Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts was beaming like a proud parent as he talked about the launch of Black News Channel — a project he’s worked on for years to create what’s now the nation’s only 24-hour news network aimed at African Americans. He was sitting at the network’s Tallahassee studio with Gary Wordlaw, head […]

Fresh off a three-week international tour, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is hoping to ramp up pressure against President Nicolas Maduro but must first overcome his supporters’ increasing listlessness. Having flouted a travel ban imposed by the Maduro regime to shore up support abroad and meet with foreign leaders such as those of Britain, France […]

The coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year has now killed more than 1,500 people and spread around the world. The latest figures from China show there are more than 66,000 people infected in the country. Outside mainland China, there have been about 600 infections reported in around 30 locations. […]

Kelly has been hit with fresh federal charges in Chicago alleging he sexually abused another minor victim over a four-year period starting in 1997. The new indictment against the “I Believe I Can Fly” crooner, filed Friday in Chicago federal court, involves an alleged victim who says she was 14 or 15 years old when […]

By Evelyn Usman It is not difficult to spot them from other children, wherever they are found. The privileged few among them attend public schools,  with their uniforms patched in different places and most times, barefooted. If they manage to put on footwears, such, would be glaringly begging to be replaced. They are the first […]

Three people were shot and wounded on Valentine’s Day at a restaurant just outside Atlanta that’s owned by singer and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss. A man entered the Old Lady Gang restaurant on Friday night and targeted another man, East Point police Capt. Allyn Glover told news outlets. Police say two bystanders […]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is to offer public support for international tax reform which would see technology giants pay more tax in Europe. The social network founder is due to speak at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday and meet world leaders and members of the European Commission. He is expected to say that Facebook […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said there was room for manoeuvre in reimposing the 2015 agreement that kept Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. Zarif added it would only happen if Germany, France and the UK showed the same willingness to reinstate the deal’s economic benefits for Iran. The landmark agreement has been on life support […]

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said on Saturday he was cutting the number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking a stalled peace deal and paving the way for the formation of a long- awaited unity government. “The compromise we have made today is a painful decision but a necessary one if that is what […]

Garki Local Government Council of Jigawa says it is targeting to vaccinate about 51,316 children against polio in the ongoing immunisation campaign in the area. Mr Ahmad Fankami, the Local Government Immunisation Officer said this through the council’s spokesman, Malam Ya’u Garba on Saturday. Fankami said the state’s Primary Healthcare Development Agency had supplied 55,000 […]

The list of finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame is considerably shorter than usual. The voters really didn’t need more this year. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett — 48 All-Star nods between them — headlined the class of eight finalists announced Friday by the Hall of Fame. Each will still need to […]

NPFL champions in 2016, Rangers climbed out of the relegation zone albeit on goals difference after a narrow 1-0 win over Jigawa Golden Stars in Enugu on Wednesday. Rangers made a hard work of what was expected to be a straight forward home win as their visitors resisted for over an hour of football but […]

More than 3100 women across all six regions were recently screened for breast cancer following a partnership between Shoprite Nigeria and Run For a Cure Africa (RFCA) which gave them free access to this service. The Big Pink Fight​ took place from 3-8 February 2020 and gave Nigerian women the opportunity to undergo clinical breast […]

Former United States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned the methodology employed by the American president, Donald Trump in handling global challenges. The former Secretary of State spoke on Friday at the Munich Security Conference about the importance of international cooperation in meeting world challenges. Kerry, Barack Obama’s top diplomat from 2013 to […]

Garki Local Government Council of Jigawa says it is targeting to vaccinate about 51,316 children against polio in the ongoing immunization campaign in the area. France confirms first coronavirus death outside Asia https://t.co/AxSBXFYn7n #vanguardnews pic.twitter.com/R33iFqwpUi — Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) February 15, 2020 Mr Ahmad Fankami, the Local Government Immunization Officer said this through the council’s […]