An Ethiopian spokesman on Tuesday said that the country’s forces fired at a UN team, claiming that the UN personnel ignored instructions and drove through government checkpoints in the northern...

American President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general, Lloyd J. Austin to be Secretary of Defense, US media report. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black...

U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. The first recipient was Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week. The former jewelry...

The National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress has extended the tenure of the party’s Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee led by Governor Mai Buni by six months. The...

The Federal Government has announced the reduction of the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol from N168 to N163. This was disclosed by the Minister of Labour and Employment,...

President Nicolás Maduro’s party and allies have won in Venezuela’s legislative elections which were boycotted by the main opposition parties. With over 80% of ballots counted, his...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja warned that “any act of hooliganism hiding behind lawful and peaceful protests will be dealt with decisively to ensure peace and stability in the country.” The...

US President Donald Trump said Sunday his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for COVID-19. The president tweeted: “Rudy Giuliani has tested positive. Get better soon Rudy, we...

The House of Representatives on Sunday rejected one of its members’ call for impeachment processes to commence against President Muhammadu Buhari. Hon. Kingsley Chinda, representing Obio/Akpor Federal...

China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II, outgoing US National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said Thursday. “The intelligence is clear: Beijing...

The Nigeria Police Force has applied to withdraw its suit praying for an order stopping the various states’ judicial panels of enquiry probing allegations of rights abuses and other acts of brutality...

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the remand of a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abulrasheed Maina, in prison, till the end of his trial. Justice Okon Abang...

Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), has been extradited to Nigeria after his arrest in Niger Republic on Monday. Maina was arrested in Niamey, the capital of Niger...

The Kogi State House of Assembly has asked Governor Yahaya Bello to contest for the position of the President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election. The Majority Leader, Abdullahi Bello while moving...

The Nigeria Police Force has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja praying for an order stopping the various states’ judicial panels of enquiry probing allegations of rights abuses and other...

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the killing of scores of farmers and villagers in Borno State, northeast Nigeria by suspected Islamist militants as a `terroristic massacre’. “I want to assure my...

The Police Command in Cross River State has confirmed the killing of an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Egbe Edum, by gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday in Calabar. Edum, before his murder served...

The United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use. British regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against...

The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to brief the house on the true state of the security situation in the country. The House was considering a motion...

The Senate has recommended that President Muhammadu Buhari removes the Service Chiefs. The lawmakers made this recommendation at Tuesday’s plenary during a debate on security in the nation and the attack...