Britain’s health secretary has shifted London into the second-highest COVID-19 alert level amid a rise in cases. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons that the government acted

Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday announced February 18, 2023 as the date for the country’s Presidential election. Prof. Yakubu stated this while

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has released its 2019 audited financial statement, about five months after publishing the corporation’s 2018 report, which was the first in its

“Activist/hacktivist collective” Anonymous said Wednesday night it has hacked multiple Nigerian government websites as protests against police brutality across the country entered its seventh day. In a tweet, the group

The Thai government has announced an emergency decree to stem largely peaceful protests in Bangkok, including a ban on large gatherings. In a televised announcement read out by police, it

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a nightly curfew in Paris and eight other cities to control the rapid spread of Covid-19 in the country. The curfews will take effect

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a contract for the dualisation of Section ONe of Kano-Maiduguri road at the cost of N63 billion (about $165 million).  The Council also

The Group of 20 nations, representing the world’s biggest economies, agreed Wednesday to extend the suspension of debt payments by an additional six months to support the most vulnerable countries

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Nigerians have taken to the streets again today to protest the unveiling of a new police unit to replace an agency that was disbanded following public outcry over its alleged

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has nominated his Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie for the position of Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC for Delta State.

Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss Portugal’s Nations League game against Sweden on Wednesday. The Juventus forward is “doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation”, according

Trump Back on Campaign Trail in Florida, One Week after Covid Hospital Stay Just a week after his release from the hospital, US President Donald Trump returned to the campaign

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced new lockdown measures in England to contain the spread of coronavirus following a sharp increase in new cases. The prime minister said he

Following days of protests by Nigerians in response to brutality meted out by the Police, especially by a unit gone rogue known as the Special Anti-robbery Squad, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu

The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say. The findings from Australia’s national science agency

A three-storey building under construction has collapsed in Obalende, Lagos State. The cause of the collapse is yet to be ascertained, but efforts are presently ongoing by the Lagos State

Rafael Nadal produced one of his finest French Open displays to stun Novak Djokovic and equal Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam men’s titles. Spanish second seed Nadal outclassed

Policemen have attacked and brutalised an Arise News Channel crew covering the IGP Mohammed Adamu’s dissolution of rogue police unit, the Special Anti-robbery  Squad (SARS). The cameraman Francis Ogbonna was

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu has announced the dissolution of the Special Anti-robbery Squad, otherwise known as SARS. The IGP made this known during a press conference in