United States President, Donald Trump has said he expects to have a fruitful meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping next month in Japan amid escalating trade conflict between the world’s...

 Transactions of the Nigerian government through the Treasury Single Account (TSA) now stand at over ₦30 trillion.  The Coordinator of TSA in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday expressed sadness and worry at the level of poverty in the country. Buhari made his feelings known when he hosted Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Ministers,...

What now appears to be a faction of the African Action Congress (AAC) has expelled its National Secretary, Leonard Ezenwa and others for suspending the National Chairman of the party and its presidential...

The Presidency has denied newspaper reports that the Federal Government is considering shifting the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for his second term from May 29 to June 12. The Senior Special...

In India’s biggest ever narcotics seizure, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested two Nigerian nationals and recovered 1,818 kg of pseudoephedrine from a house in Greater Noida. A man identified...

  An American man wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for multiple incidents of sexual assault involving minor girls between September 1995 and April 1996 has finally surrendered...

The management of Brighton and Hove Albion football club has sacked Chris Hughton as manager after they finished the season in the 17th position, one place and just two points above the relegation zone. Hughton...

Manchester City on Sunday afternoon sealed back-to-back English Premier League (EPL) titles with victory against Brighton at the Amex Stadium. The title race between Manchester City and Liverpool went...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal and Liverpool’s Sadio Mane scored final-day goals  in the English Premier League (EPL) to share the Golden Boot with fellow African compatriot and Liverpool forward,...

South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) has won  the general elections held this week in that country but with a reduced majority. The ANC which has been in power since 1994, secured 58%...

The United Nations has appointed the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II as a member of the new class of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocates. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres made the...

Luke Shaw on Thursday night won the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Award. He was also named the Players’ Player of the Year at Manchester United’s end of season awards ceremony. The 23-year-old...

Chelsea’s talisman, Eden Hazard has won the Chelsea Player of the Year, Players’ Player of the Year and Goal of the Season award for 2019, making him the first player in history to...

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele for another term in office. Reading the reappointment nomination letter during Thursday’s plenary,...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the board of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Commission is to be chaired by Gen. Paul Tarfa (rtd). The...

In a split judgment of four to one, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the ruling of the Election Tribunal which declared Senator Ademola Adeleke as the winner of last year’s governorship...

The Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Isa Idris has been impeached. Idris was on Thursday impeached by 20 out of 30 members of the House present during plenary. A former Speaker of...

The African National Congress (ANC), the party which has been in power in South Africa since 1994 has taken an early lead in Wednesday’s parliamentary elections in the country. According to early official...

Nigeria’s Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu has formally written to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to commend the Upper Legislative Chamber for the support he has received...