World Bank chief David Malpass has announced he will step down in June, nearly a year before the end of his term. Malpass, who was nominated to his five-year term by former United States President Donald Trump in 2019, said…
French multinational car maker Renault posted a net loss of 700 million euros (750 million dollars) in 2022, citing its withdrawal from the Russian market as reason. Overall turnover was up by 11.4 per cent to almost 26.4 billion euros,…
A white supremacist who shot dead 10 black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last year has been sentenced to life in prison in a dramatic court hearing. Payton Gendron, 19, pleaded guilty to 25 counts, including first-degree murder…
A 38-year-old man, Ikechukwu Okeke, who allegedly obtained N540,000 under false pretences, on Thursday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Okeke, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. He, however, pleaded…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it raided Mushin area of Lagos and arrested a prophet, David Yekini and 76 others with substances suspected to be hard drugs. The Deputy Commander, Operations and Training, NDLEA Lagos State Command,…
Daryll Neita and Reece Prescod will aim to continue their exciting starts to the year at the UK Indoor Championships in Birmingham this weekend. Neita and Prescod both produced personal bests as they impressed with victories over 60m in Berlin…
A public meeting that was meant to ease fears about a toxic chemical spill in an Ohio town only heightened anger when the rail firm at the heart of the disaster failed to show up. Representatives of the Norfolk Southern…
A shooting ambush in a remote Australian town that left six people dead has been declared a religiously-motivated terrorist attack. Authorities say it is the first time Christian extremist ideology has been linked to a terror attack in Australia. Two…
Crowds of retirees in China have again taken to the streets to protest against cuts to their medical benefits. They gathered on Wednesday for a second time in Wuhan, where Covid was first detected, and also in the north-eastern city…
The World Health Organization convened for an “urgent” meeting on Tuesday in response to an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Africa. A least nine people have been confirmed to have died from the virus’ first-ever outbreak in Equatorial…
