Monday

As the world marks the International Youth Day, the Alliance for Youth Nigeria has announced the conclusion of a vocational skills training programme reaching over 350 young Nigerians in Lagos and Kano States.

The governorship candidate of the fastest growing political party in Abia State, the Young progressive party (YPP), Engr. Enyinnaya Chima Nwafor says Abia youths are endowed with a lot of potential that will put them at various positions in the governance of the state.

Some foreign devotees at the just concluded  Osun-Osogbo festival have expressed belief in the sanctity of the Osun deity, saying the annual fiesta offers opportunity for worship through the sacred grove.

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema is among the 30 nominees on the shortlist for the prestigious men's Ballon d'Or trophy, organisers France Football magazine announced on Friday.

Several hardline Iranian newspapers poured praise on Saturday on the person who attacked and seriously wounded author Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” had drawn death threats from Iran since 1989.

Firefighters from across Europe came to France's rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of England faced a severe drought, as successive heatwaves renewed the focus on climate change risks.