South Africa slipped into recession in the final three months of 2019, the country’s statistics bureau said on Tuesday. This is the third contraction to hit the economy since the end of apartheid...

Pope Francis who is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for the coronavirus, an Italian newspaper, Messaggero reported Tuesday. Italy is currently battling Europe’s worst outbreak as it has the...

Iran’s health ministry announced on Tuesday that 11 more people had died from the new coronavirus in the past day, bringing the country’s overall death toll to 77. In all, 2,336 people have been...

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, on Monday said that the coronavirus index case in Lagos is responding well to treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Yaba, Lagos State. Speaking...

Guinea Bissau’s political crisis seems unending following the failure by the two presidential candidates to agree on the outcome of December’s election. Cipriano Cassama resigned Sunday after serving...

Israelis are voting on Monday in the country’s third election in less than a year to decide whether longtime Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power despite his upcoming criminal trial on...

The Lagos State government said on Sunday that at least 100 people had come in contact with the Italian who is Nigeria’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) index case. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Akin Abayomi,...

At least 50 people were killed while several others were injured as gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked some villages in Igabi and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna State on Sunday. The affected...

The Supreme Court has adjourned till tomorrow, March 3, its hearing of the application seeking a reversal of its judgement of January 14 which sacked the Rt. Honourable Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo...

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 in the “El Clasico” at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday to end its seven-match winless streak against its rival and return to the top of the Spanish league. Brazil’s...

Following the unveiling of its range of lubricants late last year, the NNPC Retail Ltd, one of the Downstream subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has commenced the roll-out...

The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. This was announced by the Lagos state Commissioner for Health,  Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement...

Former world number one, Maria Sharapova has announced that she is retiring from tennis after an illustrious career that saw her win five Grand Slam titles. “How do you leave behind the only life you’ve...

The Mexican government has returned an ancient bronze sculpture to Nigeria after it was seized by customs officials at the Mexico City International Airport The sculpture is believed to date back to the...

A High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed a suit filed by the immediate past governor of  Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode which sought an injunction to restrain the Lagos State House of Assembly from...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for review of the judgment which sacked the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, David Lyon and his deputy, Senator...

Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, all linked to the growing outbreak in Italy. Austria, Croatia and Switzerland said the cases involved people who had been to Italy...

The death toll from the worst religious violence in  Delhi, India in decades has risen to 21, as Muslims fled from their homes and several mosques in the capital were  burnt down after being attacked...

Lesotho’s prime minister has made a surprise appearance in court, where his lawyer argued that his office granted him immunity from prosecution for allegedly murdering his estranged wife shortly before...

The new coronavirus which has stricken tens of thousands of people in Asia is not yet a pandemic, but has the potential to become one if countries do not work together to slow its spread, the World Health...