UN celebrates 5 decades of seat belt laws
By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN on Tuesday marked five decades of seat belt laws, affirming that the laws making seat belt use mandatory in cars […]
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Sudan army calls on ex-soldiers to re-enlist, sporadic fighting persists
By Emmanuel Yashim Sudan’s army on Friday called for reservists and retired soldiers to re-enlist amid a deadly conflict with a rival paramilitary and asked […]
U.S. Secretary on housing to lead delegation to Tinubu’s inauguration
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia Fudge, will lead the U,S. Presidential delegation to attend the inauguration of the President-elect Bola Tinubu on May 29.
Groups hail UNN don as Nigeria’s best researcher
By Stanley Nwanosike The Leadership Entrepreneurship and Advocacy Network (LEAD Network Africa) and UN International Peace and Governance Council (UN-IPGC) have hailed Prof. Christian Madu […]
Fiorentina reach Europa Conference League final with last-gasp goal at Basel
By Victor Okoye Fiorentina’s Antonin Barak struck deep into stoppage time at the end of extra time to take his side into the Europa Conference […]
Biden, Scholz land in Japan for G7 amid ramped up security measures
by Ummul Idris U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Thursday ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) summit of leading democratic industrial nations. Biden’s […]
S/Sudan, ICRC roll out disease resistant cassava to combat hunger
By Sheji Halima South Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday, launched […]
Silverbird Group unveils unique Miss Universe Nigeria contest
By Josephine Obute The Silverbird Group on Friday unveiled the maiden edition of Miss Universe Nigeria contest, an all-inclusive pageant, open to young Nigerian women irrespective […]
UN Human Rights Council to meet as fighting in Sudan continues
By Sheji Halima The UN Human Rights Council, acting on the request of Germany and other countries, will hold a special session on Thursday due […]
Police arrest man who tried to set mosque on fire in Germany
By Cecilia Odey Police have arrested a man who tried to set mosque on fire in the German city of Dresden late Tuesday evening. The […]
Ex-presidential aspirant urges FG to hinge democracy on global best practices
By Cecilia Ologunagba Former presidential aspirant in the Nigerian 2023 general elections, Mrs Patience Key, has urged the Federal Government to hinge democracy on global […]
Tinubu congratulates newly crowned British King Charles III
By Chimezie Godfrey The Nigerian President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu has congratulated the newly crowned new British King Charles III. Tinubu in a congratulatory message on […]
Coronation flypast scaled down due to bad weather
By Muhyideen Jimoh A flypast to mark the King’s coronation in London was scaled down due to “unsuitable weather conditions”. More than 60 aircraft from […]
King, Queen appear on Buckingham Palace balcony to acknowledge crowds
By Emmanuel Yashim The King and Queen set the seal on their historic coronation day with a Buckingham Palace balcony appearance to acknowledge the nation. […]
Prince Harry joins royals at King Charles’ coronation, without Meghan
By Chimezie Godfrey Prince Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, attended his father’s coronation in Westminster Abbey on Saturday although he had to […]
King Charles’ coronation draws thousands in paper crowns and plastic tiaras
By Emmanuel Yashim Tens of thousands of people of all ages, from Britain and across the globe, massed in rainy central London on Saturday to […]
King Charles III crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey
By Emmanuel Yashim King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back […]
Erdoğan attends virtual ceremony with Putin amid health speculations
By Sheji Shema Amid speculations about his health, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday briefly appeared in a video conference attended by Russian President […]
U.S. President Biden to run for 2nd term
by Ummul Idris U.S. President Joe Biden, plans to run for another term in office, he announced on Twitter on Tuesday. “Every generation has a moment […]
Eld-el-Fitr: U.S.-based Muslim woman preaches peace, unity
By Cecilia Ologunagba Mrs Maimuna Isa, a U.S.-based Nigerian Muslim, has called on Nigerians at home and abroad to embrace peace, love and unity to […]
Sudan to be evacuated of British embassy staff ‘as soon as feasible’
By Emmanuel Yashim Sudan will be evacuated of British embassy staff “as soon as feasible” due to safety fears following increasing attacks on diplomatic missions, […]
Nollywood actress urges skin products dealers to be sincere
By Priscilla Osaje Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Mary Njoku, has urged skin care products sellers to be sincere with their products for the good of […]
European Parliament urges Russia to release Kara-Murza , Navalny
By Sheji Halima The European Parliament has called on Russia to immediately release Kremlin critics, Vladimir Kara-Murza and Alexei Navalny, in a vote on Thursday […]
G7 urges Sudan’s warring parties to lay down arms, resume dialogue
By Emmanel Yashim Foreign ministers of the G7 countries have called on Sudan’s warring parties to immediately lay down their arms and engage in dialogue. […]
U.S. kills Islamic State leader in northern Syria raid
By Emmanuel Yashim A U.S. helicopter raid in northern Syria killed a senior Islamic State leader who was in charge of planning attacks in the […]