Pfizer Inc. has said a final analysis of clinical-trial data showed its Covid-19 vaccine was 95% effective. The company said it planned to apply for emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration...

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday declared the end of its latest Ebola epidemic, after the outbreak killed 55 people over the past five months. “I am happy to solemnly declare the end of...

A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Douye Diri as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa State. In a unanimous judgement by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, the apex court dismissed the...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 24th virtual Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Present at the meeting are Vice President,...

The Ooni of Ife, one of Nigeria’s most prominent traditional rulers, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has welcomed a son with his wife, Olori Moronke Naomi Silekunola. The elated king took to his official...

One of the largest construction companies in Nigeria, Lubrik Construction Company, LCC, has pledged to build a world class clubhouse for the Army Guards Polo Club. This special partnership with the Nigerian...

The district head of Gidan Zaki village in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Haruna Kuye and his son have been killed by unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits. According to a statement...

Lufthansa and Air France/KLM have been given the approval by the Federal Government of Nigeria to resume operations into the country. This was announced by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a tweet...

The Yaba Magistrates Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, granted bail to detained #EndSARS protester, Eromosele Adene, in the sum of N1m. The court granted the bail on Tuesday after it rejected a request by...

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose by 14.23% (year-on-year) in October 2020 as against 13.71% recorded in September 2020. This was contained in the consumer price index report, recently released by the National...

Former United States President, Barack Obama has called on incumbent President Donald Trump to concede defeat in the recent US election. He urged him to put the good of the country above his own ego and...

Lewis Hamilton has joined Michael Schumacher as the most successful driver in Formula One’s history. His victory at the Turkish Grand Prix yesterday sealed the championship and his seventh title. Hamilton...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson went into isolation after a contact tested positive for the coronavirus. In a statement, No. 10 Downing Street said Johnson wasn’t experiencing symptoms but would...

Commander of the 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Brigadier-General Ahmed Taiwo, has said that the Nigerian Army is unhappy that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, denied inviting them to...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it is aware of a document widely circulating in the media purporting an increase in the PPMC Ex-Coastal Price and Ex-Depot Price (with collection)...

China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate former Vice President Joe Biden on being elected as the U.S. President. Incumbent American President Donald Trump has so far refused...

The Petroleum Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has increased the depot price of premium motor spirit, better known as petrol to N155 per litre. According...

 Former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings has died, Ghanaian media reported on Thursday. Rawlings is suspected to have died from COVID-19 complications at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra....

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines on Thursday posted its first loss in more than three decades, saying it had been badly hit by the coronavirus lockdown that brought air transport to a literal standstill. The...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, have been sworn in for a second term in office. The Oath of Office was administered around 12 noon by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice...