Eric Adams, a leading New York City Mayoral candidate, has praised the Nigerian community for endorsing…
Category: Foreign
COVID-19: Uganda shutdown schools, suspends public gatherings
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has shut down schools and suspended public gatherings as the country faces…
Prince Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby…
At least 100 people killed after gunmen attack
At least 100 people were killed in a “barbaric attack” by gunmen targeting a village in…
Israeli opposition parties form coalition to end Netanyahu’s reign
Israeli opposition parties have reached an agreement to form a new government that would end Benjamin…
Black massacre: Biden outlines efforts to combat racial inequality
U.S. President Joe Biden, has outlined new efforts to combat racial inequality in America, saying he…
Biden honours fallen heroes as U.S. observes Memorial Day
U.S. President, Joe Biden, has honoured 7, 036 Americans who died fighting in the nation’s service.…
France threatens to pull troops out of Mali
President Emmanuel Macron warned in comments published Sunday that France will pull its troops out of…
Mali president, prime minister resign
Mali’s interim president and prime minister resigned as part of mediation efforts Wednesday after being arrested…
French fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault becomes world’s richest man
By Gabriel Atumeyi French fashion tycoon, Bernard Arnault, has become the world’s richest person, following a…
Mali strongman ousts Transition Leaders, promises elections in 2022
Mali strongman Assimi Goita on Tuesday forced out two transitional leaders who had been appointed following…
UN Chief condemns arrest of Belarusian prominent journalist
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres on Monday said he was “deeply concerned” over the reported forced…
India’s COVID-19 death toll tops 300,000
India’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 300,000 on Monday. This makes it the third country after the…
170 children in DRC feared missing after volcanic eruption – UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the…
Thousands flee homes as volcano erupts in DR Congo
Thousands have fled over a volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the flaming…
Gaza: Security Council calls for full adherence to ceasefire agreement
The UN Security Council on Saturday called for full adherence to the ceasefire agreement on Friday…
Biden pledges military support to Israel in fight against Hamas
U.S. President Joe Biden has applauded a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza…
UN urges coordinated approach to address COVID-19, stem poverty
UN Secretary General António Guterres has called for a more coordinated approach to tackle the COVID-19…
Palestinian militants continue rocket fire Saturday night
The militant Palestinian Hamas organisation fired more rockets at Israel late Saturday, according to the Israeli…
NASA congratulates China on successful landing of its spacecraft on Mars
NASA Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen on Saturday extended congratulations on the successful landing of China’s Tianwen-1…
COVID-19: WHO urges countries to reconsider vaccinating children, adolescents
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged some countries to reconsider vaccinating their children and adolescents,…
UN says Palestine-Israel conflict unacceptable
UN Secretary-General António Guterres declared on Wednesday that de-escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict was “an absolute…
‘Out of control” Chinese rocket lands in Indian Ocean
The rocket, called Long March 5B, was launched from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on 29 April…
Insecurity: Why US won’t relocate Africa Command to Nigeria – Pentagon
The United States has said there is no plan to relocate its Africa Command from its…
US commences troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
The United States formally begins withdrawing its last troops from Afghanistan on Saturday, bringing its longest…
Amnesty Int’l condemns execution of nine people in Egypt
Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), has condemned Monday’s execution of nine people in Egypt as…
South African president condemns violent killing of Chadian leader
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday condemned the violent killing of Chad’s President Idriss Deby.…
Washington reacts to verdict in Derek Chauvin trial
Washington responded with calm determination as former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all…
11 passengers killed in Egypt’s train derailment – Ministry
At least 11 people were killed and 98 others were wounded in a train derailment on…