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- International
- October 22, 2021
- 257 views
Chinese President Xi Writes Buhari, Seeks Deeper Relations With Nigeria
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said his country will use the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Nigeria to promote a strategic partnership to…
- International
- October 21, 2021
- 265 views
UN Launches Cash Plan To Support Afghan Economy
The United Nations on Wednesday launched a funding programme aimed at preventing the Afghan economy from collapsing during the winter by getting cash flowing through the local economy again. The…
- International
- October 21, 2021
- 247 views
Zuma Makes First Public Appearance Since Release From Prison
South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Thursday made his first public appearance since his release from prison on medical parole last month to lay charges against a chief state prosecutor.…
- International
- October 21, 2021
- 321 views
Trump to launch ‘Truth’ social network after being banned by Twitter, Facebook
Donald Trump, the former US president, is set to launch a social media platform named ‘Truth’ — a few months after he was banned from Twitter and Facebook. In a…
- International
- October 18, 2021
- 289 views
First US Black Secretary Of State, Colin Powell, Dies Of COVID-19 Complications
Katunayake Military Airport in Colombo. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP) Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first Black secretary of…
- International
- October 18, 2021
- 283 views
Fire Breaks Out In Kuwait’s Largest Oil Refinery
A file picture taken on November 21, 2014, shows Kuwait’s largest oil refinery at the Al-Ahmadi complex, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the capital Kuwait City. A fire…
- International , Politics
- October 13, 2021
- 313 views
Ghana’s president warns ECOWAS leaders against sit-tight syndrome
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has warned leaders of West African countries against staying in office beyond the provisions of their constitutions. Akufo-Addo, who is also the chair of the…
- International
- October 10, 2021
- 291 views
16 feared dead in plane crash in central Russia
An aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry said, with sixteen people feared dead. The L-410 plane carrying 23 people crashed around 9:23 a.m. local…
- International
- October 10, 2021
- 361 views
Taliban Warns US Not To ‘Destabilise’ Regime In Face-To-Face Talks
The Taliban warned the United States not to “destabilise” the regime on Saturday during their first face-to-face talks since the US withdrawal, as a deadly sectarian bombing raised further questions…
- International
- October 8, 2021
- 318 views
California makes it illegal to remove condom without consent
California has made it illegal to remove a condom during sex without verbal consent, a practice popularly known as “stealthing.” Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Thursday that classifies…
- Education , International
- October 7, 2021
- 463 views
Tanzanian citizen wins Nobel Prize for Literature, second Black African winner after Soyinka
Tanzanian novelist, Abdulrazak Gurnah, has said it is “brilliant and wonderful” to be awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Academy praised Gurnah for for his “uncompromising and…
- International
- October 7, 2021
- 280 views
500 Nigerians lose jobs as UAE declines renewal of work visas
Over 500 Nigerians have lost their jobs and are stranded four months after the United Arab Emirates stopped granting or renewing Direct Employment Visa for Nigerians in the Asian country.…
- International
- September 13, 2021
- 232 views
Tanzania President Appoints First Female Defence Minister
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed a politician dismissed for criticising her predecessor as energy minister in a cabinet reshuffle that also included the nomination of the country’s first…
- Education , International
- September 12, 2021
- 279 views
Taliban Will Allow Women At Universities, But Mixed Classes Banned
Afghan women will be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men, the Taliban’s new higher education minister said Sunday. Women’s rights in Afghanistan were sharply…
- International
- September 9, 2021
- 180 views
Guinea Coup: Osinbajo Seeks Strict Measures Against Nations Where Military Seizes Power
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has called for stricter measures taken against nations where military takes over government by force. He made the call on Wednesday at a virtual…
