George Floyd, the African- American whose killing by police inspired worldwide protests calling for an end to racism and police brutality, was buried in a cemetery on Tuesday in his hometown of Houston,...

Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday named their main suspect in the 1986 killing of Prime Minister Olof Palme. Prosecutors also closed the probe into the murder case. The suspect was named as Stig Engstrom,...

A Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo State on Monday granted an order restraining the All Progressives Congress and its national chairman from conducting any primary election in Edo State ahead of the...

328 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Nigeria. The latest confirmed cases bring the total number of cases in the country to 11,844. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease...

Police in Lesotho have arrested the country’s former first lady over the 2017 murder of the then-estranged wife of  Prime Minister Thomas Thabane who recently resigned. Maesaiah Thabane, who was...

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by Natasha Akpoti, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and her party against Governor...

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has risen to 5162 as 193 fresh cases have been confirmed. This was disclosed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

The Federal House of Representatives has approved the request by the President Buhari to borrow N850bn to fund the 2020 budget. The Federal Government is to raise the money in the New External Borrowing...

The Nigeria Armed Forces have said that 343 members of  Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), as well as 19 of the sect leaders were killed in operations in the last two months. 153...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance since speculation about his health began last month, cutting the ribbon at the opening of a fertilizer factory, KCNA reported Saturday. Kim...

Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday lifted targeted lockdown on two major regions in the country citing improved testing for the coronavirus across the country. In the over half-an-hour address...

Mr Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, has died of COVID-19 infection. This was disclosed in a series of tweets by the Senior Special Assistant, Media &...

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said he issued an Executive Order to restrict movement into the state to protect the lives of the people of the state. He said the coronavirus pandemic necessitated...

The  All Progressives Congress (APC) has put its planned National Executive Council (NEC) meeting slated for Tuesday on hold indefinitely to cool the leadership crisis that is currently rocking the party. The...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday asked the Supreme Court to review its judgment, which upheld the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election and dismissed the...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Division (FCID), DIG Anthony Ogbizi, to investigate...

South Africa’s rugby team also known as the Springboks was named World sports team of the year in Berlin on Monday. The Laureus World Sports award follows the triumph of the Springboks at the world cup...

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has signed an agreement with Galp Trading SA to supply one million tonnes of LNG per year. Nigeria had earlier signed a deal with Eni and Total Gas & Power for...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday declined a request by the family members of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha to unfreeze accounts belonging to them in foreign countries. The accounts...

The Nigeria Police Force has killed 250 bandits and terrorists in Kuduru Forest near Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State. The operation was carried out jointly with the support of Operation Puff Adder made up of...