Nigeria

US journalist Evan Gershkovich will go on trial on espionage charges in Russia’s Urals city of Yekaterinburg behind closed doors on June 26, the court overseeing the process said on …

Saudi Arabia on Monday warned of a temperature spike in Mecca as Muslim pilgrims wrapped up the hajj in searing conditions, with more than a dozen heat-related deaths confirmed. One …

A 63-year-old Missouri woman, Sandra “Sandy” Hemme, who was imprisoned for more than 40 years for murder, has had her conviction overturned after spending 43 years in prison for a …

The National Association of Nigerian Students on Saturday condemned the call made by a former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi advocating for the decentralisation of minimum wage. Fayemi had last …

Former Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has declared his support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the upcoming September 21 governorship election. Shaibu, a member …

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has congratulated Rangers International Football Club of Enugu for winning the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title with a game to spare. The …

A former governor of Ogun State and incumbent Senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, on Sunday, emphasised the need for religious leaders to rise up to the challenge of restoring …

France began a frantically short election campaign Monday, with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance facing an uphill struggle to avoid a new defeat at the hands of the far right. …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said that it destroyed not less than 10, 534.78 kilograms of cannabis (also called Marijuana) cultivated on 4.213912 hectares of farmland in Edo. NDLEA’s …

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Femi Onayemi, for defiling a 13-year-old girl (name withheld) in the Obada-Oko area of the state. According to information exclusively provided to PUNCH …