For being named as the Best Teacher in the World, 39-year-old Andria Zafirakou, an Arts and Textiles teacher from Alperton Community School in Brent, north-west London has won the $1million Global Teacher...

Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken into police custody for questioning over allegations that he received campaign funding from the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi. Reports say...

Police authorities in the city of Phoenix  in the United States say one of Uber’s self-driving vehicles has knocked down and killed a pedestrian woman while she was crossing the road. They said 49-year-old...

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has cruised into an expected victory in the country’s presidential elections held on Sunday, clinching a fourth term as President. This victory means that he will be...

Cameroon’s octogenarian President, Paul Biya on Thursday held his first cabinet meeting since 2015. In a brief letter informing his Council of Ministers about the meeting to be held at the Unity Palace,...

The United States government has hinted that there would be more deportations to follow after 86 Ghanaians were kicked out of the country on Wednesday. According to reports, the all-male deportees were...

Philippine President, Rodrigo Durterte on Wednesday announced that his country would be withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) Rome Statute as a result of what he called attacks from United...

Barely few hours after cutting short his visit to some African countries to return to Washington DC, United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson has been sacked by President Donald Trump. In a tweet...

The United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson on Monday pledged the support of the US in facilitating the quick release of the Dapchi schoolgirls and the remaining Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram...

As the people of Mauritius prepare to celebrate the country’s 50th independence anniversary, the government has set plans in motion to launch impeachment procedures to dismiss the country’s first...

United States President, Donald Trump on Thursday agreed to meet with North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un by May after Kim pledged to refrain from conducting further nuclear and missile tests and work towards...

At least 23 migrants are feared dead after two boats– a rubber dinghy boat and a wooden one– which reportedly set off from Libya en route Italy through the Mediterranean Sea were almost sinking...

The United States government has earmarked about $533 million in humanitarian assistance to Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and other countries in the Lake Chad region. The US Secretary of State,...

A second, 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early Wednesday. It hit close to the epicenter of last week’s disaster that killed 55 persons, toppled houses and had   resultant landslides...

A retired Zimbabwean general and a close ally of former President Robert Mugabe has launched a political party to challenge President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the country’s presidential polls scheduled...

The United States says the 2019 general elections in Nigeria and a peaceful transition in government remains its major priority due to the strategic position the country occupies in Africa. The US Department...

Researchers say they have discovered a new HIV antibody that is capable of suppressing the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) for nearly six months without any additional treatment. The finding which...

An explosion has rocked Burkina Faso’s army headquarters in the capital, Ouagadougou this Friday and black smoke could be seen billowing above the buildings. It was not immediately clear what caused...

Following growing calls on  the iconic United States talk show host to consider taking a shot at the presidency since her inspiring speech at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this year, Oprah Winfrey...

A team of surgeons in India led by Dr. Trimurti Nadkarni have successfully removed a 1.873kg tumour believed to be the largest in the world from the head of Santlal Pal, a 31-year-old vendor. Pal, who...