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Another Nigerian has been appointed by the U S. President, Joe Biden, into his cabinet
US President Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born, Enoh Titilayo Ebong, to the post of Director, United States Trade and Development Agency. Her...
U.S. citizen and his Nigerian accomplice, both pilots, convicted of trafficking multi-ton loads of cocaine on board an aircraft
Two men — Jean-Claude Okongo Landji and Jibril Adamu – have been convicted of conspiring to traffic five kilograms and more of...
Just in: Another military putsch in Sudan, soldiers sack transitional government
A coup by the Sudanese military has now fully unraveled after it announced the dissolution of the transitional government headed by prime...
Barbados elects first president to replace Queen Elizabeth as head of state
Barbados has elected its first president to replace Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state in a decisive step towards shedding the Caribbean...
Ex – US President Trump’s Truth Social Media App Hacked Within Hours of Announcement
Controversial former US President Donald Trump’s new Truth social media platform was reportedly hacked within hours of its announcement. Trump Media &...
COVID-19: Colombia, Dominican Republic and 5 others to remain on UK’s red list
Dale Keller, chief executive of the UK Board of Airline Representatives, has said that the the list of Red Countries was useful as...
Poverty-stricken Afghan parents sell their children
Amid grinding poverty, some desperate Afghan parents are now forced to sell their children to deal with the scourge, according to reports....
COVID-19 claims U.S. ex-Secretary of State, Gen. Powell
The first African-American Secretary of State, General Colin Luther Powell, has exited the world. Aged 84 years, Powell reportedly died on Monday...
British politician and Member of Parliament, David Amess, assassinated
British Conservative member of parliament, Sir David Amess was stabbed fatally on Friday while holding a constituency meeting. The 69 year-old, who represented...
Cargo ships diverted from UK port over shortage of truck drivers
Maersk, the world’s largest cargo company, has re-routed its vessels away from Felixstowe, a port in Suffolk, England, after they were waiting...
British Airways set to rehire over 3,000 cabin crew sacked during pandemic
British Airways is getting set to rehire over 3,000 cabin crew sacked during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Finally we are beginning to see...
Only 127 foreign fuel tanker drivers apply for UK visa – PM
Only 127 foreign fuel tanker drivers have applied for temporary work visas aimed at tackling shortages, UK prime minister Boris Johnson has said....
Why did Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram go down
Facebook on Tuesday blamed a “faulty configuration change” for the over 6 hour outage on Monday. “To all the people and businesses around...
Bomb kills 5 at Kabul mosque – Taliban
At least five civilians were killed in a bomb blast outside a Kabul mosque on Sunday, a Taliban official said. It was the...
Time of upheaval: World Bank says it is worried about debt burden of some countries, calls it unsustainable
World Bank Group President David Malpass has expressed worry that the debt burden of some countries has become unsustainable and also getting...
Reflections on 61 years of U.S. – Nigerian Engagement
By: Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria As Nigeria celebrates its national day, we celebrate our enduring bilateral partnership with the...
