Nepal names ex-chief justice next PM

Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki has been appointed to lead the transition as the country’s next prime minister after deadly protests ousted the...

Tyler Robinson named suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting, how he was caught

Authorities have taken into custody the person they suspect of shooting and killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at a Utah university campus...

Water firm bans tankers from transporting water for billionaire’s lake

Southern Water has warned tanker companies to stop delivering its water to the Wiltshire estate of an American billionaire. Some of it was recently used,...

Ed Sheeran’s Play: Can the pop star reclaim his crown?

Ed Sheeran comes to his eighth album on the back foot. His last two records, the subdued and introspective Subtract and Autumn Variations, were commercial...

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect in custody, says Trump

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the suspect had been taken into custody over the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk after...

South African rapist in bid to block Netflix documentary about his life

One of South Africa's most notorious rapists and murderers, Thabo Bester, has taken court action to block Netflix from broadcasting a documentary about his...

Worried migrants head home from India after Nepal turmoil

At a bus stand in the northern Indian city of Lucknow, the anxious faces tell their own story. Nepalis who once came to India in...

DC cancels comic book series after writer posts about Charlie Kirk’s death on social media

DC Comics has canceled the just-released “Red Hood” comic book series after author Gretchen Felker-Martin made comments about Charlie Kirk’s death on social media. Kirk, a conservative...

He quit a Vogue job nobody quits. Can Edward Enninful build something bigger?

Edward Enninful’s farewell cover for the March 2024 issue of British Vogue, marking the end of his six-year tenure as editor-in-chief, featured 40 very famous...

Belarus pardons scores of prisoners ‘at the request’ of Trump, Lukashenko says

Belarus has pardoned 52 prisoners and released them into Lithuania, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday, as the Baltic nation and Belarus both...

Natasha: Senate should be symbol of democracy, not dictatorship – Laolu Akande

Laolu Akande, former spokesman to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has criticised the leadership of the Nigerian Senate for restraining Kogi Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from...

Ogun ADC chairman cautions against misinformation on Mark, Aregbesola leadership

The Ogun State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Otunba Olufemi Soluade, has issued a stern warning to “desperate political opportunists and self-serving actors”...

Belarus pardons scores of prisoners ‘at the request’ of Trump, Lukashenko says

Belarus has pardoned 52 prisoners and released them into Lithuania, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday, as the Baltic nation and Belarus both...

Opposition threats won’t stop us in 2027 – Gov Idris

Kebbi State governor, Nasir Idris, has vowed that opposition parties will not prevent him and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from winning again in the...

ADC: How Atiku, El-Rufai, others outsmarted Tinubu ahead of 2027 – Dele Momodu

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has suggested that the opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kaduna...

2027: Don’t end ADC – Dele Momodu tells Kachikwu

A member of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has asked former presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections, Dumebi...

2027: APC chieftain, Ode advocates political inclusivity, justifies Tinubu endorsement

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Barr. Mrs. Adanma Ode has advocated for...

After Russian drones were downed in Poland, what does triggering NATO Article 4 mean?

Poland has triggered Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, after the country reported 19 “breaches” of its airspace by Russian drones...

NAFDAC seizes ₦1.2bn fake malaria drugs in Lagos

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intercepted counterfeit malaria medicines valued at over ₦1.2bn in Lagos. The agency disclosed in...

Amotekun foils 21-year-old man’s planned rape of Ekiti minor

Operatives of Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have foiled the alleged plan of a 21-year-old man, Ahmed Abdulai, to rape a 13-year-old girl at Are...

Kebbi farmers in crisis as River Niger overflow destroys rice fields

Hundreds of rice farmers in Yauri, Ngaski, and Shanga Local Government Areas of Kebbi State have been thrown into despair following a devastating flood...

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