Police say remains discovered in suitcases in a storage locker in New Zealand belonged to two children, and had been concealed for a number of years.

2022-08-19 08:09:37

Multiple fatalities were reported after two small planes collided mid-air at a California airport on Thursday, officials said.

2022-08-19 07:56:57

A teacher will stand trial over the alleged sexual abuse of three teenage boys at a Sydney high school in the late 1970s.

2022-08-19 07:45:23

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met his Ukrainian counterpart and the United Nations chief in western Ukraine's Lviv city for a trilateral summit where they would discuss diplomatic solutio

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has accused the opposition political parties of spreading misinformation on both traditional and social media platforms and blaming it on

The Lagos State government has announced a ban on the operations of commercial motorcyclists called Okada in four additional LGAs of the state and six LCDAs.

2022-08-18 14:51:05

The 24-year-old man charged with the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie has denied being in contact with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and said that he acted alone when he stabbed the Mumbai-born a

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has called the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, as a “bundle of lies.”

2022-08-18 13:46:08

2022-08-18 11:44:50

There are indications that the failure of Emirates Airlines to repatriate its trapped ticket sales fund in Nigeria back to its home country in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have led to the carrie

Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom on Tuesday reported what it called an “unprecedented” cyberattack on its website, but said its operations had not been disrupted.

2022-08-18 09:12:24

A local wrestler in Adamawa State, Thank-you Grim has been sentenced to death for murdering his ex-wife.

2022-08-18 08:58:47

Facing stress at work, a lawyer climbed onto his neighbor’s balcony to film a video of the young woman showering through her toilet window.

2022-08-18 06:19:09

Donald Trump’s chief financial officer is expected to plead guilty to tax violations Thursday in a deal that would require him to testify about illicit business practices at the former president's com

An Afghan Police say that a bombing at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27.

2022-08-18 05:48:09

The All Progressives Congress (APC)Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, behind closed-doors in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital.

President-elect William Ruto Wednesday stated his plans for the new government as he also committed to herald a new form of leadership which he said will be a complete opposite of his predecessor’s.

Saudi Arabian student at Leeds University, Salma al-Shebab has been sentenced to 34 years in prison after she returned from the United kingdom for a holiday in her country.

2022-08-17 17:27:09

The camp of the Labour Party presidential candidate for the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday told Isaac Fayose, a brother to former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose that he is dwelling on th

Former presidential aide and twitter influencer, Reno Omokri, has warned the Nigerian populace not to fight one another while they support their preferred presidential candidates in the preparation for t

Striking workers of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Wednesday shutdown the electricity national grid causing blackouts across the country.

2022-08-17 16:40:18

Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has visited Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti, days after the latter came under fire for allegedly referring to Obi’s supporters as ‘zombies’.

2022-08-17 15:46:51

The Court of Appeal in Kano has discharged and acquitted a singer, Yahaya Aminu-Sharif, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed.

2022-08-17 15:21:37

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is currently meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The Divisional Police Officer of Nasarawa Station in Kano State, Daniel Amah, has been rewarded for rejecting a $200,000 bribe in a case of alleged armed robbery.

2022-08-17 13:36:49

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win all the states in the forthcoming 2023 general election.

2022-08-17 09:57:54

The Ukrainian president has warned Ukrainians to be careful against explosions after Tuesday’s blasts in Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

2022-08-17 09:39:10

A veteran journalist and erstwhile Chief Press Secretary of former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Duro Onabule is dead.

2022-08-17 08:33:40

The meeting between the Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) failed to yield a productive result as members of the union staged a walkout on represe

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, tweeted on Wednesday that he was joking when he said that he was going to buy English soccer club Manchester United.

2022-08-17 08:01:22

Liberian President George Weah Tuesday suspended three senior government officials sanctioned by the US for alleged corruption and ordered for their investigation.

2022-08-16 19:28:57

Presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has described the Kenya presidential election as null and void.

2022-08-16 19:19:33

Former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau is reportedly planning to dump the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) following some “irresistible offers” made to him by the presidential candidate of th

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it has reached an agreement with the government to adopt the University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) as the payment platform of lect

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has significantly reduced Boko Haram’s dominance to “almost nothing.”

The World Health Organization, which is looking to rename monkeypox, called Tuesday for help from the public in coming up with a less stigmatizing designation for the fast-spreading disease.

The death toll from an explosion at a bustling market in the Armenian capital Yerevan rose to 16, Armenia’s emergency situations ministry said on Tuesday.

2022-08-16 12:02:28

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused United States Of America of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fueling conflicts elsewhere in the world, including with the visit of

Former US president Donald Trump has accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of stealing his passports during last week’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate.

2022-08-16 11:11:12

Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Yakubu Lawal, has been abducted by gunmen who invaded his residence in the state.

2022-08-16 10:44:17

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President warned on Monday that “catastrophe” at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine would threaten the whole of Europe.

