Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam on Tuesday said the extradition bill which sparked the country’s biggest political crisis in decades was dead, describing the government’s work on the bill as a total...

Five persons, including three civilians were killed in a gun battle after Al-Shabaab militants opened fire on a checkpoint in Mogadishu, the country’s capital on Monday. Officials said two gunmen of...

A drowning man had a stroke of luck on Monday after he was rescued by an Italian Olympic swimmer, Filippo Magnini who had been relaxing nearby. According to local media reports, Magnini, an Olympic medal...

A United Nations report has said some 464,000 homicides were recorded around the world in 2017, far more than the number of people killed in armed conflicts and terrorist attacks. The Global Study on Homicide...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says it has put everything in place to ensure that Video Assistant Referees (VAR) are used in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The...

Nigeria’s Super Eagles duo of Kenneth Omeruo and Chidozie Awaziem were reportedly picked for a random dope test after their Round of 16 match with the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Saturday. As is...

Egypt has sacked its national football coach, Javier Aguirre following the Pharaohs’ last-16 shock exit at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday night.  Aguirre’s boys were left stunned...

Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras has conceded defeat in the country’s general election as conservative opposition leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis secured a comfortable parliamentary majority. With...

American music icon, Stevie Wonder has told fans at his Hyde Park show in central London that he will take some time out from music to undergo a kidney transplant later in the year. Speaking to the crowd...

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday convicted a former rebel leader, Bosco Ntaganda for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ntaganda, nicknamed...

The Nigeria Police on Monday arraigned the lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Elisha Abbo before the Zuba Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on a one count...

The Nigerian Army says its troops have rescued 13 farmers kidnapped by bandits in Kuyelo community in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Col...

A Peoples Democratic Party witness at the ongoing hearing of the presidential election petition by the Presidential Election Tribunal, Mr. Peter Uzioma Obi has said that he and others were trained by the...

Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has relieved Emmanuel Amuneke of his job following the poor performance of the Taifa Stars at the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) holding in Egypt. The Nigerian...

The Nigerian Government on Saturday vowed to ensure the release of Leah Sharibu, the Chibok school girl who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2018. President Muahmmadu Buhari gave the assurance...

The government of Iran has threatened to seize a British ship after her oil tanker was intercepted by Royal Marines off Gibraltar for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of European Union (EU) sanctions. A...

Nigeria has finally signed to join the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTFA), an agreement which aims to increase trade between African countries. President Muhammadu Buhari signed the landmark...

United States prosecutors say they are seeking $12.7 billion from convicted Mexican drug kingpin, Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman based on a conservative estimate of revenues from his cartel’s drug...

The United States national female football teams on Sunday night beat the Netherlands 2-0 to retain the Women’s World Cup title in France and secure a record fourth title. Second half goals from...

Lionel Messi’s Copa America campaign finished just over 45 minutes after the Argentina captain was sent off along with Chile’s Gary Medel in the third-place play-off at the Arena Corinthians. Messi...