Reports suggest several people have been killed in the western part of Oromia, Ethiopia’s most populous state, in attacks authorities say were carried out by members of an armed group,

Paul Gicheru has surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) five years after it issued a warrant for his arrest. Gicheru, alongside two others were charged with obstructing the course

A three-year-old girl has been rescued alive from a collapsed apartment building in Izmir, Turkey, following Friday’s strong earthquake, according to Turkish state news agency Anadolu. The child, identified by

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has been identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19, and will go into quarantine. “I have

Emirates has announced an increase to its four times a week service to Lagos to a daily flight from November 1. The expanded schedule of daily services offers enhanced connectivity

Investors in the Nigerian equity market gained N1.934 trillion (about $5bn) in October as the market recorded its best monthly gain since 2018, following the continued inflow of funds searching

The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere and its Niger Delta counterpart, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), have expressed their support for the weekend’s call by Nigeria Governors Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the country’s youths who have been protesting against police brutality and bad governance under the movement #EndSARS to put an end to the

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday campaigned in Pennsylvania, a battleground state that has become increasingly significant to him and President Donald Trump. With only two days left

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the Premier League should allow five substitutes per match again because of a rise in muscle injuries this season.   Guardiola said there has

Seven pro-democratic lawmakers were arrested in Hong Kong on Sunday on charges related to obstructing a legislative council meeting in May, they said on Facebook, a move that comes after

Protesters in Mexico burned effigies of Donald Trump and a border patrol agent on the US border on Saturday, condemning President Donald Trump’s migration policies and urging Americans to reject

The United States Government working with the Nigerian government rescued an American citizen abducted last week in Niger but held hostage in Nigeria, according to multiple sources. The daring high-risk

Nigeria’s southwestern Lagos State has lifted the curfew imposed following the widespread violence and looting that erupted after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS protests. “The 12 a.m. to 4a.m.

Stars including Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman have taken to Twitter to pay tribute to Sean Connery, who has died aged 90. The charismatic Scottish actor rose to international superstardom

Barack Obama assumed the role of Joe Biden’s character witness on Saturday in Michigan, contrasting his one-time vice president’s “decency and empathy” with President Donald Trump’s focus on “feeding his

President Donald Trump on Saturday told supporters in Pennsylvania that they have the chance to “save the American dream” by reelecting him on Tuesday, while warning of “corrupt forces” seeking

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown for England as the country passed the milestone of one million COVID-19 cases on Saturday. Only essential shops, nurseries,

US forces on Saturday carried out a rescue operation on the border between Nigeria and Niger Republic in Sokoto State, to recover an American citizen being held by armed men, the

Sir Sean Connery, the first actor to portray the iconic James Bond character has died at the age of 90. The actor starred in seven Bond films (every film from Dr.