Police affidavit on Wednesday says Lesotho’s former prime minister, Thomas Thabane and his wife made a down payment of $24,000 to assassins to kill his estranged wife, Lipolelo three years ago. Thomas...

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has passed the revised 2020 federal budget of N10.8 trillion from the initial N10.5 trillion submitted by the president. The lawmakers also approved President Muhammadu...

George Floyd, the African- American whose killing by police inspired worldwide protests calling for an end to racism and police brutality, was buried in a cemetery on Tuesday in his hometown of Houston,...

Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday named their main suspect in the 1986 killing of Prime Minister Olof Palme. Prosecutors also closed the probe into the murder case. The suspect was named as Stig Engstrom,...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 663 new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. This represents the highest number of infections confirmed in a day in...

At least 50 persons are feared dead following a fresh attack on Kadisau town in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that the bandits who were armed with sophisticated weapons...

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government of Burundi has said in a statement. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling...

Former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin who is facing murder charges in the fatal arrest of George Floyd, was granted bail Monday at his first court appearance. Chauvin is facing charges of second-degree...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, June 12, 2020 as public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola announced this on Monday...

North Korea “will completely cut off and shut down the liaison line between the authorities of the North and the South, which has been maintained through the North-South joint liaison office…...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday, announced 315 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 12,801. 315 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-...

The dance of the absurd taking place in the media space in recent times couldn’t have been had President Buhari not ordered for a Forensic Audit of the Books of the Niger Delta Development Commission,...

NN Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu has released new operational guidelines for the police to address security challenges arising from the COVID-19 outbreak and measures to...

Tanzania’s President, John Magufuli has declared the country ‘coronavirus-free’ . He attributes the development to  prayers by citizens. “The corona disease has been eliminated...

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem to the Senate for confirmation as President, Court of Appeal. This was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced the construction of a N21 billion medical facility in Katsina State. The facility is one of the 12 hospitals which the corporation intends...

A Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo State on Monday granted an order restraining the All Progressives Congress and its national chairman from conducting any primary election in Edo State ahead of the...

The President of the Taraba State Customary Court of Appeal, Donatus Yantau Shidda, has been abducted by unidentified gunmen in the state. The incident, it was learnt, occurred in the early hours of Monday....

New Zealand has successfully wiped out coronavirus after the final person known to have been infected recovered. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was confident the country had halted the spread of...

Troops of Operation Accord have killed 70 bandits in the  Kachia forest of  Kaduna State, the Defence Headquarters has said The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, John Enenche, disclosed this in...