India has surpassed Brazil to become the country with the second highest number of coronavirus cases. India recorded more than 90,000 cases overnight, bringing the number of infections in the country...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday disclosed that Nigeria recorded 100 new cases of COVID-19 making it the country’s lowest daily figure in at least five months. The NCDC made this...

Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open after hitting a lineswoman with a ball during his clash with Pablo Carreno Busta. As he walked to the Arthur Ashe Stadium sideline for a changeover, trailing...

Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona after a dramatic U-turn saw him end his bid to leave the club this summer. The decision comes after days of speculation sparked by Messi’s attempt to rescind...

The Nigerian Federal Government has released the list of nine airlines granted approval to commence international flights in the country. Speaking at a briefing of the Presidential Task Force On COVID-19...

Nigeria has secured a landmark victory in its pursuit to overturn a $10 billion judgement awarded against it in a case against Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID). Ross Cranston, a Judge of...

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 216 COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 54,463. The latest figures were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday...

The ex-depot price of petrol in Nigeria has been increased to N151.56 per litre, according to Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC). This was disclosed in an internal memo from Ibadan Depot to...

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 239 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said. The latest figures bring the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 54,247. The...

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, the Malian president ousted in a military coup last month, was hospitalized late Tuesday at a private clinic. The former President’s actual ailment was not immediately known...

The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said he will embark on a ‘legislative diplomacy’ visit to Ghana on Wednesday over the incessant  harassment of Nigerians...

 One of the world’s foremost rating companies, Forbes on Tuesday announced that longtime American filmmaker, Tyler Perry has joined the list of Hollywood billionaires. According to Forbes, Perry,...

Two persons have been killed and six others injured in a terrible road accident which happened in the Anthony area of Lagos. The accident was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday by Director-General...

President Muhmmadu Buhari is presiding over the 14th virtual Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja. Buhari is steering the procedings from the Council Chamber of the Presidential...

Latin America’s biggest economy, Brazil, contracted by a record 9.7 percent in the second quarter of 2020, plunging into recession as coronavirus lockdowns hit home, the official statistics agency...

Dr Akinwumi Adesina has been sworn as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), to serve another five-year term. The ceremony held virtually on Tuesday morning. The event was attended by several...

Nigeria on Monday recorded 143 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 54,008. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye this Monday paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The visit came in the heat...

Former Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee has died at the age of 84. His death was announced via the twitter page of his son, Abhijit Mukherjee. He tweeted “With a heavy heart, this is to inform...

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Yahaya Bello as the Governor of Kogi State. A seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, in a unanimous judgment, affirmed...