Authorities in Rwanda say it has confirmed the presence of new variants of the Covid-19 virus first identified in the UK and South Africa. Health Minister Daniel Ngamije told the

Turkey’s lira plunged 15 percent to near its all-time low after markets opened following President Tayyip Erdogan’s shock weekend decision to sack a hawkish central bank governor and install a

Australian authorities are planning to evacuate thousands more people on Monday from flood-affected suburbs in Sydney’s west, which is set for its worst flooding in 60 years with drenching rain

A state of emergency has been declared in the US city of Miami Beach over concerns large crowds gathering for spring break pose a coronavirus risk. A 20:00-06:00 curfew has

Many Asian countries are accelerating the rollout of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after confidence in its safety was hit, following reports that the shot was linked to rare blood clots in

The police have cleared business mogul, Capt. Hosa Okunbo, of an allegation of theft and criminal diversion of company funds brought against him by his erstwhile business partner, Dr. Tunde

Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo’s election, died on Sunday, a day after the country went to the polls. Kolelas was hospitalised on the

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says the attack by gunmen on Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom should not be politicised, describing it as unacceptable demanding a stop to the string of

Goals from Carlos Vinicius and Harry Kane saw Tottenham earn a hard-fought victory at Aston Villa to ease the pressure on Jose Mourinho. Sunday night’s Premier League clash at Villa

Two goals from Nigeria born Kelechi Iheanacho ensured Manchester United were dumped out of the FA Cup at the quarterfinal stage after a 3-1 defeat at Leicester City on Sunday.

Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales has issued more evacuation orders following the worst flooding in decades. The New South Wales State Emergency Services responded to 640 calls

Reports suggest Manchester United are preparing a £50 million swoop for Wolverhampton Wanderers star Pedro Neto. English tabloid The Sun reports that the Red Devils have made a right-sided winger

Cristiano Ronaldo was presented with a special shirt by Juventus president Andrea Agnelli ahead of Sunday’s Serie A game against Benevento. The shirt had “G.O.A.T.” — “greatest of all time”

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal’s draw with West Ham is going to give him “nightmares”. The Gunners drew 3-3 with West Ham, but only after they had been 3-0 down inside

Governors of Nigeria’s thirty-six states say the attempt to make northcentral Benue State ungovernable by cutting short the life of the state governor, Samuel Ortom, will fail, noting that an

Denmark reported on Saturday that two people had experienced brain hemorrhages after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, one of whom died. The Danish Medicines Agency said it was looking into

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt Saturday as suspected herdsmen ambushed him on his farm in Tyomu community, less than 20 kilometers from the Benue

Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just days before the country’s fourth general election in less than two years. Widespread protests

As Nigeria’s governing All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) struggle to hammer out a deal on the zoning of their presidential slots ahead of

Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion, a big drop that came as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global energy