The Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan has declared the results of the weekend’s parliamentary election invalid after mass protests erupted in the country. Opposition supporters seized government buildings overnight on

Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics has posted Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) at state level for the first half of this year. The 36 states and FCT IGR figure stood at

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted wide-ranging sanctions imposed on Mali following the military coup on August 18. The move by Africa’s regional body comes following

Major candidates of political parties contesting the Ondo State Governorship election on October 10 have signed a peace deal, a move aimed at ensuring violence-free election and acceptance of the

The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has once again shifted the hearing in the appeal filed by former Super Eagles Head Coach Samson Siasia against FIFA to February 3,

Apple is no longer selling headphones and wireless speakers from competitors such as Sonos Inc., Bose Corp. and Logitech because the company is making plans to launch its own new

The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointment of Randy Waldrum as the new Head Coach of the senior women national team, known as Super Falcons. Waldrum, an American who

The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BoSAN) on Monday, decried the continued interference of the executive arm of government and politicians in the process of appointment of judicial officers;

The Nigeria Football Federation has described as total falsehood, a report in “a noxious online publication” that it has received the $1.5million promised by world football –governing body, FIFA to

Britain’s government has launched an investigation into why a technical issue with its test and trace programme had not been identified sooner, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said

Nigeria’s Senate President Ahmed Lawan has said the National Assembly would accept the “rubber stamp” label if it would guarantee good governance for Nigerians. Lawan stated this Monday at the

The World Health Organization has said one in 10 people around the world may have contracted Covid-19, far more than the current tally of more than 35 million. Speaking to

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has set forth a series of preconditions for a ceasefire between his country and Armenia, including an apology from Armenia’s prime minister to the people of

Three scientists have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for discovering the Hepatitis C virus. Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael

US President Donald Trump has left hospital, three days after being admitted with Covid-19, vowing to be back on the campaign trail soon. He flew for the short trip back

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called for more collaboration between the country’s executive and the legislature in order to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in ten years. Buhari

Following the recent increase in petrol prices across the country, Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo revealed on Monday how the government is finding ingenious ways to alleviate the economic hardship

US President Donald Trump says he will be released from hospital later on Monday, four days after being admitted with Covid-19. Just before a scheduled briefing from his doctors, Mr

Ethiopia’s civil aviation authority has banned all flights over a controversial mega dam being built on a tributary of the River Nile, for security reasons. Ethiopia sees the $4.8bn Grand

Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other on Monday of attacking civilian areas and said the death toll was rising from the deadliest fighting in the South Caucasus region for more