Six people – including a 17-year-old mother and her six month old baby – have been killed in a shooting at a home in central California. Police were called to the Goshen property at about 03:30 (11:30 GMT) on Monday…
Australian Open 2023 results: Andy Murray stuns Matteo Berrettini, Dan Evans beats Facundo Bagnis
Britain’s Andy Murray produced one of his best performances in recent years to hold off Italian 13th seed Matteo Berrettini and win a five-set thriller in the Australian Open first round. The 35-year-old Scot looked stunned after completing a 6-3…
China’s population falls for 1st time since 1961
China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low – 6.77 births per 1,000 people. The population in 2022 – 1.4118 billion – fell by 850,000 from 2021. China’s…
Police arraign 2 over alleged N13.5m land fraud
The Police on Tuesday arraigned a man and woman before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos over alleged N13.5 million land fraud. The defendants, Mrs Nercy Osas, 45 and Mr Emmanuel Osayande, 23 whose addresses were not given, are facing…
Ukraine war: Bakhmut defenders plea for Western tanks
As the UK and other European nations prepare to send tanks to Ukraine to help it liberate more territory from Russia, our correspondent Andrew Harding has been to visit members of a front-line Ukrainian tank unit already engaging Russian forces…
Greece’s last king Constantine II buried in private funeral
Greece’s final king, Constantine II, has been laid to rest in a private funeral after he died at the age of 82. European royals – including Princess Anne – gathered to pay their respects at the service in Athens on…
Anambra dismantles Obi campaign billboards, Labour Party kicks
The Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency, has dismantled the campaign billboard of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi. Obi’s massive billboard located at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Temporary Site Flyover was pulled down on Saturday…
Olaiya Igwe, Yomi Fash Lanso, Bimbo Akintola and Damola Olatunji rally for Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu in Lagos
Nollywood stars under the aegis of Connecting Grassroots Initiative (CGI) on Saturday stormed the street of Lagos to campaign for All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election bid. The Nollywood stars, among other…
NSCDC arrests man in possession of 26 pieces of 1k fake CFA franc
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa confirmed the arrest of a 37-year-old man for being in possession of 26 pieces of 1,000 fake CFA franc. The Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Corps in the state,…