Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the replacement of Mohammed Adamu with Usman Alkali Baba, as the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) be carried out with immediate effect.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has announced DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector General of Police, with immediate effect, according to the country’s the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi.

Israel’s president has handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a government from the country’s splintered parliament. The Development gives the embattled leader a chance

Representatives of the world powers that signed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are headed to Vienna on Tuesday to save the landmark accord. The United States is also due to start

Judiciary workers in Nigeria have shut down the Supreme Court in the nation’s capital Abuja, in protest for financial autonomy for the arm of government. The protest which commenced on Tuesday comes as

A pall of controversy enveloped the announcement Monday of the demise of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, and the appointment of his successor, Prince Tsola Emiko. The announcement made

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo, has said that he will not be forced out of the Anambra State governorship race by last week’s

Nigeria’s federal government may tinker with the COVID-19 vaccine deployment strategy by redistributing  unutilised doses out of the consignments sent to states to others that need them more. THISDAY investigation

North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying the decision is to protect its athletes from Covid-19. The decision puts an end

Saudi authorities said Monday that only people immunised against COVID-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round Umrah pilgrimage, starting from the holy month of Ramadan. The Ministry of Hajj

US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lashed out at corporate America on Monday, warning CEOs to stay out of the debate over a new voting law in Georgia that has

Jordan’s Prince Hamzah has signed a letter in which he promised to abide by the traditions and approaches of the ruling Hashemite monarch family, the royal court said in a

The police chief of Minneapolis has testified that ex-officer Derek Chauvin violated the agency’s policy on force during the arrest of George Floyd. Chief Medaria Arradondo said the way Mr

West Ham United boosted their hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four and earning a Champions League berth after an impressive first half helped them to a 3-2

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says Monday’s deadly attack on the Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Facility in Owerri, the Imo State capital was an act of terrorism.Mr. Buhari has

Pep Guardiola has said that Manchester City do not need to spend £100 million on one player to compete with the best teams in Europe. City has spent heavily since

The Kaduna State Government says five of the thirty-nine students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in the northwestern region of the state have been “recovered” by