Twelve directors of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been suspended with immediate effect. The notice of suspension was communicated to the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has asked Tosin Ojaomo, who is counsel to former Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, to direct the request for his client’s bail to the Presidential...

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a former Executive Director of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba, to seven years in prison...

China has said it would retaliate after US President Donald Trump ordered an end to preferential trade treatment for Hong Kong. In a statement on Wednesday, China’s foreign ministry said it “firmly...

A study by researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine has claimed that the world’s population is likely to peak...

The joint United Nations and African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Tuesday condemned violent incidents in North Darfur State which left nine dead and 20 wounded. “UNAMID is deeply concerned about...

American biotech company, Moderna, is aiming to begin its final phase of testing for its coronavirus vaccine on July 27. Moderna is the first company in the United States to announce an estimated start...

Fahim Saleh, founder and Chief Executive Officer of ride-hailing company, Gokada, is dead. According to The New York Times, Saleh’ s dismembered and decapitated remains were found in his home on Manhattan’s...

Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile has died at the age of 23.  Arotile was commissioned eight months ago by the Nigerian Airforce. Her death was disclosed in a statement...

Nigeria’s  Senate has amended the Criminal Code Act which recommends life imprisonment for kidnappers and deletes the statute of limitations on cases of rape. Section 218 of the Criminal Code Act...

Nigeria’s has recorded 463 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 33,616. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this via its official twitter...

Nigeria has recorded 595 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 33,153. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, disclosed the latest figures via its...

The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife, Edith and daughter have all tested negative to the COVID-19. The Governor made this disclosure via his official twitter handle. My wife, my daughter...

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal made by Timi Alaibe challenging the candidacy of Duoye Diri as the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 2019 election...

Andrzej Duda, Poland’s incumbent president, has narrowly won the presidential election as the results from over 99 percent of polling stations released so far show. The remaining uncounted votes...

Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has expressed delight over the appointment...

The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio has said that the events of the last few days at the National Assembly were a clear indication that corruption is fighting back at him.  Akpabio...

Zindzi Mandela, daughter of former South African president, Nelson Mandela,is dead. The spokesman of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) made the disclosure on Monday. She was Nelson Mandela’s...

Manchester City’s European two-year ban has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). This means that Manchester City will play in the UEFA Champions League next season. The club...

Nigeria has recorded 571 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 32,558. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Diease...