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Egypt’s former Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri, who served in the position for two times, died on Wednesday at the age of 88, state-run Ahram...

An attempted coup at the Presidential Palace in Niamey, capital city of Niger Republic, has been averted by the country's military forces. According to multiple...

There are strong indications on Monday that a giant cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal may have been partially refloated thus giving little hope...

At least 19 protesters were killed by Myanmar security forces on Saturday, in violent crackdowns on demonstrations across the country, witnesses said. Many people were...

Israelis are voting in a fourth national election in two years, which many fear could once again lead to a rickety governing coalition, if one...

At least 10 people including a police officer have been killed in a shooting incident at a grocery store in Colorado, the United States,...

Nigeria has been ranked 116th on the World Happiness Index, according to the World Happiness Report released by the United Nations. A total of 146...

Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn-in as the country's first female president following the sudden death of John Magufuli. President Magufuli died early Thursday...

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died from a heart condition, his vice president said in an address on state television Wednesday, after days of...

Following concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots, Denmark, Iceland and Norway have temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. Austria had also stopped...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is unlikely the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will end in 2021. “I think it will be very premature...

Former President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy was on Monday convicted for corruption, and was handed a three-year prison sentence by a court. The 66-year old...

Former Nigeria's Finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has resumed officially as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. Okonjo-Iweala was appointed as the first female...

The United States on Friday slapped a visa ban on 76 Saudi individuals in what it calls the “Khashoggi Ban”. This followed a U.S. intelligence...

A Boeing 777 flight on Friday made an emergency landing in Moscow owing to engine problems, the operating Rossiya Airlines has said. The aircraft, which...

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Wednesday’s deadly attack by gunmen on the Government Science College, Kagara, Niger. No fewer than 27 were kidnapped...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reclaimed his status of world richest man, ending Elon Musk's six-week reign as at the top of the list. Bezos...

A United States court has sentenced Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus Obi to a 10-year jail term for computer-based intrusion fraud. Okeke...

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked fellow Republican and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calling him "a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack" and...

Former US President Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate on the charge of inciting the January 6 riot at the Capitol after...

The Guiness Book of World Records has recognized Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare, as the only athlete to have attended the Athletics Diamond Meetings 67 times. Okagbare shared this...

Bitcoin hit a record-high above $43,000 on Monday after Elon Musk company, Tesla, invested $1.5 billion in the digital currency. Bitcoin hit $43,725.51 around 1300...

The World Bank has said 150 million people were pushed into extreme poverty in the year 2020 as a result of the negative effects...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria Representative, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulomboo, has debunked rumours that the WHO has disqualified any country in Africa from...

Billionaire Jeff Bezos has announced he will leave his role as the Chief Executive Officer of Amazon, the e-commerce empire he founded 27 years...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned the coup in Myanmar after the military seized power and imposed a state of emergency. The Asian country's...

Myanmar’s military has declared a state of emergency for a year and installed a former general as president, the military-owned Myawaddy television station announced...

Travelers from 30 countries have been banned from entering the United Kingdom over the surge in COVID-19 cases. The UK which announced the ban on...

The CEO of Egypt’s National Air Carrier, EgyptAir, has passed away while he was being interviewed on TV, Eygpt local media reported on Tuesday. TV...

Former CNN talk show host, Larry King, at the age of 87. The ace broadcaster died on Saturday following a recent battle with COVID-19 infections.  A...