Former banker Guillermo Lasso has declared victory in the Ecuadorean presidential election, after his challenger, left-wing economist Andres Arauz, conceded defeat . Guillermo Lasso, 65 years old, received...

The United Nations Office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs has confirmed the attack on its facility in Damasak, Borno state yesterday. The humanitarian coordinator and head of the un mission...

Gunmen have killed eight miners at a mining site of Cabitex company in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The victims, comprising five women and three men were attacked by suspected...

Governors of the South-East states have resolved to maintain a joint security outfit for the code named Ebube Agu (Wonderful Tiger). The governors made the resolution in a communique during the first south-east...

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has said via its official website that Nigeria has recorded 83 new cases of COVID-19 within the last 24 Hours. No fatalities from the virus has been recorded...

The Lagos State Government will be diverting the traffic on Adegbola Street from Sunday 11th April, 2021 for 15 months. The road closure is in readiness for the construction of the Ikeja Overpass for...

Five more students out of the 39 abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State have been released from captivity. Their release comes barely 72 hours after the...

The United Kingdom’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The...

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has restated its commitment to the partnership with the Government of Kebbi State for the production of biofuels, describing the project as viable and...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Thursday, disclosed that eight members of the church kidnapped in Kaduna State have been released. Members of RCCG,...

This year’s French Open has been postponed by a week due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will begin on May 30, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said on Thursday. The claycourt Grand Slam, which was...

Four bandit leaders on Thursday said they have denounced their illegal activities in Katsina State and surrendered 45 rustled cattle, two General Purpose Machine Guns, 24 AK 47 assault rifles, 109 GMPG...

The West Darfur Doctors’ Committee said Wednesday that 87 people have died in five days of fighting between Massalit and Arab communities in Sudan. The violence was a new round in a conflict that...

A German government spokeswoman has said the chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, was in favor of a short nationwide lockdown to help stem rising coronavirus figures. As Germany struggles to tackle...

Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant fuels a surge in cases. The coronavirus claimed 4,195 lives in the deadliest day of...

The Nigerian government on Wednesday said it would publish the names and photos of over 1,800 fleeing Owerri prison inmates in Imo State. Gunmen had on Monday morning attacked the correctional facility...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday decorated Usman Alkali Baba with the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP). The decoration ceremony held at the Vice President Conference Hall at the State...

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Congo on Tuesday endorsed the re-election of President Denis Sassou Nguesso in the March 21 vote, after rejecting the opposition’s appeal. “On...

Nigeria on the 6th of April recorded 58 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. This brings the total number of  infections recorded in the country since the index case was reported to...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s official driver, Sa’idu Afaka is dead. He died at the State House Clinic on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the President’s...