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A Canadian citizen has lost his appeal against a death sentence in China for drug smuggling. The court said it upheld Robert Lloyd Schellenberg's sentence because evidence against him was "sufficient". Schellenberg was initially…

President Muhammadu Buhari has given the federal troops in Plateau State ten days to flush out gunmen terrorising the people in the various communities. The order came following renewed violence in Riyom and Bassa local…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has recovered 89.2 billion naira for more than 23,000 customers of commercial banks across the country. The Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele made the disclosure at a two-day harmonized sensitization…

Rebels from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have taken control of the town of Lalibela, a Unesco world heritage site in neighbouring Amhara region. Lalibela, home to 13th Century churches hewn from rock, is a holy site for millions of…

The Deputy Head of Delegation for the European Union (EU) to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr. Alexander Gomes, says the bloc has invested 26. 2 billion euros in the EU Erasmus+ Pre-Departure Orientation Scholarship programme for Nigerian Master’s…

The Oyo state government has disclosed plans to repatriate hundreds of beggars and mentally challenged persons evacuated from the streets of Ibadan, the state capital. The move is to be executed after the conclusion of proper…

The Lagos State Government has inaugurated 11-man Task Force on Veterinary Practice Premises in the State in furtherance of its Red Meat Transformation Agenda. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya who inaugurated…

A sprinter from Belarus who refused her team's orders to fly home early from the Olympics has revealed she decided to flee after her grandmother warned her it was not safe to return. Krystina Timanovskaya told the BBC she was being…

Spain's Sandra Sanchez Jaime has won first ever Karate's gold medal when she won the women's Kara at 39 years to become Spain's oldest Olympic champion. "It is crazy. I am so emotional, I am feeling so many things together. I am happy,…

Team USA will on Saturday take on France in the final of the men's basketball as they chase their fourth consecutive gold medal. The Americans recovered from a shaky start to beat Australia 97-78 in their semi-final. Australia had led…