Four pensioners who became friends as toddlers are still inseparable almost 90 years later.
Pamela Wright, Mary Betteridge, Freda Jackson and Elsie Marsay first met in 1935...
British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced on Monday its antibody-drug Evusheld, which is taken pre-emptively to prevent Covid-19, has been approved in the European Union.
The treatment, administered...
A Nigeria Police Command has arrested one Isah Hassan,17, and a 100-year-old woman for allegedly removing the right eyeball of a 12-year-old Almajiri boy for...
Tunisian President Kais Saied has dissolved parliament, which he suspended eight months ago following mass protests.
It came as the lawmakers on Wednesday convened...
Demoralised Russian troops have accidentally shot down one of their own aircraft and are refusing orders as the invasion continues, a top British spy will say.
Sir...
Authorities began locking down some western areas of Shanghai two days ahead of schedule, as new COVID-19 cases in China's most populous city jumped...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that shelling of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol will only end when Ukrainian troops surrender.
Mr Putin made...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) could face sanctions from world governing body Fifa after crowd trouble marred the end of their 2022 World Cup...
The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region says there is no let-up in attacks by Russia, despite its pledge to reduce military activity there.
The governor,...
Boxing ring girl Jiselle Arianne has called out Russian president Vladimir Putin for a boxing fight after being asked who she would face in the ring.
The...
The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region says there is no let-up in attacks by Russia, despite its pledge to reduce military activity there.
The governor,...
Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has appointed new heads of 30 public universities.
It followed his decree dissolving the boards of trustees of the...
Desmond Chinaza Muokwudo, a 30-year-old Nigerian student who has recently fled Ukraine, spent 11 years saving up for an education in Europe.
Once a pipeline...
Security operatives foiled an attempted attack on Dangote Refinery, Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos State, the police in Lagos have said.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the...
Russia has announced it will "drastically reduce" military combat operations in two key areas of Ukraine "to boost mutual trust" in peace talks.
The decision...
A nine-year-old boy and his 11-month-old sibling have allegedly been chased out of the house by their aunt over witchcraft allegation.
This unfortunate incident, which...
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has appeared at Turkish-led peace talks on the Russian war in Ukraine, hours after reports that he suffered poisoning symptoms...
Residents of Iyana-Isashi community of Lagos State were recently thrown into confusion when a young lady suddenly went dumb after she visited a lover...
Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock after he slapped him at the Oscars, saying his behaviour was "unacceptable and inexcusable".
"I would like to...
Russian troops are murdering officials in cities throughout Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said today.
Speaking from Kyiv, the Ukrainian leader accused Moscow’s forces of kidnapping Mayors and...
Ukrainian internet provider Ukrtelecom is down following what is being described as the most severe cyberattack since the start of Russian's invasion into Ukraine.
The government...
Global oil prices have fallen as China starts to implement a city-wide lockdown in Shanghai, an important financial and manufacturing hub.
Brent crude lost more...
Vladimir Putin's stalling invasion of Ukraine is suffering new blows as the Russian death toll rises to 17,000 without seizing any new territories, Kyiv has said.
According to the UK's...
Ukraine has accused Russia of forcibly relocating thousands of civilians from Mariupol, the strategic port city devastated by Russian shelling.
Russia is housing an estimated...
