At least 23  people have been killed after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Albania, the Albanian defence ministry has said.. The quake hit 34km (21 miles) north-west of the capital, Tirana, in the...

The Zamfara House of Assembly on Tuesday repealed a law that allowed the payment of pension and other allowances for the state’s former governors and their deputies. Spokesperson of the state’s assembly,...

The United States Navy Chief, Richard Spencer has been fired over his handling of the case of a Navy Seal demoted for misconduct. The case of Edward Gallagher, who was convicted for posing with a corpse...

Burglars have stolen three diamond jewelry sets from the Dresden Green Vault in eastern Germany which houses one of the largest treasure collections in Europe. The historic sets consist of 37 parts each...

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday admitted the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team to bail in the sum of N1 billion. Delivering the ruling, Justice Okon Abang also ordered that...

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has abolished the policy of catchment areas in the admission of new students into Federal Government-owned universities across the country. President Muhammadu...

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday made an order for suspected Internet fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha to be remanded in prison custody. Justice Mohammed Liman made the remand...

Uber will not be granted a new licence to operate in London after repeated safety failures, Transport for London has said. Uber will however appeal and can continue to operate during that process. Uber...

Investigators have discovered 31 bodies hidden in clandestine graves outside Mexico‘s second-largest city, Guadalajara. Authorities in violence-torn Jalisco State Thursday said ten of the bodies...

A Japanese hotel is offering a room for just 100 yen or $1 per a night on the condition that guests that stay in that have to agree to livestream their stay on YouTube. The Asahi Ryokan in Fukuoka on...

The Nigerian government has spent $1.66 billions in servicing her external debt in one year, from July 2018 to June 2019. An analysis of the data obtained from the Debt Management Office (DMO) also showed...

The Sokoto State Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday reaffirmed the election of the state Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as duly elected in the governorship election held in the state. In its judgment,...

The 19th edition of the annual PSR National Awards have been held in Lagos. Men and women who have distinguished themselves in their various spheres of endeavour were honoured at a colourful, well-attended...

A Kano High Court on Thursday dissolved four additional emirates and first class emirs created by Kano State Government. The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje had on May 8, 2019 assented to a controversial...

Hundreds of Australian women left in debilitating pain by faulty trans-vaginal mesh devices have won a landmark case against multinational pharmaceutical manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson. The case was...

The United Nations and the European Union Special Representatives to West Africa and the Lake Chad Basin Commission on Wednesday called on the Chief of the Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai to checkmate...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday rejected the proposed death penalty contained in the Hate Speech Bill which has passed first reading at the National Assembly. The governors spoke at the...

The Ogun Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its operatives have intercepted fake currency notes worth about N2.5 million. The Command’s Controller, Michael  Agbara told newsmen...

Coca-Cola has for the second consecutive year been named the world’s largest plastic polluter. According to the non-profit Break Free From Plastic organization, the Atlanta-based Coke is the biggest...

English Premiership side, Tottenham Hotspurs has Mauricio Pochettino as  manager and appointed Jose Mourinho as his replacement. Mourinho, a former Chelsea and Manchester United on Tuesday  signed a...