oba Yishua Oseni on July 16 at his palace. The...

Despite a court order directing that the status quo be maintained, the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday elected its new executives with Mr. Deji Doherty as Chairman. Others...

United States President, Donald Trump says Wednesday’s meeting between him and Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House failed to resolve an issue which has badly strained relations...

A Federal High Court sitting in Bwari, Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by Busola Dakolo, photographer and wife of Nigerian musician, Timi Dakolo against the founder of the Commonwealth of Zion...