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Bowing to pressure, Hungary’s President Novak quits

Hungary’s president has resigned amid outrage over her pardoning of a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case. President Katalin Novak has...

At least 600m Africans will remain without electricity by 2030 – World Bank

Nearly 600 million people in Africa are likely to remain without electricity by 2030 as the continent continues to grapple with electricity deprivation,...

King Charles III diagnosed with cancer: postpones public duties to receive treatment

Buckingham Palace on Monday, February 5, announced that King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and will now be postponing his public duties...

Plane crashes into four homes in Florida, U.S., several people killed

Several people have been killed after a single-engine plane crashed into a waterfront mobile home park in Clearwater, Florida, United States, damaging four...

Japa: Nigerians react to Canadia’s two-year ban on foreign students’ visas

The government of the Canadian province of British Columbia recently imposed a two-year ban on the admission of international students, including Nigerians, into...

Nigerian-British minister faces suspension over comment on Israeli offensives in Gaza

A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor, has been suspended by the United Kingdom’s Labour Party after she accused Israel of genocide on the...

King Charles discharged from hospital after three-night stay

Britain’s King Charles III has been discharged from a hospital in London after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. Buckingham Palace disclosed in...

Biden slams ‘Iran-backed militant’ for deadly drone strike in Jordan

A drone attack on a military base in Jordan has killed three American troops, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants for the...

Just In: Coup: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso withdraw from ECOWAS over suspension

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The military leaders of...

Pres. Tinubu receives U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, in State House

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening received the United States Secretary of State, Mr Antony Blinken, at the State House, Abuja. Blinken, who...

We didn’t come to Davos, Switzerland, to dance “Buga”, but to sell the Nigerian brand – VP Shettima

With netizens awash with the video of Vice-President Kashim Shettima dancing Kizz Daniel’s “Buga” in Davos, Switzerland, he says Buga is the biggest...

WEF: AfCTA must not lose steam, project can increase Africa’s GDP by $450bln in 2035 says VP Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima said on Thursday that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) agreement has the potential to raise Africa’s gross...

Earthquake in China leaves at least 126 dead, hundreds injured

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for expeditious search and rescue mission as powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck China’s remote Gansu province at...

Canada hikes proof of funds for international students by over 100%

The Canadian government has hinted on increasing its cost-of-living requirement for study permit applicants to Canada by a 100 percent. This new policy...

Visa: UK introduces stringent five-point plan to reduce migration

The United Kingdom Home Secretary, Mr James Cleverly, has proposed a five-point plan to reduce migration into the United Kingdom from other countries....

COP28: UN calls for cooperation, action to get humanity back on track

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Mr Simon Stiell, has urged cooperation among nations to get humanity...