Zelensky Slams ‘Barbaric’ Russian Strike On Museum
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Russia was trying to erase Ukraine’s history and culture after a strike on a museum killed one employee and wounded 10. Zelensky reported the…
Rape Allegation Against Trump Heads To Civil Trial
Jury selection is scheduled to start Tuesday in a civil trial pitting Donald Trump against a prominent former American columnist, who says he raped her in the 1990s. E. Jean…
India To Pass China This Week As World’s Most Populous Nation – UN
India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations said Monday. “By the end of this month,…
Man City’s £100 Million Man Grealish Comes Good To Win Over Guardiola
England’s most expensive ever player is beginning to live up to his price tag as Manchester City are getting the Jack Grealish they spent £100 million ($124 million) for after…
Arsenal On The Ropes As Man City Aim For Knockout Blow In Premier League Title Race
Arsenal’s trip to Manchester City on Wednesday has been circled for months as a potentially decisive date in the Premier League title race, but the Gunners must now wrestle back…
UK Announces Evacuation Flights for Citizens In Sudan
Britain on Tuesday said it had launched “a large-scale evacuation” of its citizens trapped in Sudan, where 10 days of urban combat have led to hundreds of deaths. It comes…
France Evacuates 538 Citizens From Sudan
France has evacuated 538 people from Sudan, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, as a ceasefire came into force after 10 days of urban combat. French citizens made up 209 of…
Police Parade Knife-Wielding Gang Allegedly Terrorising Kano
The Kano State Police Command has paraded suspected members of a knife-wielding gang that residents say have been terrorising them within the city capital. According to accounts from victims, the…
NPC Commissioner Abducted In Rivers, Kidnappers Demand N500m
The Federal Commissioner for Bayelsa State at the National Population Commission (NPC), Gloria Izonfuo, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Rivers State. Confirming the incident to Channels Television via…
Avoid Treacherous Journeys, FG Cautions Nigerians In Sudan
The Federal Government has empathised with Nigerians stranded in Sudan but warned them against making treacherous journeys in a bid to return home. The Director Overseeing the Office of the…
UK Evacuation Flights For Citizens Take Off From Sudan
Britain on Tuesday began evacuating its citizens from Sudan, after criticism of a delay in getting its passport holders out of the restive country. “The first flight has left and…
PSC Approves Posting Of 12 CPs, Calls For Total Loyalty
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the posting of 12 Commissioners of Police with a charge to be totally loyal to the nation. In a statement on Tuesday, PSC…
Fire Guts Bodija Plank Market In Ibadan
Fire has gutted the Bodija plank market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The immediate cause of the fire is still sketchy as of press time, but properties worth millions…
Ed Sheeran Copyright Trial Over Marvin Gaye Similarities Underway
Ed Sheeran arrived at US federal court Tuesday for a trial over whether the British pop star plagiarized American music icon Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” in his own…
Ex-Presidential Aspirant Asks Appeal Court To Stop Tinubu’s Inauguration
A fresh motion on notice seeking to stop the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu from being inaugurated as Nigeria’s new President on May 29, 2023, has been instituted at the Court of…
Harry Belafonte, Pioneering Performer And Activist, Dies At 96
Harry Belafonte, the superstar entertainer who introduced a Caribbean flair to mainstream US music and became well known for his deep personal investment in civil rights, died Tuesday in Manhattan…
Money Laundering: EFCC To Commence Fresh Proceedings Against Fani-Kayode, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to commence afresh the prosecution of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode and three others at the Federal High Court, Abuja…
‘Adamawa Returning Officer Disappeared’, Binani’s Campaign Coordinator Defends Ari
Suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aishatu ‘Binani’ Dahiru…
Senate Presidency: There Are Other Ways To Reward Zones With Bulk Votes, Says Oloriegbe
Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June, the lawmaker representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Ibrahim Oloriegbe, is optimistic that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
‘It’s Catastrophic’, Nigerian Students In War-Torn Sudan Share Experiences
Nigerian students trapped in Sudan have shared their experiences in chaos-torn Sudan where two warring military factions have been engaged in a war of late. The students, Lukman Abdulhayatu, Bilyaminu…