American President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons. In remarks before signing the orders, Biden said the U.S. government needs to change “its...

The pioneer Grand Khadi of the Kwara State Shariah Court of Appeal, Justice Abdulkadri Orire is dead. He died on Tuesday at the age of 87. In a condolence message, Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq...

 Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has tested positive for COVID-19. Mr Ortom confirmed his positive status of the viral infection on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday. “This is to confirm that...

President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs and appointed new officers as replacements. The new Service Chiefs are: Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted unanimously to retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5% This was disclosed by the Governor of the bank, Godwin...

The United States’ House of Representatives delivered its impeachment article against former President, Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, setting in motion a trial where senators will decide...

The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday said it was pursuing yet to be identified hoodlums who set ablaze Sunday Igboho’s house at the Soka area of Ibadan. The Police noted that the hoodlums came to...

Nine more Chinese miners trapped underground for over two weeks have been confirmed dead, with one still unaccounted for, state media reported on Monday. “From Sunday afternoon to this afternoon, rescue...

A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed the $2 million money laundering charge filed  against Mr Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, a lawyer to Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar. Justice Chukwujekwu...

Chelsea Football Club have today parted company with Head Coach Frank Lampard. “This has been a very difficult decision, and not one that the owner and the Board have taken lightly,” Chelsea...

United States House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, is set to send the Senate a single article of impeachment today accusing Donald Trump of inciting the Capitol riot, formally triggering the first-ever impeachment...

Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has said he has tested positive for COVID-19. López Obrador, who has been criticized for his handling of Mexico’s pandemic and for not setting an example...

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 964 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country to 121,566. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre...

United States President, Joe Biden on Monday will reinstate the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens  in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and much of Europe, a White House official said....

Legendary American TV personality, Larry King has died at the age of 87. A statement was posted on his verified Facebook account announcing his passing. His son, Chance, confirmed King’s death on...

Kidnappers have reportedly killed the Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, Mr Salihu Dovo. His murder followed his abduction by the men in the early hours of Sunday at his residence...

Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections with 1,964 confirmed new cases. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official...

The Nigerian Governors Forum has said that Nigerians should look forward to the end of February, 2020 for the possibility of accessing vaccines against COVID-19. The nation’s 36 governors, at a virtual...

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed seventeen executive actions, some of which reverse decisions made by his predecessor, former President Donald Trump. The actions, fulfilling his...

The Chinese government has announced sanctions against outgoing US Ssecretary of State, Mike Pompeo and 27 other high-ranking officials under former United States President Donald Trump, accusing them...