A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abdullahi Ibrahim, died of COVID-19, on…
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The role of the Judiciary in upholding democracy: The Trump case
By Gabriel Atumeyi In any democracy, whether American or Nigerian, the Judiciary is pivotal in…
U.S. urges China to stop ongoing attempts to ‘intimidate’ Taiwan
The U.S. State Department on Saturday called on China to cease what it called ongoing attempts…
Veteran American broadcaster Larry King dies of COVID-19 complication
Popular American broadcaster, Larry King, and longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews…
Israeli billionaire bags 5 years imprisonment for corruption
A Swiss criminal court on Friday found billionaire Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz guilty of corruption and…
US: Violent Protesters damage Democratic Party Secretariat
Protesters have vandalized the Democratic Party headquarters in Portland and Oregon and a federal US Immigration…
Biden orders aid to address hunger crisis
President Joe Biden is ordering an expansion of government benefits for hungry Americans after the…
Madam Emenike goes to Biden’s America
By Olukorede Yishau And so it came to an end; yes, it has, after many men…
South Africa: Mandela’s foundation rocked by graft scandal
The Nelson Mandela Foundation, which seeks to promote the legacy of the world statesman who…
Biden issues orders undoing key Trump policies on first day
U.S. President Joe Biden used his first day in office to issue a raft of executive…
These are the kids in the First and Second Families
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris weren’t the only ones in their…
Explosion hits Libyan navy academy, kills 3
The Libyan UN-backed government on Wednesday said that an explosion hit a navy academy in the…
Obama Speaks on President Biden’s inauguration
In so many ways, this was a different kind of inauguration—with so much of the pomp…
We will write an American story of hope
By President Joe Biden Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President…
UK coronavirus strain detected in 60 countries —WHO
The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization…
Trump departs White House in final hours as president
President Donald Trump departed the White House by helicopter just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, on…
No apology for France’s colonial abuses in Algeria – Macron
French President, Emmanuel Macron, has ruled out issuing an official apology for abuses in Algeria,…
Zimbabwean Foreign Minister who oversaw removal of Mugabe dies of COVID-19 complications
Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sibusiso Moyo, died on Wednesday, a day after testing positive…
President Trump pardons 73 people including ex-aide, Steve Bannon and rapper, Lil Wayne
The White House on Wednesday said that outgoing President Donald Trump has pardoned 73 people,…
Biden to declassify report on assassination of Jamal Khashoggi
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for intelligence chief, Avril Haines, has informed Senate Intelligence Committee that…
WHO secures a billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines under its COVAX facility –DG
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, says the organisation had secured two billion doses of the Covid-19…
Tiffany Trump gets engaged at White House hours before father leaves office
Donald Trump’s youngest daughter Tiffany has announced her engagement on her father’s last full day in office. A picture posted…
Biden, GOP leaders will attend church before inauguration
US President-elect Joe Biden has invited top Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to…
Niger, 6 other countries banned from voting in UNGA
Niger and six other nations lost their right to vote in the United Nations General…
State of emergency extended in Tonga due to spread of COVID-19
Tonga on Monday extended its state of emergency from January 18, to February 15, this year…
U.S. VP-elect Kamala Harris to resign from Senate
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from the Senate on Monday, according to a Harris aide.…
Death toll from militias’ attack in Sudan’s West Darfur State climbs to 83
The death toll from the armed militias’ attack in El Geneina, capital city of Sudan’s West…
Egyptian president pledges support for AfCFTA’s activities
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday reiterated his country’s support for the African Continental Free Trade…
Biden to overturn Trump’s Muslim ban and return US to Paris Accord
US President-elect, Joe Biden, plans to sign roughly a dozen executive orders on his first day…