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Just IN: Ghana jails Nigerian for voter ID fraud, five Nigeriens arrested
A Nigerian has been prosecuted and jailed for six months by Ghanaian authorities for registering for the voter ID card…
COVID-19 death toll tops 700,000 in another grim milestone
The COVID-19 death toll on Wednesday surpassed 700,000 out of 18,720,473 confirmed cases, with United States topping 160,000 deaths and…
Zidane voted world’s best football manager
French newspaper L'Equippe has voted Real Madrid boss, Zinedine Zidane, the best manager in the world.
UN, US condole with Lebanon after deadly Beirut explosions
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commiserated with the people and government of Lebanon over Tuesday’s Beirut explosions.
Fulham return to English Premier League
Fulham have made an immediate return to the English Premier League (EPL) as two extra time goals from full-back Joe…
Ondo PDP elects ex-lawmaker Fatai Adams chairman
Mr Fatai Adams, a former member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, has been elected the new Chairman of…
Texas man Lee Price jailed for spending COVID-19 loans on Lamborghini, strip clubs
Instead of speeding off in a $200,000 Lamborghini Urus, a Texas man, Lee Price III got a slower ride to…
Beirut explosion caused by bomb attack : Trump
American leader Donald Trump on Tuesday cast a massive explosion in Beirut as a possible bomb attack. His statement contradicted…
Capitulating Boko Haram fighters assured of humane deal
Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has given assurance that the recently surrendered Boko Haram/Islamic States…
Magufuli’s challengers emerge for October poll
Tundu Lissu, a politician who survived being shot 16 times in an apparent assassination attempt has emerged one of the…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases flattening, another low figure reported
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria are plateauing as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control logged another low number for Tuesday.
Trump flip-flops over mailed ballot, backs it in Florida
U.S. President Donald Trump made a U-turn on Tuesday over mailed ballot, urging supporters in Florida to 'request a ballot…
Nadal withdraws from US Open
US Open defending champion Rafael Nadal said Tuesday he will not play the tournament, citing concerns over the coronavirus .
New York health commissioner Oxiris Barbot resigns over COVID-19
New York City Commissioner for Health, Dr Oxiris Barbot, has resigned over alleged under-utilisation of the department’s “incomparable disease control…
Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy
Virgin Atlantic Airway has filed for bankruptcy, as the aviation industry continues to be ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic
Updated: Dozens killed, thousands wounded in Beirut explosion
Dozens of people died in Tuesday's huge Beirut explosion in a port warehouse district near the centre of the Lebanese…
Dybala named Serie A Player of the year, beats Ronaldo
Argentine Paulo Dybala has been named Serie A player of the 2019/2020 season. He beat Juventus teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo to…
$3m bribe: Appeal Court dismisses Farouk Lawan’s no-case submisssion
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday in Abuja court dismissed the application filed by former lawmaker, Farouk Lawan seeking to…
Many injured in Beirut as warehouse of firecrackers explodes
A large explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, injuring many people as glass shattered and balconies collapsed from the impact.
Wike: N10b stolen from NDDC for Rivers election
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has made a sensational claim that N10billion was withdrawn from the accounts of the Niger Delta…
Watch: The viral Axios interview that got Trump flummoxed
Australian Jonathan Swan was the toast of America on Tuesday after HBO aired an interview he had with President Trump…
Kwara deputy gov. Kayode Alabi gets grim birthday gift of COVID-19
Kwara state deputy governor Kayode Alabi, who clocked 57 on 1 August, has been offered a grim birthday gift by…
Ifeanyi Ubah stands elected as Anambra FA chairman: Election Panel
The Electoral Committee for the 2020 elections into the Anambra State Football Association (AnSFA) Board on Tuesday defended the re-election…
NIPOST, FIRS in Twitter war over stamp duty
Two Federal government agencies, Nigerian Postal Service(NIPOST) and Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) are waging a social media war over stamp…
Good news for out-of-job Americans, stimulus check 2 could be bigger
There are indications that Americans with large families may end up with fatter stimulus checks as congressmen negotiate Heals Act
BP posts record Q2 loss
Global energy giant BP on Tuesday reported a post-tax loss of 6.7 billion dollars in the second quarter amid lower…
Queen Elizabeth leads royal birthday cheers for Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is 39 today. For the UK Royal family, however, Meghan being out of sight is…
Joshua fights Pulev in December, Fury to wait
Boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will defend his titles against contender Kubrat Pulev the first week of December.
No silver bullet vaccine yet for COVID-19, WHO warns
The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19 in the form…
School feeding during lockdown cost N523.3m: Sadiya Farouq
The Nigerian Government spent about N523.3 million on school feeding programme during the lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic.