Cristiano Ronaldo said on Monday he was looking forward to beginning Euro 2020 in front of a packed Puskas Arena against Hungary as he prepares to lead defending champions Portugal in their search for a repeat triumph.

The death toll from a gas blast that ripped through a residential compound in central China has risen to 25, Beijing's state media reported Monday, as authorities continued a desperate rescue operation. 

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for an aggressive reversal of negative mindsets towards albinos. The Vice-President said it is paramount to have conversations around the safety and enablement of our citizens who live with Albinism. He said this on Sunday during a virtual event, attended by personalities including diplomats such as the American … Continue reading World Albinism Day: Osinbajo Calls For Aggressive Reversal Of Negative Mindsets Towards Albinos

  Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called for the decentralisation of the operations of the security apparatus of the state, even within the existing legal framework. They explained that the move became necessary in the face of the disturbing spate of insecurity in the land, to ensure the … Continue reading PDP Governors Demand Decentralisation Of Security Operations To Tackle Threat

  President Vladimir Putin has renewed an offer to swap prisoners ahead of his first summit Wednesday with Joe Biden, who has come under growing pressure to free Americans in Russian jails. Biden, who has vowed a clear-eyed, tougher approach with Putin than his predecessors at the start of their terms, has already made clear … Continue reading Putin Backs Prisoner Swap With US Ahead Of Biden Summit

  Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday reacted to the Federal Government’s ban on Twitter lamenting that it will further worsen and increase the unemployment rate in the country. The governors disclosed this in a communique jointly issued at end of the meeting held in Uyo, the Akwa … Continue reading Ban On Twitter Will Further Worsen 33% Unemployment Rate – PDP Governors

  Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday raised an alarm over the rate at which the All Progressives Congress (APC) is borrowing money to fund projects in the country. This formed part of the resolutions reached at the end of the meeting of the PDP Governors’ Forum held … Continue reading Unchecked Borrowing May Force Nigeria Into Avoidable Bankruptcy – PDP Governors

  Elder statesman and leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to regard himself as the President of Nigeria. Addressing reporters on Monday at his residence in Abuja, he stressed the need for the President to see himself as the leader of the country and not of … Continue reading Herders’ Threat: What Is Going On In Nigeria Is Unconstitutional, Clark Tells Buhari

India’s top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal will reopen this week, the government said Monday, two months after it was shut as a deadly surge in coronavirus infections swept the country. Cases and deaths in the vast nation of 1.3 billion people soared to record levels in April and May, with state and national authorities … Continue reading Taj Mahal To Reopen As India Eases COVID-19 Restrictions

The bodies of 25 migrants were recovered off Yemen on Monday after the boat that was carrying them capsized with up to 200 people on board, a provincial official told AFP. Fishermen who found the bodies told AFP that they were floating in the waters of Ras al-Ara in the southern province of Lahij, an … Continue reading Bodies Of 25 Migrants Recovered Off Yemen After Boat Capsized – Official