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Macron Slap: Attacker shouted ‘Montjoie Saint Denis,’ before the attack and what we know about him.

  The man who slapped President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to southeast France on Tuesday shouted ‘Montjoie Saint Denis’ before the attack....

Twitter calls Buhari govt. bluff, promises to restore Nigerians’ access to its new platform

  Twitter, the American micro-blogging and social networking service, has reacted to Buhari administration’s ban on its operations in Nigeria, promising to restore...

China allows couples to have three children in major policy shift

China announced on Monday that it would allow all couples to have up to three children as it grapples with an ageing population....

Ambassador recalled after wife throws caution to the wind, assaults store clerk over shoplifting allegation

An ambassador’s wife brawl at a public store over allegation of shoplifting has cost her husband his job as he is being recalled...

Ex-SGF, Kingibe, is Nigeria’s Special Envoy to Chad, Lake Chad Basin Region

Erstwhile Vice-Presidential Candidate to the late Chief MKO Abiola, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, has been appointed as Special Envoy to Chad and the Lake...

Views From Abroad: Nigeria Is a Failed State by Robert Rotberg

Nigeria has long teetered on the precipice of failure. But now, unable to keep its citizens safe and secure, Nigeria has become a...

Nigerian community in South Africa donates furnished five-room building to poor family.

A South African family living in squalid conditions has got a life-transforming intervention from the Nigerian community in the country as it built...

COVID-19 Misinformation: Facebook, WHO launch new campaign across Africa

Facebook bans News website after reporting deaths from US gov’t vaccine database

A news website has been permanently booted from Facebook after the social media giant accused it of publishing “false information about COVID-19 that...

Real reason EU canceled election observation mission to Ethiopia

EU High Representative Josep Borrell Monday disclosed the real reason the European Union canceled election observation to Ethiopia. ” Ethiopian authorities would not...

Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce

  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced with his wife Melinda Gates on Monday that they are divorcing. “After a great deal of thought...

Insecurity: Pres. Buhari urges relocation of U.S. Africa Command from Stuttgart, Germany, to Africa

Insecurity: Pres. Buhari urges relocation of U.S. Africa Command from Stuttgart, Germany, to Africa

In a bid to save the beleaguered Nigerian state, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the United States to reconsider relocating the U.S. Africa Command...

Guangzhou displaces Atlanta as busiest airport in 2020

  The Airports Council International (ACI) World has published its preliminary world airport traffic rankings – covering passenger traffic, cargo volumes, and aircraft...

Human Rights Watch accuse Israel of apartheid

Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli government of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians in a new 213 page report...

How top Muslim political leader was arrested for allegedly aiding 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings that claimed 269 lives

A prominent Muslim political leader in Sri Lanka and his brother were arrested over the weekend due to their suspected connection to the...

Golf icon, Tiger Woods, out in crutches after February lone accident

Golf icon, Tiger Woods, out in crutches after February lone accident

  Legendary golfer Tiger Woods stepped out on Friday in crutches, since his lone accident on 23 February. It was the first photo...

Views From Abroad: Is Nigeria the next Iraq?

By Tina Ramirez Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is poised to become the third largest in the world by 2050. Based...