Latin America’s biggest economy, Brazil, contracted by a record 9.7 percent in the second quarter of 2020, plunging into recession as coronavirus lockdowns hit home, the official statistics agency...

Dr Akinwumi Adesina has been sworn as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), to serve another five-year term. The ceremony held virtually on Tuesday morning. The event was attended by several...

Nigeria on Monday recorded 143 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 54,008. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye this Monday paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The visit came in the heat...

Former Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee has died at the age of 84. His death was announced via the twitter page of his son, Abhijit Mukherjee. He tweeted “With a heavy heart, this is to inform...

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Yahaya Bello as the Governor of Kogi State. A seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, in a unanimous judgment, affirmed...

Nigeria has recorded its lowest single-day number of cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in four months. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed in a tweet on Sunday night where it claimed...

Chadwick Boseman, who reigned onscreen as Marvel’s  Black Panther, died at his Los Angeles home on Friday of cancer at age 43. He was surrounded by his wife, singer Taylor Simone Ledward and relatives. Calling...

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has confirmed two people dead and one other injured after a helicopter crashed into a building on Salvation Road in the Opebi area of Ikeja in Lagos. The...

Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history, has resigned, citing health reasons. “Even though there is one year to go in my tenure and there are challenges to be met, I have...

Nigeria has recorded 296 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 53,317. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Thursday said the resumption of international flights has now been moved from August 29 to September 5. Director-General of the NCAA, Musa Shuaibu Nuhu,...

US President, Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, closing out the final night of the Republican National Convention on the South Lawn of the White House. Facing...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday has said that poor and vulnerable Nigerians will not be experiencing any electricity tariff increase. The disclosure was made by the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Col. Milland Dikio (retd.) as Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Programme. The Presidency also announced the disengagement of Prof. Charles Quarker Dokubo as...

The Attah of Igala, one of Nigeria’s most respected traditional rulers and the king of the Igala people, Michael Ameh Oboni II, is dead. Sources say he died on Thursday morning while in hospital. The...

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been left out of the France squad after testing positive for coronavirus, Head Coach Didier Deschamps has said. Pogba had been named in the world champions’...

The military coup leaders in Mali have released ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from detention, a spokesman for the junta, Djibrilla Maiga said on Thursday. The junta, which calls itself the National...

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 221 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 53,021. The latest development was disclosed in a tweet by the...

President Muhammadu Buhari is hosting a virtual Council of State meeting with former Heads of State. Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, is the only former leader physically present for the meeting. Also...