The death toll from a new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Wednesday with 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control the outbreak . Authorities...

Greece’s parliament on Wednesday elected the first woman president in the country’s history. Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, a 63-year-old senior judge with  expertise in environmental and constitutional...

The US Senate has approved a resolution along party lines outlining the rules that will govern the impeachment proceedings on President Donald Trump. The  Senate early on Wednesday voted 53-47 to adopt...

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Rev. Lawan Andimi by Boko Haram insurgents. He...

The US media have reported that the Trump administration is planning to add seven countries namely Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania to its travel ban list. The reports...

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has decried the activities of pipeline vandals whose nefarious act torched parts of the corporation’s...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the election victories of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State. Barrister Emmanuel Jime, candidate  of the All Progressive...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) chairman in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Rev Lawan Andimi, has been killed by his abductors. His murder was disclosed by the Catholic Bishop...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called for the support of traditional rulers and other stakeholders to curb oil theft and resulting incidents of pipeline fires. The Group Managing...

A fourth person in China has died from a new virus that has spread rapidly across the country. The latest victim of the new strain of corona virus is an 89- year- old man who lived in Wuhan, the city at...

Angola’s prosecutor general has promised to use all possible means to bring Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the country’s former president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos back to the country to...

Former Interpol chief, Meng Hongwei who has been detained in China since 2018 was on Tuesday sentenced  to more than 13 years in prison for bribery. Meng was sentenced to 13 years and six months and fined...

The United States Senate is set to begin the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump this Tuesday. They are to decide whether or not to convict the president and remove him from office on the...

Access Bank has  acquired 100% of Kenya’s Transnational Bank Plc and its 28 branches after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) gave its approval for the acquisition. Effective February 1. 2020, 100% of...

SunTrust Bank Limited has appointed Mrs. Halima Buba as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. She is taking over from Mr. Ayo Babatunde. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approved her  appointment...

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has appealed to Nigerian President, Muhammadu  Buhari to open the country’s borders. This was disclosed by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Buhari...

The Lagos State government has placed an extensive ban on motorcycles and tricycles popularly known as ‘okada’ and ‘keke Marwa’ from plying major roads in various local government areas of the...

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Simon Lalong as the governor of Plateau State. Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had filed an appeal at the apex court to challenge the...

The new governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has dissolved all boards and parastatals constituted by the former government of Emeka Ihedioha with immediate efffect. Governor Uzodinma also ordered the...

The Supreme court has dismissed an appeal filed by Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu challenging the election of Aminu Tambuwal as Governor of Sokoto state. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji,...