Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose Space Age style was among the iconic looks of 20th-century fashion, has died at 98. A licensing maverick, Cardin’s name embossed myriad products from
Britain’s coronavirus caseload is likely to worsen over the coming weeks, as a record number of cases was reported for the second day running. On Tuesday, 53,135 new Covid cases were recorded as
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received her first dose of the Moderna COVID -19 vaccine before live television cameras as part of a growing effort to convince the US public
A Boeing 737 Max departed Miami International Airport with 100 passengers aboard oncTuesday for the aircraft’s first US commercial flight since faulty sensor readings contributed to two deadly crashes in
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) not to give any money for food importation, noting that the country has depended on petrol for so long at the
Arsenal has reportedly emerged as frontrunners in signing Diego Costa following his Atletico Madrid departure Atletico Madrid announced reaching a mutual agreement with Costa to terminate the Spain international striker’s stay
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing at least five people, including a child, and injuring at least 20. Rescuers pulled people from the rubble of
The latest report by Reporters Without Borders has shown that fifty journalists and media workers were killed in connection with their work in 2020. The watchdog said the majority of
Kebbi State Governor Abubakar Bagudu has said the conflict between occupations in northern Nigeria has given rise to increased insecurity in the region. The worsening security situation in northern Nigeria is not
The Democratic-led US House of Representatives has voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a $740 billion defence policy bill, a move that underscored divisions in the Republican Party
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed a ban on alcohol sales and ordered the closure of all bars as part of new restrictions to help the country battle a
Nigeria is not in the driving seat to demand the required number of vaccines the country needs because the country remains in the category of poor countries, a former Lagos state governorship candidate
China hopes lengthy negotiations for an investment deal with the European Union can wrap up at an “early date”, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. Talks have been stuck
India has found six people who returned from Britain in recent weeks with a more infectious strain of the novel coronavirus that has prompted border closures around the world. All
A white police officer in Columbus, Ohio, has been fired for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man last week in what the city’s police chief deemed an “unreasonable use of
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria maintained its lead as the biggest economy in Africa, in terms of the size of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The US House has voted overwhelmingly to increase Covid-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments. The bill will be to the GOP-controlled Senate, where
Frank Lampard’s situation at Chelsea could “turn ugly” if they do not go on a winning run soon, says their former striker Chris Sutton. The Blues would have gone top
Nigeria’s federal government on Monday unfolded a new policy to contain the importation of Covid-19 into the country, especially by international travellers. The policy, whose implementation began on Monday, compels
US President-elect Joe Biden criticised President Donald Trump’s stewardship of the US’s foreign policy and national security apparatus, saying “many of those agencies that are critical to our security have
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