The UN has condemned the killing of a Ugandan aid worker in South Sudan. UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in the country Alain Noudéhou said the killing of the female aid worker

The UK’s Daily Mail is reporting that Zinedine Zidane will almost certainly leave Real Madrid at the end of this season, regardless of whether they win La Liga. They face Granada

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is “anxious” about a rise in the UK of the coronavirus variant first identified in India. A closely-monitored study of infections in

The Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City will be played at Porto’s Estadio do Dragao on May 29, UEFA has confirmed. UEFA had wanted to move the final

The operator of the biggest fuel pipeline in the US announced it would resume operations on Wednesday evening after a five-day closure. A ransomware cyber-attack forced Colonial Pipeline to shut

Israel was preparing ground troops along the Gaza border on Thursday and Hamas launched rocket barrages at southern Israel as the fiercest hostilities in years dragged on with no end

Airlines have attributed the skyrocketing airfares, which have elicited disaffection from travellers to the scarcity of dollars and the Covid-19 pandemic. The airlines, in separate interviews with THISDAY, warned travellers

Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, has made a U-turn as the panel of enquiry he set up by to investigate the alleged shortfall in operating surpluses by the

Adults are more likely to report mild and moderate side-effects after mixing doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid vaccines, a study indicates. Chills, headaches and muscle pain were reported

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the international community should “give Israel a strong and deterrent lesson” over its conduct towards the Palestinians. Erdogan

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has picked 16 consortia for its new crude-for-fuel swap contracts for one year starting in August. A report on Wednesday by Reuters listed the

Israel killed a Hamas commander and vowed no let-up in its Gaza barrages on Wednesday as Palestinian militants rained rockets far across the border and Washington dispatched an envoy to

UEFA is set to announce that the Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City will be moved to Porto’s Estadio do Dragao from Istanbul, Sky Sports is reporting. UEFA

Despite a near global shutdown of sports in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a record four athletes each earned $100 million or more in the past year, according to

Atletico Madrid homed in on the La Liga title with a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday to move four points clear at the top.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s 100th goal for Juventus in all competitions kept alive his side’s hopes of a top-four Serie A finish after a 3-1 away win against an impressive Sassuolo on

Emile Smith Rowe’s goal was enough to earn Arsenal a surprise 1-0 victory at Chelsea – a result which dented the Blues’ hopes of a Premier League top-four finish. Kepa

Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives from the 17 southern states of the federation have unanimously supported resolutions of the Southern Governors’ Forum on the ban on open grazing, demand

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed a system collapse of the national electricity grid on Wednesday, leading to a power outage across the country. The TCN however notes that efforts are ongoing