United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, arrived Maiduguri, the Borno State capital as part of his two-day official visit to Nigeria. He began the visit in Borno, where the country...

World football body, FIFA, on Monday fined Nigeria CHF150,000 (N63.9m) following violence that occurred at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March 29, after the country’s failure to qualify...

At least eight persons have been confirmed dead after a three-storey building collapsed in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. NEMA officials, alongside other emergency response agencies including the...

Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has expressed his interest to run for a second term as he picked up the APC’s Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms. The Member representing Ikeja Federal...

Former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, has picked the All Progressives Congress’ N100m Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms. The National Leader of the APC who is in Saudi Arabia...

U.S. gross domestic product shrank at a 1.4% annual rate in the first quarter of 2022. The decline in U.S. gross domestic product marked a sharp reversal from a 6.9% annual growth rate in the fourth quarter,...

The Russian foreign ministry said Wednesday that it has banned entry to 287 British MPs after the UK blacklisted Russian lawmakers over Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. “In response to the decision...

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Wednesday imposed a curfew on Gudum Hausawa community located on the outskirts of Bauchi metropolis. This was later confirmed by the state government in a statement...

Lance Corporal Jibrin, an instructor with the Nigerian Army battalion in Geidam, Yobe State, has committed suicide. He took his life after he was arrested for allegedly conniving with Boko Haram insurgents...

The Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as its official currency alongside the CFA franc. The country has also legalised the use of cryptocurrencies, the presidency announced on Wednesday. The...

Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland on Wednesday for rejecting its demand for payment in roubles, taking direct aim at European economies in its toughest retaliation so far against international...

The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, has tested positive for COVID-19. This was announced on her official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The U.S VP tested positive for the virus despite...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, to appear before the Senate. The Court held that as a public officer administering law, he is answerable...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a suspected billionaire drug baron, Chief Afam Mallinson Ukatu. Ukatu is believed to be behind the alleged N3bn Tramadol deal involving the Intelligence...

Emmanuel Macron has beaten far-right challenger Marine Le Pen to win reelection in the French presidential election. Macron took 58.5% of Sunday’s vote, making him the first French leader to be reelected...

The Alaafin of Oyo, one of Nigeria’s most prominent traditional rulers, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has died at the age of 83. Alaafin Adeyemi, the third from the Alowolodu Ruling House in the ancient kingdom...

Protesters this Friday stormed the Abuja private office of former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan urging him to declare to run in the 2023 presidential race. The group made up of men, women and youths...

Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died aged 90. Mwai Kibaki served two terms as president of Kenya, between 2002 and 2013. In an  announcement made this Friday by incumbent President of Kenya, Uhuru...

Manchester United have officially announced Erik Ten Hag as their new head coach. Ten Hag will leave his job at Ajax at the end of the season to become United’s fifth permanent manager since Sir...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with heads of security establishments and some ministers at the State House in Abuja. Physically in attendance were the Vice President,Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary...