The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier turned commander of the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, to 25 years in prison for...

FIFA confirmed on Thursday that the 2022 World Cup qualifiers scheduled for Africa during June have been postponed until September due to the coronavirus and stadiums not meeting international standards. There...

The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Thursday released results for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for external candidates. The board’s Registrar, Prof Godswill Obioma, disclosed...

Gunmen on Thursday killed two Inspectors in Obosi Police station, Idemili North local government area of Anambra State during an attack. They also razed the station and two operational vehicles. The attack...

Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, is dead. He was 42. Dare Adeboye, who was a pastor of one of the branches of the church,...

Chelsea set up an all-English Champions League final with Manchester City after beating Real Madrid 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the semi-final second leg, going through 3-1 on aggregate.Timo Werner and Mason...

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 52 new cases of the COVID-19 virus bringing the total number of infections recorded in Nigeria to 165,273. The country also recorded two new deaths on Wednesday which brings...

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Afaka, Kaduna State. Buhari in a statement issued on Wednesday by his spokesman,...

Seven weeks after their abduction, 27 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, have been released. Mr Abdullahi Usman, who is the Chairman of the Parents’ Committee,...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved more than $8.29 million as well as N3 billion for execution of various electricity projects in the country. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents...

Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15 years old. The vaccine was initially approved for use in those aged 16 and older in December, and Health Canada received an...

Former president of the United States, Donald Trump, will remain blocked from Facebook after a ruling from the company’s independent oversight board. But it criticised the permanent nature of the ban...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to suspend the planned 2021 census until the insecurity situation in the country is addressed. This was disclosed in a series of...

Derek Chauvin’s lawyer filed a motion seeking a new trial, alleging prosecutorial and jury misconduct, and saying a change of venue should have been granted. Mr. Chauvin was convicted last month of two...

A metro overpass has collapsed in Mexico City as a train was travelling over it, killing at least 24 people, including children, the mayor said. Two train carriages were seen hanging from the structure,...

Nigeria on Monday recorded 18 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 165,199. The 18 new cases were reported in five states: Lagos-8, FCT-6, Edo-2, Rivers-1...

President Joe Biden announced Monday, after coming under fierce criticism, that he was raising the maximum number of refugees allowed into the United States this year to 62,500 — up from the 15,000...

Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”. In the statement posted on the verified Twitter...

Parents of the abducted students of the College of Forestry Mechanization Afaka in Kaduna State have occupied the National Assembly complex, Abuja, in protest. The protesters  are lamenting over what...

No fewer than six persons were confirmed dead in a Tuesday morning accident involving three vehicles on Sagamu-Benin expressway. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Ahmed Umar,...