World 100m champion Christian Coleman has been banned for two years after missing three drugs tests. The 24-year-old American, who is suspended from 14 May 2020, will miss the postponed

The EU will back former Nigeria Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, further boosting her frontrunner status. Ambassadors from the EU’s 27 member

The US Senate has confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in a victory for President Donald Trump a week before the general election. Trump’s fellow Republicans voted

MTN Group has appointed Mr. Karl Toriola, a Nigerian from Osun State, as MTN Nigeria Chief Executive Officer (CEO) designate, with effect from March 1, 2021. Announcing the appointment on Monday, MTN

Following several days of protests and violence across Nigeria, the country’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, has said “the military will do everything possible to ensure that subversive

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, is currently holding a meeting with Principal Staff Officers and top army commanders to address the current security situations across the country. The Mondsy meeting

  Lawyer and Human Rights activist Femi Falana has condemned the hoarding of coronavirus palliatives in several cities in Nigeria, calling it a “crime against humanity.” The discovery of COVID-19

Coca-Cola European Partners Plc has agreed to buy Australian bottler Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd., creating a global producer of packaged beverages to better withstand a slowdown in the industry and the

Former Lagos State governor and a stalwart of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has proposed that the Lekki Toll Gate where peaceful protesters were attacked by security forces

Hoodlums have brought Calabar – the Cross River capital renowned for peace, cleanliness and tourism – to its knees, with arsonists and looters having a field day over the weekend.

Nigerian activist and prominent cultural leader Chief Gani Adams believes the only way out of Nigeria’s lingering institutional problems is to restructure the country constitutionally. Adams, is the Aare Ona

The head of the Nigeria Police Force has ordered the immediate mobilization of the police to quell all instances of violence, looting and destruction of property across the country. The

Lee Kun-hee, the charismatic leader of Samsung Group, South Korea’s biggest conglomerate, died on Sunday, the company said, six years after he was hospitalised for a heart attack. Lee, who

UK based Nigerians descended on central London on Saturday, calling for an end to police brutality in Nigeria. The protesters- about 1000 of them- began at Parliament Square in the

Afrobeat scion and Pan-Africanist, Seun Kuti, has said the list of five demands put forward by #EndSARS protesters is “elitist” and not inclusive of the country’s poorer people. Protests to

Afrobeat scion Seun Kuti has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s address to the country in response to widespread civil unrest as a speech meant for the international community, not for Nigerians.

A traditional ruler of Lagos has called for economic and vocational measures to alleviate the suffering of the poor in the wake of the desecration of the Oba of Lagos’

Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling good, presidential minister Blazej Spychalski announced on Twitter on Saturday. “The president yesterday was tested for the presence

Nigerian star Wizkid has been announced as the latest ambassador for sportswear brand, Puma. The musician is the new Puma x JD ambassador for the relaunch of the Puma Suede