The Chadian Army has confirmed the death of the President of Chad, Mr Idriss Deby,  The Army said the President succumbed to injuries sustained while actively fighting on the frontline. Deby, 68, according...

Nigeria on Monday recorded 70 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 164,303. The latest numbers were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

Eleven people were killed and about 100 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt’s Qalioubia province north of Cairo, Railway authorities say that at least four train wagons ran off the tracks...

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 26 new cases of COVID-19. This is the lowest daily case tally recorded in over one year in Nigeria. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

Two police officers have been killed in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east, in a deadly attack by gunmen on a police facility in the state in the early hours of Monday. The slain officers have been...

Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign. Almost 130 million...

India will lock down its capital New Delhi for a week from Monday night to try and control a raging coronavirus outbreak. Infections are skyrocketing in India, however, with hospitals running out of beds...

President Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the United States government has told Russia “there will be consequences” if Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny dies in prison. “We...

Tottenham have sacked manager Jose Mourinho, bringing a contract that had been due to run until the summer of 2023 to a premature conclusion. His sack comes less than a week before Sunday’s Carabao...

Late on Sunday night, 12 teams confirmed they intend to join the Super League as founders. The Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United and...

The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has announced plans to place sugar and wheat on its FX restriction list. This was disclosed by the CBN via its verified Twitter handle on Friday. Sugar and Wheat to...

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 80 new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. This brings the total number of recorded cases in the country to 164,080. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria...

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court upheld a ruling Thursday annulling former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s corruption convictions, which cleared the way for him to run for a new presidential...

A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said. Five people were hospitalized after...

The Federal Government on Thursday said the issuance of new SIM cards will resume on April 19. The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy communicated this in a statement signed by Femi Ademiluyi,...

Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IGP Monitoring Units in Lagos and Port Harcourt. Baba gave the order in Abuja at the opening of a conference...

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after weeks in London for medical consultation. The presidential aircraft conveying the president and some of his aides landed at the Presidential Wing...

The United States will announce sanctions on Russia as soon as Thursday for alleged election interference and malicious cyber activity, targeting several individuals and entities, sources say. The sanctions,...

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 89 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 164,000. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease control...

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 18.17 percent on March amid accelerating increase in food prices, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. The NBS says the consumer price index, (CPI) which...