The United States Military has confirmed that the Terminal High Attitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is already operational in South Korea. In a statement signed by Colonel Richard Manning on Monday,...

The president of Tanzania, John Magufuli has sacked about 10,000 civil servants and ordered that their April salaries be withheld after they were found to have forged high school and university certificates. Magufuli,...

  Famous Ethiopian blogger and journalist, Eskinder Nega, has been awarded the 2017 World Press Freedom Hero, despite his being in jail since 2011. Nega was announced winner of the prestigious award...

  Twenty-four people were reportedly killed and 19 others critically injured when a trailer truck and passenger bus collided at the Kibwezi area of Kenya late Monday night. According to Leonard Kimaiyo,...

  A Nigerian pilot who works for Air Djibouti, Ademola Odujinrin has become the first African to fly solo around the world. In a statement released by Odujinrin’s foundation, Transcend, the 38-year-old...

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering the sum of $1000 as reward for any information that will lead to the arrest of a Nigerian for alleged internet fraud. 32-year-old Kelechi...

A man, John Robert Boone, who escaped from US federal agents about a decade ago, has been deported from Canada to face marijuana charges in the United States. According to John Curtis, a US marshal, Boone,...

Somalia’s new military chief, Gen. Mohammed Adam Ahmed , on Sunday  survived a suicide bomb attack that left at least thirteen people dead. The attack which occurred moments after he was sworn in and...

As a US Navy strike group led by a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier heads towards the Western Pacific Ocean, North Korea has warned  the United States of a pre-emptive nuclear strike. North Korea’s...

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has claimed responsibility for the twin bombings that rocked Coptic churches in Egypt, killing 44 people and leaving several others seriously injured. The group,...

The American President, Donald Trump on Friday ordered the launch of 59 Tomahawk missiles on the Al-Shayrat air field near Homs in Central Syria. This action was in response to the chemical weapons attack...

  The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), has called for the immediate resignation of South African President, Jacob Zuma, saying it no longer has confidence in his leadership abilities. COSATU,...

  United States President, Donald Trump has pledged full support for his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in his fight against Islamic terrorists in the Middle East. He made the declaration...

  At least 35 persons including nine children have been reportedly killed and several others injured after air strikes released “toxic gas” in the province of Idlib in north- western Syria. The Syrian...

  The United Kingdom has deported 23 more Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in that country. The deportees, all males, arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos at...

The number of billionaires in the world is now 2,043. This is according to the 2017 list just released by Forbes Magazine. The new figure represents a 13 percent increase in the number of the super rich...

At least eight people are presumed dead and several others critically injured  after a group of high school students and their  teachers on a ski slope were hit by an avalanche in central Japan. According...

British law enforcement have made a total of eight arrests in connection with the attack that shook London on Wednesday. The attack which has been labelled as an act of terrorism was carried out by a...

Westminster, the United Kingdom’s seat of power has come under a deadly attack. At  2:40 p.m. (GMT) today, a man rammed a car into crowds of people and stabbed a police officer outside the UK Parliament....

A United Nations’ agency report to mark the UN’s Day of Happiness, has rated Norway as the happiest country in the world. By this rating, Norway has toppled her Nordic neighbour, Denmark from the...