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By Enyichukwu Enemanna Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Director General, World trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala among others, are billed to speak at the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) induction ceremony organised for the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Wednesday ruled that it was too late for Nigerian claimants to file a suit against two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil spill they...

By Victor Kanayo  A man identified as Eric Lira known to have supplied banned substance to Olympic athletes has pleaded guilty. According to United States authorities, the culprit is facing up to 10 years in prison. Lira...

Japanese people are enlisting the help of experts to relearn the art of smiling after spending three years concealing their faces behind masks during the Covid pandemic. The lifting of pandemic restrictions in Japan has prompted...

In a crackdown on what it deems as rogue churches and extremist religious leaders, Kenyan authorities have summoned a controversial preacher for questioning. Eliud Wekesa, also known as "Jesus of Tongaren," leads the New Jerusalem sect...

The United Nations human rights chief, Volker Türk, has issued a strong plea to the Iranian authorities, calling for the abolition of the death penalty or an immediate halt to all executions. Türk's statement, released on...