International

The number of people facing severe hunger worldwide has surpassed 100 million and will grow if humanitarian aid is not paired with more support for farmers, a senior United Nations, …

Mohammed Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says powerful families with interest in a disputed oil block are micro-managing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).   On Thursday, …

A video promoting women’s empowerment has gone viral in India, racking up over 2.5 million views in 48 hours. The clip, titled Nayi Soch (New thinking) was broadcast by the …

Filipinos are voicing opposition to the proposed reintroduction of the death penalty by using the hashtag #NoToDeathPenalty. Today, lawmakers passed a second reading for bill, though it will still need …

A software engineer from Lagos, Nigeria, is claiming that he was made to sit a written test by US airport immigration officers because they weren’t convinced he was telling the …

Correspondents from The Times, CNN and Politico were denied access to the West Wing office of Sean Spicer, press secretary of President Donald Trump, on Friday.   Spicer reportedly told …

Senior National Security Council adviser, Craig Deare has been reassigned to his old job at the National Defense University after he disagreed with President Trump on his Latin American policies. During …

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the biggest album in history, on Thursday notched up another mark as it was certified as selling 33 million copies in the United States. The Recording Industry …

As Drake famously said, we all “started” somewhere in our lives; whether it was starting something such as a stamp collection company, working at Red Lobster or acting in comedy …

Constructing stuff from paper isn’t just for grade-school kids. Just ask the guy who made a pipe organ model entirely from paper. We know what you’re thinking: Who has the …