Unknown gunmen on Thursday evening reportedly killed seven persons along the Makurdi-Naka-Ankpa road, Benue state. The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) Kate Anene, a DSP confirmed the attack and said...

The Lagos State Government has announced 10 weeks partial closure of Eko Bridge from Costain to Alaka in bound National Stadium for emergency repairs by the federal government from June 4 to August 13. The...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of the votes. Assad’s government says the election on Wednesday shows Syria is functioning normally despite the decade-old...

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has denied allegation that N2billion was paid to his office from the recovered looted funds. The AGF, in a statement...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a ₦39.85billion trading surplus for the month of February 2021 representing a massive 314.24% leap from the ₦9.62billion surplus it...

Mali’s interim president and premier have been released, a military official said Thursday, three days after they were detained and stripped of their powers in what appeared to be the country’s second...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This is according to a statement signed and released on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General...

Villarreal stunned Manchester United after a breath-taking penalty shoot-out, with goalkeeper David de Gea missing the last spot-kick, in the Europa League final to lift their first-ever major trophy on...

Scores of people are missing and feared dead after an overloaded boat capsized in Kebbi State on Wednesday with around 180 passengers on board, government authorities have said. The boat is believed to...

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Rwanda on Thursday for a highly symbolic visit aimed at turning the page on a quarter century of diplomatic tensions over France’s role in the country’s...

President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility the trail might lead to a Chinese...

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...