44-year-old opposition candidate Faye wins Senegal’s presidential election

Senegalese opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye won the presidential election in a first-round ballot as former Prime Minister and ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba conceded defeat yesterday. Provisional results showed Faye, with about 53.7% and...

6 presumed dead after cargo ship collides with Baltimore bridge in US

Six people are presumed dead after a ship hit the landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge in the United State city of Baltimore. The Coast Guard said it had suspended its search and begun a...

EU begins probe of Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law

The EU on Monday hit Apple, Google parent Alphabet and Meta with the first-ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US giants. Among six firms named as...

France raises terror alert after Moscow theater attack

France is increasing armed patrols after an "Islamic State" (IS) affiliate claimed an attack that killed over 130 in Moscow. IS has carried out multiple attacks in France, including on the Bataclan theater in...

Russia arraigns 2 suspects over Moscow concert terror attack

Four suspects have appeared in court in Moscow charged over the terrorist attack on the Crocus City concert hall on Friday that left 137 people dead. The men were officially identified as citizens of Tajikistan,...

Simon Harris to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister

Simon Harris will become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after the leadership race in his Fine Gael party ended without any other candidates coming forward. The leadership became vacant after the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, announced his surprise...
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Putin vows to punish those behind Moscow Concert massacre as death toll rises to...

Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those...

ISIS claims responsibility for killings at Moscow Concert Hall

ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert hall complex near Moscow Friday after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145. The...

Gunmen kill 60, injure 145 at Moscow Concert Hall

Several camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire at a popular concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday night, killing about 60 people and wounding more than 100, Russian authorities said, making it the deadliest...

Forbes lists Finland, Denmark, 18 others as 20 Happiest Countries in the World in...

Finland has done it again. The 2024 World Happiness Report is out, and for the seventh year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world. But the news isn’t as good for...

Naira appreciates against British pound across markets, gains over N200

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The Nigerian currency has gained massively against the pound sterling, recording over N200/£ gain in just one week. Data collated from the Central Bank of...

Naira rises to N1,340/$ in parallel market

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The naira yesterday appreciated to N1,340 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,350 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the naira yesterday appreciated to N1,300.43...

Dangote to begin diesel sale as NNPC resumes direct supply to...

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Dangote Refinery, from next week, may begin sale of petroleum products, especially diesel, to local marketers, even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited...

INEC disowns Labour Party convention

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention in Anambra. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi...

Soyinka @ 90: Nine poets honour Kongi

It was an evening of celebration of words, music and dance at this year’s World Poetry Day held at Eko Hotel and Suites Victoria...