Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has pleaded not guilty to a charge alleging that he failed to properly declare a substantial portfolio of cash and precious-metal assets to the country’s anti-corruption authorities.
North Korea has issued a fresh warning to the United States over Washington’s planned military support for South Korea, accusing the two allies of worsening the security environment on the Korean Peninsula and threatening what Pyongyang described as a “serious, immediate and powerful response.”
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has expanded its free petroleum-products delivery programme to four additional states, a move the company says could reduce distribution expenses for independent petroleum marketers and create greater room for lower petrol prices across parts of Nigeria.
New details surrounding CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s recent visit to Moscow have shed further light on an unusual episode in US-Russia relations, with sources saying the American intelligence chief warned Russian officials against any attempt to test NATO through military action against one of the alliance’s members.
Sixty-seven Nigerians have returned home from South Africa following a repatriation exercise supported by a group of private individuals, with the returnees arriving in Lagos as calls grow for them to rebuild their lives and make use of opportunities available in Nigeria.
Nigerian singer Siraheem, son of businessman and socialite Olawale Okoya, has announced that he is stepping away from releasing new music, bringing what he described as a professional chapter in his career to an unexpected close.
At the London premiere of Practical Magic 2 on Wednesday, August 26, the Oscar-winning actress was approached by a fan who asked whether she knew Adéla, the Slovak singer-songwriter whose rapidly developing music career includes a song titled “Nicole Kidman.”
The United States has moved to disrupt what American authorities describe as a long-running China-based cyber-espionage operation that targeted sensitive government systems, critical infrastructure and private organisations, including networks connected to the Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Senate.
Uganda has officially been declared free of Ebola after completing the World Health Organization’s required 42-day period without recording a new case, marking the end of an outbreak that tested the country’s disease-surveillance and emergency-response systems.
Senate President, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, has expressed sadness over the death of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo.
The 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused those currently in power of taking control of Nigeria’s political and economic resources, describing the people his party will face in the election as “thieves.”
The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) has rejected the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) objections to the August 22 local government elections in the state, insisting that the opposition party was given sufficient opportunity to participate in the electoral process.
Academic activities have been suspended at Plateau State University, Bokkos, after the institution’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declared an indefinite strike over what it described as the failure of the university authorities to resolve six major demands affecting lecturers.
A fresh crisis has erupted within the Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) following the suspension of three members by the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) over their alleged involvement in a court case challenging the outcome of the state council’s leadership election.
Former Big Brother Naija housemate Ike Onyema has joined the growing public conversation surrounding the marital crisis involving photographer David Martins, his estranged wife, Alicia Daniella, and gospel singer Neon Adejo.