Herald News

The Attah of Igala, Dr Micheal Ameh Oboni, has reportedly passed on. ‎The monarch, who is also the Chairman of Kogi State traditional council,‎ was reported to have died in an undisclosed private hospital in Abuja on Wednesday night.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has described as historic the appointment of Nigerian-born Kaycee Madu as the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General for the Government of Alberta in Canada. The president, who rejoiced with the minister in a…

The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin has granted an order for the Edo State Government to apply for an Order of Mandamus compelling the Nigeria Police Force to investigate 18 individuals, including the 14 lawmakers whose seats have…

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was omitted from the France squad announced Thursday for next month’s Nations League matches against Sweden and Croatia after testing positive for Covid-19, coach Didier Deschamps said. World Cup…

Ousted Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been freed from captivity. Keita was arrested by mutineering soldiers who toppled his government on August 18. The new junta which branded itself, the National Committee for the…

A major tragedy has befallen the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State following the death of 12 of its members in a road traffic accident. Sources said the accident involving four vehicles occurred on Wednesday along…

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDP), Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected for a second five-year term. Adesina emerged as the sole candidate for the plum position, making the ongoing voting process, a mere formality. The…

Lagos State has already passed the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the‎ state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Wednesday. ‎ ‎ Abayomi, ‎who spoke during a programme on Nigeria Info 99.3FM, a radio station,…

‎ China has fired two missiles, including one dubbed an "aircraft-carrier killer", into the South China Sea, according to a news report, in a pointed warning to the United States as tensions in the disputed sea lane rise to new levels. The…

‎A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, has said he resigned as a directing staff of the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, because of the 'ongoing genocide' in his…