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Lufthansa on Friday announced that all flights to and from Tehran have been cancelled until January 20, following suggestions that Iran may have mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane earlier this week. The German group, which also owns Austrian ...

The two-year-old boy who is suspected to have been murdered hours after celebrating his second birthday has been pictured for the first time. Kiegon O’Brien, who was described by his mother as a ‘cheeky monkey’, died yesterday after being rushed ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s close confidante Tom Bradby claims the Palace told the couple that there were plans for a ‘slimmed down monarchy’ and they ‘weren’t really a part of it.’ The ITV News presenter insisted that it was ...

A television executive killed herself just months after discovering her ballet dancer son hanged at home, an inquest heard. Helene Beauchampad told friends she had “nothing to live for” following the suicide of son James, who performed on the West ...

President Donald Trump has sent a happy birthday message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s National Security Advisor Chung Eui-Yong said on Friday. Chung, who met Trump in Washington this week, told reporters that he was given ...

Alexis Eddy, star of reality dating show Are You The One?, has died at the age of 23. Alexis starred in the sixth series of the hit show, with network MTV stating that it was “deeply saddened to hear about ...

Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has warned ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan to desist from running for president in 2023. Seun warned him not to bother trying to run for president as Nigerians suffered terribly under his regime. He gave the warning on ...

Kate Middleton’s family have arrived at Kensington Palace for her birthday celebrations amid her day being overshadowed by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s resignation. The Duchess of Cambridge’s father, Michael Middleton was photographed driving into the grounds in order to ...

    The Police in Rivers State have arrested a grandmother for allegedly stripping two hungry grandchildren n.a.k.e.d, beat and bath them with pepper for eating ‘garri’ with sugar as a meal without her consent. According to reports, the police ...

Nigeria’s ex-President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has paid a visit to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. Obasanjo reportedly was at Abiodun’s office at 11:45 a.m. and left at exactly 12:45 p.m. yesterday, after a closed-door meeting. The former president told newsmen ...

An Australian town has spent the night cut off by bushfires as volatile weather whips up the most significant threat for almost a week. Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned Friday would be “a difficult day in the eastern states” amid ...

The Duchess of Sussex has returned to Canada amid ongoing discussions over the future role for her and the Duke of Sussex in the Royal Family. She and Prince Harry had been in Canada over Christmas with son Archie. It ...

Evidence suggests an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran, possibly in error, Western leaders say. The leaders of Canada and the UK called for a full and thorough investigation into the crash, which killed ...

At least 17 prisoners have died over the past week in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s biggest prison, a charity says. Aid workers say the deaths were caused by a lack of food and medicine, as well as poor hygiene. ...

The National Universities Commission has phased out Mass Communication degree in Nigerian universities. The commission said it had unbundled Mass Communication into seven separate degree programmes to meet current demands. The NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said this would ...

A street sweeper with the Lagos Waste Management Authority narrowly escaped death on Thursday after being crushed to a stationary petrol tanker by a motorist conveying a woman said to be the wife of a soldier. The incident, which occurred ...

An Ebonyi State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abakaliki, on Thursday, remanded in a correctional centre a 37-year-old man, Chibueze Iduma, for allegedly killing his father with his walking stick. It was learnt that the suspect and his father, Mr Emmanuel ...

The United States Government has said there are about 81,000 People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Delta State out of the approximately 1.9 million people living with the virus in Nigeria. It expressed concerned over the negative effect of user-fees ...

The Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) says it will mobilise against Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for violating the fundamental rights of Sen. Shehu Sani, from Kaduna State. Mr Pelumi ...

Pope Francis on Thursday urged the U.S. and Iran to avoid escalation and pursue “dialogue and self-restraint” to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East. The Pope’s appeal was his first direct comment on the current crisis in a ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to earn millions in endorsements despite walking away from the Royal Family’s wealth. By withdrawing from the sovereign grant, the Sussexes have paved the way to bank a fortune. No longer bound by ...

The management of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU) has approved the reinstatement of 363 workers recently sacked by the institution. The decision was reached by the Prof. Bamitale Omole-led Governing Council at its meeting of 7th January, 2020 ...

Authorities in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates have arrested a yet to be identified African who attempted to smuggle 297 grams of raw diamonds in his gut, the way cocaine or heroine is smuggled. On Thursday, the Federal Customs Authority (FCA) ...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry “will be punished” for their decision to quit their roles as senior members of the Royal Family, senior courtiers have warned. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex yesterday released a bombshell statement announcing their controversial ...

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has been ordered by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to implement 70% local content in broadcasting. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday revealing the Minister’s new directives ...