The controversy generated by the Christmas message of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, in which he criticised President Muhammadu Buhari, generated more reactions on Monday

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is to set up a special team to take over traffic management in Apapa from the disbanded Presidential Task Team (PTT) on the road.

Lionel Messi has not broken Pele’s goalscoring record for a single club and will have to score 448 more Barcelona goals to do so, according to a Santos club statement.

Monday night’s Premier League fixture between Everton and Manchester City has been called off four hours before kick-off due to a Covid-19 outbreak in the City squad. The game had

One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison under a vague and broadly worded counterterrorism law. The ruling nearly brings

Ghanaian has banned all opposition protests following a spike in post-election demonstrations in the capital Accra. The Ghana Police Service secured a court order restraining all protests earlier this week. A statement

Warner Bros. has fast-tracked development on another installment in DC Comic’s Wonder Woman franchise. Gal Gadot will return to star as the titular heroine and Patty Jenkins again writing and

Finland has become the latest European country to report the presence of two new coronavirus variants – one stemming from the UK and the other from South Africa. Health officials said

Share prices in Germany rose to a record high on Monday morning, eclipsing the previous record set before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Dax index reached more than

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has described comments made by the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah as “treasonable felony against the Nigerian state” calling for the arrest and prosecution

Japan has barred entry of all non-resident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant. “To save people’s lives, and to take precautionary measures,

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has denied reports it apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari over the resolution inviting him to brief the parliament on the state of security in the country. Spokesman

Trials for ten people accused of attempting to flee Hong Kong by speedboat amid a government crackdown on dissent got underway in China on Monday amid tight security. The defendants

A Chinese court has sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking

Chinese regulators have ordered Ant Group, the world’s largest financial technology company, to rectify its businesses and comply with regulatory requirements amid increased scrutiny of anti-monopoly practices in the country’s

South Korean officials are vowing to speed up efforts to launch a public coronavirus vaccination programme as the country detected its first cases of the virus variant linked to the

South Africa now has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surpassing 1 million on Sunday to reach 1,004,413. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that South Africa has breached the

Hundreds of villagers in communities in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State have fled their homes following a clash between the military and fighters of the Islamic State for