Eight people were killed in a mass shooting during a union meeting at a train yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday. Santa Clara County sheriff Laurie Smith said officers ran into the building as...

Mali’s interim president and prime minister resigned as part of mediation efforts Wednesday after being arrested in an apparent second military coup in nine months, a top junta aide said. President...

The Delta State government has denied receiving the recovered £4.2m Ibori loot as claimed by the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris. Idris made the claim when he appeared before the...

The Nigerian Federal Government has disclosed that a total of 1,929,237 Nigerians representing 96 percent of the targeted population have so far been administered the first COVID-19 vaccine doses. The...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has set up a committee to conduct safety audit on its operational and engineering units. Edward Gabkwet, NAF director of public relations and information, announced this in...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again voted to retain the monetary policy rate at 11.5 percent. The announcement was made by the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele...

The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris on Tuesday said the £4.2m looted by ex-Delta State Governor, James Ibori, has been returned to the state. The Accountant-General told the House of...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Production Sharing Contract (PSC) partners – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Total Exploration and Production...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on a Middle East mission on Tuesday that Washington would rally support to rebuild Gaza as part of efforts to bolster a ceasefire between its Hamas Islamist...

US biotech firm Moderna said Tuesday that trials had shown its Covid-19 vaccine is “highly effective” in adolescents aged 12-17 and the company would seek regulators’ approval in June. “We are...

The Enugu State Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday confirmed the killing of four cops and the burning of its Divisional Police Headquarters in Iwollo, Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state. The...

Malian soldiers unhappy with the new government announced by the transitional authorities took the president and prime minister by force on Monday to the Kati military camp, a few kilometres from Bamako,...

The Presidency has stated that the recent open grazing ban by southern governors is of questionable legality, citing constitutional freedom of movement rights. This was disclosed in a statement by the...

No fewer than 20 persons have died from cholera outbreak in Bauchi State. Commissioner of Health Dr. Aliyu Maigoro confirmed this at a briefing on Tuesday. According to him, the index case was a 37- year-...

Gunmen on Sunday night killed seven persons at Dong village in Plateau State killing seven persons. Plateau police spokesman ASP. Gabriel Ubah, confirmed the incident. He said: “On Sunday 23/05/2021...

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) has published the names of 90 returning travellers who evaded the mandatory seven-day quarantine for persons arriving from restricted countries. A statement issued...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast in all public buildings, facilities, and official residences across the country. This was contained in a statement issued...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in an air crash with some of his aides. According to locals, the ill fated plane had exploded and got burnt completely when it touched the...

The Federal Government has insisted that there will not be any increase in petrol price in the month of June. This disclosure is contained in a press statement issued and signed by the Minister of State...

The Nigerian Communications Commission has said Nigerians will have to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones to it from July. The IMEI number is the mobile phone’s...