No fewer than 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, Benin Republic, and Togo have participated in the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Government Colleges, conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO).Speaking after monitoring the exercise at Model Secondary School, Maitama, and...

More RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East amid intense fighting between Israel and Iran, the prime minister has said.Sir Keir Starmer said the military aircraft, including Typhoons and air-to-air refuelers, were being sent "for contingency support across the region".He said the...

About 100 people were killed by gunmen in the Yelewata village in Benue state. The region is known for conflicts between farmers and herders.Gunmen killed at least 100 people in the Yelewata village in Nigeria's Benue state late Friday, Amnesty International Nigeria said."Many people...

A helicopter crash in the mountainous state of Uttarakhand in northern India killed all seven on board. Authorities are looking into the reason behind the crash.A helicopter ferrying Hindu pilgrims from a shrine crashed on Sunday in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India,...

Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion d'honneur award, France's highest distinction, after his graft conviction. The former French president was found guilty of illegal attempts to obtain favors from a judge.Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012,...

Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved an extension of the grace period for the enforcement of Tinted Glass Permit requirement to August 12.The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.Mr Adejobi said the extension...