In a late night post on Truth Social, former US President Donald Trump called for the immediate release of the "completely unredacted" affidavit concerning the warrant that led to the FBI's August 8

The Peoples Democratic Party, Osun State, chapter has described the local government election fixed for October 15 as illegal.

2022-08-16 08:23:50

A group of journalists and lawyers have sued the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its former director, Mike Pompeo, over allegations that they were placed under surveillance when they met Wiki

At least 20 people have been killed in a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker in northeastern Pakistan.

2022-08-16 08:05:31

A British spy plane violated Russian airspace in the in the Kola Peninsula, north of the European part of Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

2022-08-16 07:45:09

WNBA star Brittney Griner appealed her nine-year prison sentence imposed by a Moscow court as the US and Russia pursue talks on a possible exchange involving her and another jailed American.

China announced sanctions on Tuesday on seven Taiwanese officials after accusing them of being ‘diehard’ ‘Taiwan independence separatists’,the state Xinhua news agency reported.

2022-08-16 06:03:55

Imprisoned Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny said on Monday that prison authorities had thrown him into a punishment cell for a minor rules infraction after he tried to encourage fellow inm

The Deputy President of Kenya, William Ruto has been declared winner of the country’s close-fought presidential election with 50.49 percent of the votes, the country’s electoral commission (IEBC) an

The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) has put the current and past management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) under scrutiny.

2022-08-15 14:08:31

Supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, have descended on Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State over a remark he made about a planned ‘two million march’ for the LP candida

Supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, have descended on Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State over a remark he made about a planned ‘two million march’ for the LP candida

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has mocked a plan by supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), to hold a “two-million-man march” for him in the state.

Igbo group apex socio-cultural, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has asked the Federal Government to ensure the release of former deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweranmadu, who is facing trial for alleged organ harvest

As outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson enjoys his vacations in Greece with his wife Carrie Symonds, Britons are targeting him as they say he is enjoying his holiday at a time when Britain is suff

An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, in remarks that were the country's first public comments on the attack.

A fire that ripped through a church in the Egyptian capital of Cairo during a Sunday morning service has killed 41 worshippers, including at least 15 children.

2022-08-15 08:19:05

Former ambassador to the Philippines, Yemi Farounbi said God is using President Muhammadu Buhari to punish Nigerians for their evil deeds.

2022-08-15 08:00:00

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has refuted Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Nigeria. Reacting to reports of the alleged existence of the ailment at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospita

Scotland has become the first country in the world to provide free feminine hygiene products.

2022-08-15 06:08:02

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a cargo agent, Adekunle Paul with 442 parcels of Crystal Methamphetamine, also known as Mkpuru Mmiri concealed in heads

Following his failure to clinch the House of Representatives ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Gaya, Ajingi, Albasu Federal Constituency, Bashir Ahmad has secured a fresh appointment a

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately give seven million Nige

Following the visit to Taiwan by speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi that angered China, a delegation of American lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after.

The Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), vowed to change the state within his first 100 days in office.

2022-08-14 11:47:57

There was tension in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Saturday as policemen and soldiers confronted were involved in an exchange of gunfire.

2022-08-14 11:34:36

A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has praised former President Goodluck Jonathan over the legacies he left behind while he presided over the affairs o

The police command in Bauchi has commenced investigations into the rape of an 18-month-old baby and the murder of a 13-year-old girl.

2022-08-14 09:00:39

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has told the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore that he is ever ready to meet them at the International Criminal Court of Justice.

2022-08-14 08:49:06

The man accused of stabbing "Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie at a literary event pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges Saturday, as the severely injured author appeared to show signs of

The seizure of classified U.S. government documents from Donald Trump's sprawling Mar-a-Lago retreat spotlights the ongoing national security concerns presented by the former president, and the home h

As the race to replace PM Boris Johnson heats up further, a poll of Conservative Party members on Saturday revealed that Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is 22 percentage points ahead of her chal

Taliban fighters beat female protesters and fired bullets into the air on Saturday as they violently dispersed a rare rally in Afghanistan's capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardlin

The Oyo State Police Command has asked political parties participating in the 2023 general elections to submit their campaign schedules to the command.

2022-08-13 17:08:23

A senior Cabinet minister who was backing Rishi Sunak in the UK prime ministerial contest on Saturday became the first high-profile figure to switch sides to the opposing camp of Foreign Secretary Liz

British author and philanthropist, JK Rowling has said she is working with the police after receiving a death threat following her reaction tweet to Sir Salman Rushdie's attack in New York.

Salman Rushdie remained hospitalised in serious condition Saturday after being stabbed at a literary event in New York state in a shocking assault that triggered international outrage, but drew applau

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi got a resounding welcome on Friday night when he attended the ongoing convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

FBI agents in this week's search of former US President Donald Trump's Florida home removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, the Justice Department said on Friday,