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Volododymyr Zelensky, Ukranian showman and comic actor, has defeated the incumbent President, Petro Poroshenko, in the just concluded election in Ukraine on Sunday. Zelensky, a 41-year-old comedian whose announced he will run for the nation’s […]

Millions of dollars have reportedly been found at the residence of former President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan. Al-Bashir was toppled in a military coup which took place on April 11. He was initially placed under […]

Bandits ravaging Zamfara communities have disclosed that they have information feeding them with every move of the military against them. This was disclosed in a tape recording the conversation of a bandit (yet to be […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mother, Herlind Kasner, has died, a government spokesman said. “Herlind Kasner, the mother of the Angela Merkel, has died,” the spokesman said, without providing further details. The former Latin and English […]

Four dismissed officers of the Special Anti Robbery Squad were on Tuesday arraigned before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, over alleged abuse of office. The dismissed officers, Sgt. Adeoye Adekunle, Sgt. Adeniran Adebowale, Sgt. Agbi […]

The quality of university education in Nigeria came to the fore once again after a Nigerian university lecturer and former Chairman of the National Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC), Dr Sam Amadi, voiced his displeasure at […]

A Lagos State High Court in Igbosere, on Wednesday, remanded a Togolese cook in prison custody over the alleged murder of his boss, Chief Opeyemi Bademosi, the Chief Executive Officer of Credit Switch Ltd. Justice […]

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The Met Police said he was arrested for failing to surrender to the court. Mr Assange, 47, took refuge in the embassy […]

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down, bringing an end to three decades of dictatorial rule. The Sudanese army are ready to take over the country, and will lead a new transitional High Council of […]

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, the country’s defence minister says. Speaking on state TV, Awad Ibn Ouf said the army had decided to oversee a two-year transitional period followed by elections. […]

Organisers of protests for the ouster of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir rejected his toppling by the army Thursday as a “coup conducted by the regime” and vowed to keep up their campaign. “The regime has conducted a […]

Israel’s attempt at a moon landing failed at the last minute Thursday when the craft suffered an engine failure as it prepared to land and apparently crashed onto the lunar surface. The Israeli spacecraft – called […]