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Chinese President Promotes Globalization
Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed the willingness of Communist Party of China and indeed China to collaborate with political parties worldwide to lead the economic globalization toward a direction that is more open,…
Nigerian-born footballer shot dead after killing neighbour in UK —Police
Police in the United Kingdom have said that a Nigerian-born footballer, Odichukumma Kelvin Igweani, after killing a neighbour.
UK-based newspapers, DailyMail and TheSUN quoted the police as alleging that the 24-year-old Nigerian…
Jacob Zuma compares S/African judges to apartheid rulers
South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma, on Sunday, lashed out at the judges who gave him a 15-month jail term for absconding from a corruption inquiry.
Zuma compared them to the white minority apartheid rulers he once fought.…
Abdullahi-Ahmed Presents Letters of Credence to Emir of Qatar
Nigeria's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Qatar, Yakubu Abdullah Ahmed on Wednesday successfully presented his Letters of Credence to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, at…
South Africa’s Zuma sentenced to 15 months in jail
South Africa’s top court on Tuesday handed former president Jacob Zuma a 15-month jail term for contempt of court following his refusal to appear before graft investigators.
“The Constitutional Court can do nothing but conclude…
French Business Leaders, Prominent Nigerian Businessmen meet at France Business Summit
France-Nigeria Business Council will be meeting on the sidelines of the 4th Choose France International Business Summit, which commenced yesterday in Versailles, France.
It will be bringing together around 15 French business…
Amina Mohammed calls on youths to use skills, talents to build Nigeria
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed has called on Nigerian youths to use their God-given skills and talents to build the country and stop the condemnation of situation in the country.
Mohammed was quoted as…
UK announces £12.6 million to combat terrorism in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger
United Kingdom has announced new funds to combat terror in Lake Chad Basin following the growth of terrorism on the African continent.
Specifically in the new funding plan, United Kingdom will support efforts to combat terror in the Lake…
Somalia’s Puntland region executes 21 al-Shabab fighters
Twenty-one men have been executed in Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland after they were convicted of being members of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
They were sentenced by a military court in Galkayo and shot…
Outbreaks emerge across Australia in ‘new phase’ of pandemic
Australian leaders will hold an emergency meeting on Monday after a spike in Covid infections.
An outbreak in Sydney linked to the highly contagious Delta variant has grown to 128 cases.
Cases have also been recorded in the…