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

A former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has narrated how General Olu Bajowa (Rtd) saved him in the February 1976 military coup involving Buka Dimka, a lieutenant colonel in the Nigerian army at the

US President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver cash to businesses

Niger has begun counting of Sunday votes from an election that is expected to lead to the West African nation’s first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents. Reports suggest the voting

Liverpool were deservedly pegged back by a well-drilled West Brom on Sunday in the Premier League. There were no surprises in Sam Allardyce’s set-up, with his side happy to concede

The Emmanuel Chapel, Methodist Church, Lagos Nigeria will on Wednesday host a talk series that will feature Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal as speaker and aims at calling on citizens

The Anap Foundation Covid-19 Think Tank, has called on the federal and state governments in Nigeria to “come up with a smart crisis management plan to address this second wave

Cases of the more contagious variant of Covid-19 first identified in the UK have been confirmed in several European countries as well as Canada and Japan. Infections linked to people

China will overtake the US to become the world’s largest economy by 2028, five years earlier than previously forecast, a report says. The UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research

The Federal Government has knocked the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese of the Catholic Church, Rt. Rev. Hassan Matthew Kukah, for stoking the embers of hatred, sectarian strife and national disunity

Millions of Americans were expected to see their jobless benefits expire on Saturday as President Donald Trump refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package,

Dupe Olusola is the Managing Director/CEO of Transcorp Hotels Plc, where she oversees the company’s strategic objectives at its properties, Transcorp Hilton Abuja and Transcorp Hotels Calabar. She has over

Arsenal stunned Chelsea with a 3-1 Boxing day victory over their London rivals to ease the pressure on Mikel Arteta. Goals from Alexandre Lacazette, Granit Xhaka and Bukayo Saka sealed

Manchester United’s remarkable run of away victories came to an end as they missed the chance to go second in the Premier League despite leading twice at Leicester on Boxing

Libya’s rival leaders kicked off a UN-brokered prisoner exchange, United Nations and Libyan officials said Saturday, which was part of a preliminary cease-fire agreement between the warring Libyan groups. The

Three United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in Central African Republic, as the government and its allies tried to fend off a rebel offensive ahead of Sunday’s presidential and legislative

The first shipments of coronavirus vaccines have arrived across the European Union as authorities prepare to administer the first shots to the most vulnerable people in a coordinated effort on

Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry. For

Three people were injured in a shooting in the German capital Berlin in the early hours of Saturday, the fire service said. A police spokesman confirmed there had been a

Health authorities in France and Lebanon have confirmed their first cases of the coronavirus variant that prompted global travel restrictions and strict lockdown measures in the United Kingdom. The French