U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that any country, including Nigeria, aligning with what he calls the “anti-American policies of BRICS” will face an additional 10 percent tariff on goods exported to the United States “There will be no ...
Read More »FG dismisses viral video, confirms safety of Nigerians in Iran
The Federal Government has assured the public that Nigerians living in Iran remain safe, despite recent security concerns in the region. This reassurance came through the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission and the Nigerian Embassy in Tehran. There have been ...
Read More »Burkina Faso Cardinal Could Be Dropped From Conclave To Elect A New Pope For Not Knowing His Age
Burkina Faso Cardinal Could Be Dropped From Conclave To Elect A New Pope For Not Knowing His Age An African cardinal from Burkina Faso could be dropped from the conclave to elect a new pope because it is ...
Read More »Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro’s health worsened
The health of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has worsened after intestinal surgery earlier this month, according to his medical team The 70-year-old remains in intensive care and will undergo new tests. Bolsonaro was visited in hospital by a court official ...
Read More »Presidency dismisses US court order on Tinubu, Atiku differs
The Presidency on Sunday dismissed any notion of fresh revelations emerging from a United States court order directing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration to release files on President Bola Tinubu’s past investigation. It insisted ...
Read More »Child mortality rate drops globally, as funding cuts threaten progress – UN report
The number of children dying before their fifth birthday worldwide dropped to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined slightly but remained at approximately 1.9 million, according to two new reports released on Tuesday by the United Nations Inter-agency ...
Read More »Overstaying visas attracts permanent ban, US warns Nigerians
The United States government has issued a stern warning to Nigerian travellers about the severe consequences of overstaying their visa, emphasising that violators could face permanent bans from re-entering the country. The US Mission in Nigeria posted the warning ...
Read More »Trump orders revocation of security clearances for Harris, Clinton
In a late-night move on Friday, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to revoke the security clearances of over a dozen individuals he views as political adversaries, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary ...
Read More »Astronauts stuck in space for nine months return to earth
NASA astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were left stranded in space for months due to technical issues, have finally returned to earth. The duo landed safely on Wednesday as SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom capsule splashed down off the ...
Read More »Kremlin confirms Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday
The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump would speak by phone on Tuesday Trump told reporters earlier that “a lot of work” had been done between the two sides on settling ...
Read More »Hospitalised Pope Francis rested well, says Vatican
Pope Francis rested well during his 17th night in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said on Monday, the day after reporting the 88-year-old was in a “stable” condition. “The pope rested well all night,” the Holy See said ...
Read More »US to remove transgender soldiers from military
The United States will begin removing transgender troops from the military within 30 days unless they obtain a waiver on a case-by-case basis, the Pentagon said in a Wednesday memo. The memo became public as part of a court ...
Read More »US to remove transgender soldiers from military
The United States will begin removing transgender troops from the military within 30 days unless they obtain a waiver on a case-by-case basis, the Pentagon said in a Wednesday memo. The memo became public as part of a court ...
Read More »EU eases sanctions on Syria’s economy to support reconstruction
The European Union on Monday eased sanctions on Syria’s energy, transport, and banking sectors in a bid to help the country’s reconstruction after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Syria’s new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease ...
Read More »Nigeria, India lead as 50,000 students failed to register in Canadian schools — Report
A report released in January 2025 has revealed that nearly 50,000 international students failed to register at their designated schools after arriving in Canada in March and April of 2023. Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada showed that ...
Read More »EU woos private sector investment in Nigeria’s digital economy
The European Union has held discussions with private sector players, in Lagos, with a view to forging collaborations and ramping up investments to strengthen Nigeria’s digital economy ecosystem. In line with the Global Gateway Strategy, the EU-Nigeria Digital Economy ...
Read More »World’s ‘first openly gay’ imam shot d3ad in South Africa
World’s ‘first openly gay’ imam sh0t d3ad in South Africa The world’s ‘first openly gay’ Imam, Moegsien Hendricks, has been sh0t d3ad in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The cleric was k!lled near the southern city of Gqeberha where ...
Read More »6,000 illegal migrants deported in Trump’s first TWO weeks
In the 15 days since Trump has been in office that averages out to around 370 – 400 deportations per day ICE deported 512 illegal immigrants on Monday alone, according to federal data shared with DailyMail.com. In total, ICE ...
Read More »Teenage girl mauled to de.ath by shark at popular beach
A teenage girl has been k!lled in a suspected shark attack at a popular tourist hotspot off the south-east Queensland coast. Emergency services were called to Woorim Beach on Bribie Island at about 4.45pm on Monday following reports of ...
Read More »Belgium swears in new prime minister
Conservative Bart De Wever has been sworn in as Belgium’s new prime minister, after striking a hard-fought coalition deal that moves the country to the right The agreement, struck late on Friday after seven months of negotiations, makes De Wever the ...
Read More »Trump to enforce tariff hikes on Canada, Mexico, China from Feb 1
President Donald Trump will impose tariffs Saturday on the three largest US trading partners – Canada, Mexico and China – the White House said, sparking concern for global trade. Trump has reiterated plans for 25 percent tariffs on neighbors ...
Read More »Trump threatens BRICS with 100% tariffs if they replace dollar
US President Donald Trump, on Thursday, threatened the BRICS group of emerging economies with 100 per cent tariffs if they move away from the US dollar as an international means of payment. “The idea that the BRICS countries are ...
Read More »South Africa’s Tshego Gaelae crowned Mrs World
South African model Tshego Gaelae has been crowned the winner of the 40th Mrs World pageant, held in Las Vegas, USA. Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda was named the first runner-up, while Thailand’s Ploy Panperm secured the second runner-up position. Celebrating ...
Read More »Iranian women arrested for dancing in cemetery, violating dress code
Iranian police arrested two young women after the publication of a video in which they danced in a Tehran cemetery without adhering to the country’s strict dress code, local media reported Friday. “Not long ago, two people, in the ...
Read More »Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit
Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump’s “worrying” threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway. In a ...
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