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Travellers to Germany from Nigeria and at-risk countries must take Covid-19 test or face €25,000 fine

      Travellers to Germany from Nigeria and dozen other countries deemed high-risk, such as the United States of America, Egypt, Souith...

US unemployment falls to 10.2% in July, beating expectations

  Unemployment in the US fell to 10.2 per cent in July, from 11.1 per cent in the previous month as payrolls rose...

New York’s Andrew Cuomo Elected Chair of U.S National Governors’ Association

New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo officially assumed leadership of the National Governors Association on Wednesday during a meeting held virtually because of the...

Egypt, Sudan pull out of Ethiopian Renaissance Dam talks

  Egypt and Sudan have pulled out of talks with Ethiopia over a disputed Nile dam being built by Addis Ababa, with the...

Survivors say Lebanon explosion is ‘Hiroshima of the Middle East’

  Beiruti residents have described the horror of seeing glass flying towards them as an explosion ripped through the city creating extensive damage...

Death toll passes 100 in Beirut explosion

    The death toll following deadly explosions in Lebanon’s capital city rose to over 100 on Wednesday, according to reports from Beirut....

2 Nigerians in U.S Army in $3 million business scams, elderly women romance scandal

  Two U.S Army reservists have been accused of coordinating a fraud scheme involving business email compromises and  romance scams against elderly women,...

The Obamas’ $11.75 million Martha’s Vineyard Estate

    U.S Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have purchased a seven bedroom, nine-bathroom home in Edgartown, Massachusetts. The price for...

US dollar suffers its worst month in a decade

  The euro gained the most in a decade last month, the British pound had its best July since 1990 and for the...

Covid-19 patient sentenced to 3 years in prison for deliberately coughing on doctors

    A man was jailed for three years after he tried to infect doctors with coronavirus, Bahrain’s state news agency reported on...

Mali crisis: Adhere to resolutions or  face sanctions, ECOWAS leaders warn

  The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States on Monday asked all warring factions...

England makes face masks compulsory in stores

  New rules on wearing face masks in shops in England came into force on Friday amid controversy surrounding the timetable for the...

17m Nigerians in Diaspora’s remittances hit $25 billion annually 

  As Nigeria celebrate the over 17 million Nigerians in Diaspora, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians living overseas to take active part in the country’s post-COVID-19...

ECOWAS virtual summit on Mali crisis holds July 27

  ECOWAS has called a virtual extraordinary Summit on Monday, 27 July on the crisis in Mali following inclusive talks held by five...

Peace mission to Mali: Buhari returns to Abuja without a deal

  President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja on Thursday from his peace mission to Mali without a truce to the country’s political crisis....

UN says execution of 5 aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists horrifying

  The United Nations has expressed utter shock and horror at the gruesome killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists in...