Serena Williams will not play in the U.S. Open because of an injury, she said Wednesday. “After careful consideration and following the advice of my doctors and medical team, I have decided to withdraw...

The Plateau State government has re-imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos North Local Government Area (LGA). The 24-hour curfew earlier imposed in the council area was relaxed last week to dusk-to-dawn alongside...

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has confirmed speculations that he plans to run next year for the position of vice president. “I will run for vice president,” he said. “I’m worried about...

President Joe Biden affirmed on Tuesday that he would not immediately extend an Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. In making the decision, the president agreed with a Pentagon...

The leaders of Ogoniland in Rivers State under the auspices of the Ogoni Liberation Initiative have pledged to cooperate with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) in the exploration and production...

The Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Abdulmumeen Kamba, and the Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Buhari-Aleiro, have been impeached. The impeachment was announced by the Chairman House Committee on...

A High Court sitting in Rivers State has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus from parading or acting as head of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The...

Bandits have attacked the permanent site of the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State, killing two officers and abducting one other officer. This was disclosed by NDA spokesman Major Bashir Muhd Jajira. “The...

The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet. The vaccine...

The Abuja Division of the National Industrial Court (NIC) has ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors to suspend its ongoing strike nationwide. National Industrial Court judge John Targema...

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 388 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The cases were reported in 12 states and the Federal Capital...

Fifteen more abducted students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state have regained their freedom. John Hayab, the state chairman of the Christian Association...

Chief Mrs. Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, wife of late Nigerian Head of State, Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead. The former first lady passed on Monday at 97. Her husband was the Supreme Commander...

 The 21st Olu of Warri Kingdom, Omoba Tshola Emiko, has been crowned as Ogiame Atuwatse III. This comes after a series of activities lined up for the coronation of the monarch, who ascended the throne...

The Nigeria National Petroleum  Corporation (NNPC), has hailed the recent Appeal Court judgment affirming its operatorship of the Oil Mining License 11 (OML 11), describing it as a huge victory for Nigeria...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Prof. Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for a second term of five years. Others reappointed by the President include...

Ivory Coast has detected its first cases since 2015 of the H5N1 bird flu in poultry farms, the government said Thursday. “Since July 20, high death rates among poultry were spotted in traditional and...

Clashes between fishermen and herders in Cameroon’s Far North region over the past week have killed 32 people and forced thousands to flee to neighbouring Chad, the UN said Thursday. “A total of 19...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It was gathered the President scheduled the meeting to receive updates on security efforts and give...

Burkina Faso’s president has declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in an attack in the north of the country. The...