Schools were closed indefinitely and some coal-based power plants shut down as the smog-shrouded Indian capital and neighboring states invoked harsh measures Wednesday amid considerations of a lockdown...

Pfizer announced a deal on Tuesday to allow its promising Covid-19 treatment to be made and sold inexpensively in 95 poorer nations that are home to more than half of the world’s population. The agreement...

“Two suicide bombers were clearly captured (by security cameras) on motorcycles, two motorcycles. They were disguised as boda boda riders (motorcycle taxi drivers). They detonated the bombs they...

Five  people have been confirmed dead and many others injured in a gas explosion which occured this morning at Ojekunle Street, Papa Ajao, close to the popular automobile spare parts market at Ladipo...

United States President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping held virtual talks on Monday amid mounting tensions between Washington and Beijing. Taiwan was high on the agenda, with Xi warning...

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have killed more than 50 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the recent counter offensive in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The...

The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuses and Other Matters has concluded that the Nigerian Army shot and killed unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate...

About 15 people have been killed by bandits during attacks on two local government areas in Sokoto State. The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who confirmed the attack on Monday, revealed that the affected...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday gave the Federal Government an ultimatum of three weeks to remedy its failure to fulfill lingering demands. Should the government refuse to act, the union...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of  Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu in a recent attack by Islamic State West Africa Province in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday. In...

South Africa’s last white president, Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk, died on Thursday leaving a final apology via video for crimes against other ethnic groups during decades of apartheid. “I,...

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, has received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following his...

Once upon a time, almost every candidate of political parties in Nigeria printed their posters and other campaign materials with the same caption. The captivating self-serving caption was : “The...

Fourteen persons have been arrested in connection with the siege on Justice Mary Odili’s apartment in Abuja, the police said on Thursday. The suspects include a fake Chief Superintendent of Police, Lawrence...

Thousands of demonstrators marched on the New Zealand parliament to protest against Covid-19 restrictions Tuesday, prompting a major police deployment at the Wellington building known as the Beehive. About...

Professor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has secured a sweeping victory in the Anambra State governorship election, winning 19 of the 21 local government areas of the state. “That...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has accused the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami of unwholesome involvement in the controversial request for the deduction of the...

Unknown gunmen on Monday night killed Air Vice-Marshall Mohammed Maisaka (retd) at his residence at Rigasa in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The retired military officer, who was also...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reformed Task Team to eight years imprisonment. Maina was sentenced after he was found guilty...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Anambra State governorship election. INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Florence...