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Russia-Ukraine crisis: Remain calm, take responsibility for your safety, Nigerian Embassy In Ukraine urges citizens

      By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   The Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine has asked its citizens in the East European country to...

Russia/Ukraine crisis: We are ready for ‘diplomatic solutions’ – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that Moscow was ready to look for “diplomatic solutions” in tensions with the West over Ukraine...

Nigeria, 5 other African countries to begin Covid-19 vaccines production, says WHO

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   With the African continent having limited access to COVID-19 jabs, Nigeria and five other African countries have...

Former mayor of Kabul becomes refugee in US after fleeing Taliban

Former Kabul mayor Fazal Karim Aimaq had seen more than his share of turbulence during decades of war, but nothing prepared him for...

Medical Tourism: 800,000 visit India for treatment in three years

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated medical tourism, but pent-up demand remains for affordable treatment in India. Persecondnews.com reports that over 800,000 foreigners visited India in...

The world is now a safer place, says Israel PM

Israel Prime minister Naftali Bennett has said “The world is now a safer place thanks to the courageous operation of the US forces,...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Contracts COVID-19, Symptoms ‘Mild’

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was not experiencing severe symptoms. “After experiencing light...

Coup attempt: ECOWAS military force to return to Guinea Bissau 

    By Paul Ejime   ECOWAS leaders ended their extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday, ordering the return of a regional...

Breaking: Heavy shooting at Guinea Bissau State House

  By Paul Ejime There was heavy gunfire around Guinea Bissau’s State House (Presidential Palace) Tuesday aftetnoon with reported unspecified casualty. The whereabouts...

Labour shortage: Germany to Admit 400,000 Skilled Immigrants Annually

Germany is facing significant labor shortages in 2022, as the European giants grapple with changing demographics and the retirement of an older generation...

ANOTHER ECOWAS EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT HOLDS ON FRIDAY, THIS TIME ON BURKINA FASO: IS THE REGIONAL BODY LOSING THE DEMOCRATIC BATTLE

    If the punitive and unprecedented sanctions that ECOWAS imposed on Mali on January 9 were meant to deter soldiers in the...

Just in: Uprising: Burkina Faso President arrested

  Soldiers at several army bases across the West African country rebelled on Sunday, demanding the sacking of the military top brass and...

China Uses Anal Tests To Detect Omicron As COVID Variant Spreads

Chinese health authorities are ordering the use of controversial but more precise anal swabs to detect COVID-19 for a third year running as...

Trump ally Rudy Giuliani subpoenaed over January 6 US Capitol attack

The U.S congressional committee probing the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol issued subpoenas on Tuesday to three lawyers who joined...

China warns international community against ‘slamming brakes on monetary policies’

Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday urged the international community to work together to drive economic growth as the world recovers from the Covid-19...

Breaking: Toppled Malian President, 76-year-old Keita, exits

    Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was toppled in the August 2020 military coup led by Col Assimi Goita has...