World

  By Ebi Kesiena Amid economic meltdown facing Lebanon, the country’s military has started offering helicopter tours to tourists in a bid to boost morale and raise cash for maintenance. According to the World Bank, Lebanon...

  By Chioma Iruke Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame have charged players in the Nigerian banking sector to take up the responsibility of facilitating economic growth and development...

  By Ebi Kesiena The United Nations (UN) has raised up to USD1.2billion in emergency pledges to help 11 million Afghans facing an escalating humanitarian crisis in their homeland and millions more elsewhere in the region,...

  By Ebi Kesiena New local COVID-19 infections have increased, as Delta variant spreads more than double in China's south-eastern province of Fujian. According to health authorities on Tuesday, this has prompted officials to quickly roll...

By John Ikani  A Florida nurse identified as Niviane Petit Phelps, has pled guilty to threatening to kill the Vice President, Kamala Harris. Ms. Phelps was accused of attempted murder by the US Department of Justice...

By John Ikani  Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has named Stergomena Tax as Defence Minister, the first woman to hold that position. A statement issued by Tanzania's Directorate of Presidential Communications at the State House, revealed...