The number of tourists visiting Hong Kong has fallen by almost 40% from where it was in August last year as anti-government protests continue in the city. This was disclosed in a blog post by Hong Kong’s...

Rafael Nadal survived against debut grand slam finalist Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 in a bruising, four-hour, 50-minute thriller in New York to capture his 19th Grand Slam trophy...

At least 400 Nigerians have shown interest to leave South Africa following xenophobic attacks. This was made known yesterday by the Nigerian Consul-General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama Foreign nationals...

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has summoned Biodun Fatoyinbo, the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), to make an appearance before it within 14 days. The...

Serena Williams has lost to Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu in the U.S. Open final, missing her chance to tie for the most Grand Slam singles title wins ever. Bianca Andreescu, 19, beat the 37-year-old...

King Mswati III of Swaziland has honoured the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, during a traditional ceremony. Adesina, Nigeria’s former agriculture minister is being acknowledged...

Serena Williams has moved into a 10th US Open final by defeating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-1. She will now play against Bianca Andreescu, the 19-year-old Canadian who rallied to defeat Belinda Bencic 7-6(3)...

The founding father of Zimbabwe who ruled the country with an iron fist for more than three decades, Robert Mugabe has died, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. He was 95. “It is with the...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said the problems confronting Nigeria can also be tackled by employing solutions which are uniquely indigenous to the country. Buhari, who stated this while receiving...

A billionare, David Lyon on Wednesday emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa State. The primary which was conducted by...

The British Parliament faced a second straight day of political turmoil on Wednesday as lawmakers fought Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to deliver Brexit in less than two months. Johnson was...

A truck driver has died and dozens more people have been injured after a passenger train collided with his vehicle at a rail crossing in Yokohama, Japan’s second largest city on Thursday. The driver,...

The body of former Spanish alpine skier, Blanca Fernández Ochoa has been found after days of searches involving hundreds of police and volunteers. The remains of the 56-year-old Ochoa who had been missing...

The South African government on Thursday said it has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in the Nigerian cities of Abuja and Lagos following violence against South African businesses in the country.  “After...

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday said he was confident of defeating the candidate put forward by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 governorship election in the state....

 Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has slashed the state’s budget, saying that the initial N285 billion 2019 budget presented to the state House of Assembly was unrealistic. In a tweet on  his verified...

The United Nations has said climate change and poor management practices were major threats to the world’s farmlands and food security. A major report released by the UN on Wednesday said deforestation...

The Police in New York say an 82-year-old burglar, Samuel Sabatino has stolen jewelry worth about $400,000 after successfully slipping past doormen to carry out his heists. The Police said Sabatino might...

US State Department on Wednesday confirmed that a senior United States official personally offered several millions of dollars to the Indian captain of the Iranian tanker suspected to be transporting oil...

A group of Inter Milan ultras say the chants targeting Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku, the new signing at their own club were not racist. Monkey chants were reportedly directed at Lukaku by rival Cagliari...