Israeli airstrikes have now killed 53 people including 14 children in Gaza. Fourteen of those killed were minors, the Health Ministry says. Another 320 Gaza Palestinians have been wounded. Meanwhile,...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a meeting with security agencies and others at the State House, Abuja. This was disclosed by the Federal Government via its Twitter handle on Tuesday. Security...

Southern Nigerian Governors Forum (SNGF) are currently meeting in Asaba, Delta State capital to discuss issues of insecurity and other matters affecting the regions. They were received by the host, Delta...

China’s weak population growth is falling closer to zero as fewer couples have children, government data showed Tuesday, adding to strains on an aging society with a shrinking workforce. National Bureau...

At least 26 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian health ministry, after Hamas launched rockets from the coastal territory towards...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced the review of the existing night-time curfew in the state. In a state-wide broadcast on Monday at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital,...

At least 11 people – including students – have been killed and several others injured in a shooting at a school in southwest Russia, according to reports The shooting took place at Secondary...

The Federal Government on Monday restricted gatherings at worship centres and banned night clubs as parts of measures aimed at preventing the spread of devastating strains of COVID-19 into the country. This...

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 165,419. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

Thirteen suspected Boko Haram terrorists were arrested around Filin Lazio in the Hotoro axis of Kano State on Sunday. The suspects were arrested by troops of 3 Brigade of the Nigerian Army during an operation...

Nigeria’s former Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, popularly known as ‘Mama Taraba’ is dead. The ex-minister died at an undisclosed hospital in Cairo, Egypt. She...

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, in furtherance of his concerted efforts to ensure that all residents of Enugu State have access to quality and affordable healthcare services, yesterday, inaugurated the newly constituted...

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal which okayed the deregistration of National Unity Party and 73 others. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has kicked off construction work in the Port Harcourt Refinery rehabilitation project with a firm commitment not to fail Nigerians. A statement by the...

The Japanese government decided Friday to expand the COVID-19 state of emergency beyond Tokyo and the Osaka region and extend it to May 31 in an effort to bring down infections and ease the strain on hospitals. Prime...

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 28 new cases of COVID-19. To date, 165,301, cases have been confirmed, 155,424 cases have been discharged and 2,065 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended indefinitely its Naira 4-dollar scheme for diaspora remittances which was introduced a few months ago. This disclosure is contained in a statement issued...

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority, Hadiza Usman to step aside from her role. The suspension of Usman is to allow the panel of inquiry which is to...

An unspecified number of students of Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, have been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen. According to a statement signed by the State’s Commissioner of Information, John...

The National Directorate on Employment, NDE, Enugu State has embarked on the training of 34 Enugu youths on acquisition of skills on Soft Landscaping and Hard Landscaping under the Environmental Beautification...