The US trade deficit reached a new record in March, according to fresh government data published Tuesday, coming in deeper than expected as imports surged before President Donald Trump's "liberation ...

M23 fighters, have made rapid advances in the eastern DRC since January, seizing cities and vast areas of territory in fighting that has killed thousands.

A mild drama ensued on Tuesday at the resumption of the trial of the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, when the presiding judge, Justice James ...

The anti-graft agency, in a statement on its X handle on Tuesday, said Otse was arrested following petitions pertaining to grave allegations of financial malfeasance which could not be ignored by the ...

Stock markets diverged as investors awaited a US Federal Reserve interest-rate meeting for signs of the outlook for the tariffs-hit economy.

The European Commission will propose next month a ban on new Russian gas deals by the end of this year, and a ban on imports under existing contracts with Moscow by the end of 2027. A draft document ...

Warren Buffett, the world’s fifth-richest person with an estimated net worth of about $169 billion, has announced his retirement as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at age 94. At the company’s annual meeting ...

Nigeria is now a full member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The decision was finalised during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday.

The call came in just after 7:00 pm as the paramedics began the night shift: a man had been stabbed in the head with a glass bottle and was bleeding heavily.

It said with an estimated two million children in Nigeria suffering from severe acute malnutrition, the world's most populous black nation has the second-highest number of stunted children in the ...

Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from the White House on down.

Driven by expectations that production will exceed consumption, oil has lost over 10% in six straight sessions. Oil gained more than $1.50 per barrel on Tuesday, rebounding on technical factors and ...