Italy’s Supreme Court has thrown out an appeal from Shell and four former Shell managers together with an Eni chief  to stop their trial for alleged corrupt practices in Nigeria. The long-running graft...

The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the death of 10 people following an attack by bandits in Dutsen-Wake and Oho Villages in Birnin-Magaji Local Government Area of  state. The Police Public...

An Indian spiritual guru, Bhaiyyu Maharaj, known for the massive following he enjoyed in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh districts and among leaders from across the political spectrum,  reportedly shot...

The 2018 World Cup hosts, Russia kicked off their campaign tournament with a resounding 5-nil victory over a hapless Saudi Arabian team. Buoyed by over 78,000 vociferous home crowd led by Russia’s...

United States President, Donald Trump says North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un no longer poses a nuclear threat to the rest of the world. Trump took to his Twitter handle on Wednesday, a...

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have arrested no fewer than 34 Nigerians for allegedly defrauding businesses and American citizens of several millions of dollars. In a statement...

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba Land, Gani Adams says President Muhammadu Buhari did the unthinkable by honouring the martyr of democracy, the late MKO Abiola, with the most prestigious national honour. Adams...

Two-time Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has revealed why she did not resign from Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, despite numerous calls for her to do so. Speaking about her recent...

Spain have sacked the head coach of its national senior football team, Julen Lopetegui after he was named the new Real Madrid boss, two days before their opening World Cup 2018 match with Portugal. Real...

Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has defended his government’s latest austerity measures aimed at rebuilding the country’s ailing economy, amid a wave of arrests since his re-election. The...

The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico after their joint bid beat Morocco’s proposal to host the prestigious tournament. The ‘United 2026’ bid by the...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has applauded the outcome of  Tuesday’s historic summit between  United States President, Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...

Former Edo State governor and leading national chairmanship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole says he would prosecute and jail former president Olusegun...

  A former governor of Cross River State and presidential aspirant, Mr. Donald Duke says his ambition to vie for the nation’s number one position was not backed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Duke,...

United States President, Donald Trump and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong Un on Tuesday signed what he described as a “pretty comprehensive” document to cap off their historic summit in Singapore. Trump...

Nobel laureate and acclaimed human rights activist, Professor Wole Soyinka says it was inappropriate and surprising for President Muhammadu Buhari to honour Bashorun Moshood Abiola and at the same time...

Former governor of Bayelsa State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva says the party was set to take over power in the state from those he described as rats. Speaking...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday affirmed that Nigerians will not tolerate the subversion of justice and annulment of elections, the type of  which culminated in the struggle for the actualization...

In a surprise move, Burundian President, Pierre Nkurunziza said on Monday that he would step down in 2020, despite widespread belief that he backed a new constitution extending term limits in a bid to...

A decision by the Austrian government to close seven mosques and expel as many as 60 Imams has been branded by  Turkish government spokesman as a populist attempt to standardize racism and Islamophobia. Turkey’s...