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History was made on Monday in Fort McMurray, Alberta Canada when a person of colour was elected for the very first time into the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo government. Nigerian-Ekiti girl, Mrs Funke Banjoko (nee Ogunsuyi), a princess from Ipoti/Igogo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, garnered the highest votes among the 6 elected in a crowd […]
Continue ReadingColin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state who saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, has died of complications from Covid-19. He was 84. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” the family said […]
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has honoured Henrietta Lacks, recognising the world-changing legacy of the Black woman whose cancer cells were taken out without her consent, and has provided the basis for life-changing medical breakthroughs. In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a Black mother of five who was dying of cervical cancer, went to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for treatment. […]
Continue Reading33-year-old Nigerian national identified as Lebechi Charles Kelechi, has been arrested in connection with a drug trafficking case in Cambodia. Police from the Anti-Drug Department of the Ministry of Interior, on Tuesday, October 12, said that the Nigerian allegedly trafficked nearly half a kg of drugs into the country. According to local media, on October […]
Continue ReadingADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 76TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN NEW YORK, USA FRIDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2021 Protocols: Mr. President, Let me, on behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, congratulate you on your well-deserved election as […]
Continue ReadingThe people within the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) held a protest opposite the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States to drive home their demand for a referendum so as to actualise their dream of having Nigeria broken into separate nations. The coalition of agitators for self-determination consist of southerners and […]
Continue ReadingA man tagged real-life Tarzan who spent over 40 years living in the jungle isolated from other people is reported to have died at the age of 52. Ho Van Lang died of liver cancer 8 years after he was reintergrated into the civilised world, and his friend said modern life was damaging to him. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s University of Ibadan (UI) has maintained its top spot in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE). The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has however moved a step upward to rank second in Nigeria and 501–600, out of over 1,600 institutions across the world. Lagos State University (LASU) on its part, dropped to […]
Continue ReadingPresident of African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina took to Twitter to share the adorable moment two powerful women took turns to straighten his bow tie. Adesina attended the Compact with Africa Conference with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in Berlin, Germany. World Trade Organisation (WTO) DG, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]
Continue ReadingHakainde Hichilema, Zambia’s new president, has vowed to turn around the economy of the country, plagued by a colossal debt, promising that no Zambian will sleep hungry. Hichilema was sworn in on Tuesday before thousands of supporters at the Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. “I swear to faithfully and diligently fulfill my duties,” he said during […]
Continue ReadingThe Taliban has declared the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ after capturing the Air force, Army bases and the presidential palace of the country on Sunday, August 15. This comes as US, UK and Western nations hastily evacuate their citizens and diplomatic staff out of the country. This comes after Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani departed the […]
Continue ReadingAfghanistan President, Ashraf Ghani has left the country as the Taliban prepare its last and final offensive into capital of Kabul. Government officials, one from former President Hamid Karzai’s office and another aide on the Afghan security council, told The Associated Press that Ghani departed the country on Sunday, August 15. Ghani left along […]
Continue ReadingRural school teacher, Pedro Castillo, on Monday was declared Peru’s president-elect, making him the country’s first leader with no ties to the elites that have governed the Andean country for decades. The 51-year-old far-left trade unionist was largely unknown until he led a national strike four years ago that forced the then-government to agree to […]
Continue ReadingInternational Criminal Court (ICC), on Tuesday, acknowledged receipt of the 27-page petition filed by the Yoruba Nation agitators. Signatories to the petition are the Leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye; Yoruba Activist, Sunday Adeyemo fondly called Sunday Igboho; and other 49 Yoruba Self-Determination Groups. Others who signed the petition with Akintoye and […]
Continue ReadingHaiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his home early Wednesday morning by a group of armed individuals, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced. Joseph said he was now in charge of the country. Moise’s injured wife was in the hospital, according to Joseph, who urged the public to remain calm, and insisted the police […]
Continue ReadingA UK-based Nigerian woman, Mrs. Uruemu Omeru Adejinmi, has made history, with her election as the new Cathaoirleach of Longford Municipal District in Ireland. She is the daughter of the current Ovie of Agbon Kingdom in Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Mike Omeru, Ogurime-Rime Ukori I. Her father, a business mogul and chairman of Niger […]
Continue ReadingVeteran war correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, on Monday announced that she has recently undergone “major surgery” for ovarian cancer, and faced months of chemotherapy treatment. Amanapour, who has not been hosting her program for CNN’s international outlets for the past four weeks, returned to the air Monday and opened her program with remarks about her condition. […]
Continue ReadingEminent people across the world including former heads of state and government have called for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court to make sure that leaders who steal their countries’ wealth do not escape justice. Coming together under Integrity Initiatives International, these leaders have made a declaration calling for the establishment with immediate effect. […]
Continue ReadingZambian President, Edgar Lungi, slumped on Sunday, during the 45th Defence Force Day Commemoration and Investiture ceremony. A statement by the Principal Private Secretary to the Zambian President, Simon Miti, on Sunday, as published by LusakaTimes, confirmed the incident, whilst stating that the president recovered immediately. The statement read: “The President of the Republic of […]
Continue ReadingThe Diplomatic Missions of Canada, the European Union, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America have issued a joint statement in reaction to the ban on Twitter by the Nigerian government. On Friday, June 4, two days after Twitter deleted a tweet from the president of Nigeria for violating its rules, the […]
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