The Niger State Government has assured that they are making progress in the negotiation with the abductors of 136 pupils to ensure their release. The deputy governor of the state, Ahmed Ketso disclosed...

Israeli opposition parties announced on Wednesday that they had reached a coalition agreement to form a government and oust Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history and...

NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. Part of NASA’s Discovery Program, the missions aim to understand how Venus became an inferno-like world when it has...

Around 10,000 of 80,000 planned Tokyo 2020 Olympic volunteers have quit, organisers have revealed, as they battle persistent doubts over the games with just 50 days until the opening ceremony. Tokyo 2020...

Gunmen riding motorcycles on Thursday hijacked a school bus at Oba Ile Estate in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. It is not yet clear how many pupils were inside the bus. Eyewitnesses said...

The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved the appointment of Mr Ebikibina John Ogborodi as new acting Registrar. The appointment followed the death of the Registrar,...

A Senior Special Assistant to Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Security, Christopher Dega, has been shot dead. Mr Dega, a retired police officer, was killed in Jos, the Plateau State capital. According to...

The African Union has suspended Mali’s membership in response to last week’s military coup and threatened sanctions if a civilian-led government is not restored, it said in a statement on...

A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3, Beijing’s National Health Commission...

President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja While some of the cabinet members are physically present at the council chamber, others...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing, the second Chinese-produced shot to get its endorsement, a WHO statement said on Tuesday. A...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu. Professor Yakubu was joined by five INEC commissioners at...

The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examination Council (NECO), Professor Godswill Obioma, is dead. Obioma’s death was announced in a statement on Tuesday by his son, Prince Godswill Obioma...

President Muhammdu Buhari, on Tuesday, forwarded the name of Major General Farouk Yahaya, to the Senate for screening and confirmation for appointment as the Chef of Army Staff (COAS). Senate President...