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UK court sentences four Nigerians for fake marriage certificate scheme

For creating fake marriage certificates that allowed Nigerians to live illegally in the United Kingdom, four Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to 13...

Texas court suspends Biden’s immigration policy for citizens’ spouses

A federal judge in Texas has issued an order temporarily halting a new immigration program from the Biden White House that officials say...

Arsenal continue Villa Park’s dominance with 2-0 win

Arsenal extended their impressive record at Villa Park with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Aston Villa, courtesy of goals from Leandro Trossard and...

ECOWAS festival aims to boost food security, reduce poverty – DG

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Food and Cultural Festival announced that its forthcoming event in Nigeria aims to foster sustainable...

U.S. announces $27m aid for Nigeria, under $536m Sub-Saharan Africa initiative

Ramlat Ibrahim The United States (US) Mission in Nigeria has announced that Nigeria will receive $27 million as part of a larger $536...

Colombia 2024: Amid elaborate pomp, Falconets welcomed to Bogota, Colombia

Colourful traditional dancers, flag-waving enthusiasts, and members of the Local Organizing Committee of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024 were among...

Tinubu, Equatorial Guinean President sign agreement on gas pipeline for gulf of Guinea

President Bola Tinubu and the Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Wednesday evening in Malabo signed an agreement on Gulf of...

Just in: ECOWAS defence chiefs meet in Abuja

A high-level meeting of Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Defence Chiefs is underway at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. Gen. Christopher...

US poll: Vice-President Kamala Harris clinches Democratic Party nomination

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. A virtual roll call to formally...

Just in: Obama endorses Kamala Harris

Former US President Barack Obama threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House bid on Friday, providing a crucial endorsement in...

Paris 2024: Two Canadian soccer team’s coaching staff deported over drone-spying scandal

After New Zealand informed police about the use of a drone to spy on their training session, police sent home two members of...

Taiwan prepares for Typhoon Gaemi’s arrival, initiates shutdown protocols

As Typhoon Gaemi approached, Taiwan went into lockdown mode on Wednesday, with schools closed, financial markets shut, and a typhoon holiday declared. The...

Nepal plane crash claims 18 passengers, pilot sole survivor

A passenger plane crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard...

Updated: Kimberly Cheatle steps down as US Secret Service chief amid controversy

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down on Tuesday, following her admission that the agency fell short in its duty to...

Breaking: Kimberly Cheatle resigns as US Secret Service Chief

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down on Tuesday, following her admission that the agency fell short in its duty to...

Ethiopia landslide claims 146 lives as death toll continues to climb

The number of fatalities from the southern Ethiopia landslide has increased to at least 146, according to a local official’s statement on Tuesday....