The Senate early Friday approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Friday it was expelling diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany for attending a rally in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The announcement came as the

A makeshift hospital in Malawi has opened as hospitals are overwhelmed by the influx of coronavirus patients. In Malawi’s second-largest city Blantyre health workers are under pressure and having to

Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana, linked with Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund recently, has been banned from football for a year for a doping violation. The Dutch giants, however, say they’ll appeal.

South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee withdrew her bid to lead the World Trade Organization, leaving former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the only remaining candidate for the job.

African giants Al Ahly from Egypt beat Al Duhail 1-0 in a stiff match on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash against German champions Bayern Munich at the Fifa

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s $5 billion U.S.-dollar bond offering received demand for eight times the debt offered, underscoring global investors’ faith in founder Jack Ma’s e-commerce behemoth despite a regulatory

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institution are embarking on a nationwide industrial action to compel the federal

US House Democrats on Thursday asked former President Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has delivered 5,000 cargoes to its customers around the world and generated $108 billion from gas sales in its 21 years of operations. The

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday the Olympic Games were facing a “major issue” after the head of the organising committee made sexist remarks and as criticism of his

Wall Street rose for the fourth session in a row on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite finishing at record closing levels, as solid economic data buoyed

Thomas Tuchel claimed a valuable second successive win as Chelsea boss in Thursday’s London derby against Tottenham, who crashed to a third successive defeat under Jose Mourinho. Jorginho’s powerfully struck

Arsenal have confirmed that their appeal to rescind David Luiz’s red card against Wolves has failed. Luiz will now miss Arsenal’s trip to Aston Villa on Saturday through suspension after

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Faisal, son of Abdulrasheed Maina has fled to the United States of America, the Economic. Faisal’s father is a former Chairman of

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Cameroonian soldiers of killing at least nine civilians in the restive South West region of Cameroon in January. A child was among those killed.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for three months. This was announced to correspondents on Thursday by Minister