Eight Francophone West African countries on Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco, severing the CFA franc’s links to former colonial ruler, France. The CFA franc was initially...

The management of German Bundesliga outfit, Bayern Munich have announced the appointment of Hansi Flick as coach until the end of the season. The 54-year-old Flick was promoted following the dismissal...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says farmers in Nigeria earned a total of N201. 66 billion from the export of agricultural products between January and September of this year. A brief analysis...

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission on Saturday said  it was seeking an amendment of the Electoral Law to enable more than 20 million Nigerians living abroad to vote in the country’s general election. Speaking...

At least 13 persons, with four critically injured, have been hospitalized after being shot at a house party in Chicago on Sunday morning. The Chicago Police have recovered a revolver from the scene of...

Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday named his Tourism Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz as the country’s first Prime Minister since 1976. The 56-year-old Cruz has been Tourism Minister for...

The Nigerian government plans to distribute N10 billion as Trader Moni loan to petty traders and artisans in the country in the 2020 fiscal year. Under the micro credit scheme, the Federal Government,...

A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni (rtd.) says the influence of bad advisers working under  President Muhammadu Buhari constitutes a threat to good governance...

Argentina’s Senate on Saturday approved and passed  into law an emergency package which was announced by the new center-left government to try to lift the country out of its economic crisis. The move...

English Premier League club side, Everton Football Club have appointed Carlo Ancelotti as their manager on a four-and-a-half-year contract. The Italian, who was sacked by Serie A side, Napoli earlier...

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on Friday promised to wrap up parliamentary vote on his deal for Britain to leave the European Union (EU) on Friday. The move which he described as delivering...

The United States government on Friday issued a warning to Nigeria and two other countries over what it perceives as lack of religious freedom and persecution of minority groups. The State Department...

The Supreme Court on Friday voided the candidature of the Imo state governorship candidate of the Action Alliance in the 2019 gubernatorial election,Uche Nwosu over double party nomination. Delivering...

A High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Friday granted an ex-parte application made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC seeking  the detention for 14 days of former Attorney-General...

Arsenal Football Club have confirmed the appointment of Mikel Arteta as their new head coach. The former Arsenal midfielder takes up his first job in management, leaving his role as assistant...

After more than eight months without a leader, Algeria on Thursday inaugurated its new president, Abdelkader Tebboune at a pomp-filled ceremony which pro-democracy protesters have rejected as a charade. Members...

Russian President, Vladimir Putin says United States Democrats had impeached President Donald Trump for fabricated reasons in order to reverse his 2016 election victory. Speaking at his annual year-end...

Cuba is set to resurrect the position of Prime Minister in a parliamentary session at the end of the week, with President Miguel Diaz-Canel nominating a candidate to the post which has remained dormant...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has listed Wakanda as a free-trade partner despite it being a fictional country. Although a USDA spokesperson said the Kingdom of Wakanda was added to...

Workers of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) on Thursday staged a protest over the plan by the Federal Government to cede the collection of stamp duty to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The...