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Gaza war: UN rights chief ‘troubled’ by police reaction to protests on U.S campuses

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

In recent days, demonstrations unfolding through tented encampments on school grounds – sparked by students at New York’s prestigious Columbia…

Pro-Palestinian protesters take over campuses in U.S. Universities

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are being detained Tuesday morning after the university sent them…

At least 23 dead in violent clashes over cattle theft in South Sudan

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Heavily armed cattle thieves attacked a village in the state of Eastern Equatoria, a local administration spokesman said. Hundreds of…

U.S. Court fines Trump $9,000 for violating gag order

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The gag order restricts prosecutors and the defense from commenting on court figures outside of the courtroom.

ISIS leader Abu Huzeifa killed in Mali

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

The US government said Hufeiza was wanted in connection to an attack on a US Special Forces team in Niger…

King Charles returns to public duties after cancer treatment

Paul Dada

2 years ago

Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will visit a cancer treatment centre on Tuesday to meet medical specialists and patients.

Three police officers shot dead, five others wounded in North Carolina shooting

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at a news conference that a total of eight law enforcement officers were shot…

Ex-Gambian VP chairs ECOWAS 40-member Togo election observer team

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

According to Dr Omar Touray, President of ECOWAS Commission, the team is to monitor the legislative and regional elections in…

US congratulates Sierra Leone, South Africa on national celebrations

Paul Dada

2 years ago

"I offer my best wishes on this historic 30th anniversary and a year of prosperity ahead".

Iranian Rapper Salehi sentenced to death

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

The Revolutionary Court had accused Salehi of “assistance in sedition, assembly and collusion, propaganda against the system and calling for…

London Court jails rapist Ahmed 15 years

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Ahmed was arrested and detectives built a case, carefully compiling evidence while ensuring the woman was supported throughout, which led…

Tinubu meets Netherlands Prime Minister: What they discussed

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Tinubu asserted that Nigerians have tremendous confidence in themselves and that his confidence in the Nigerian people gave him the…

President Joe Biden signs bill to ban TikTok

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

Biden signed the bill attached to the $95 billion foreign aid package Congress approved this week that will deliver more…

Army horses injure four persons on London streets

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

London Ambulance Service said it was called at 8:25 am (0725 GMT) to reports of a person being thrown from…

Heavy rains kill over 38 people in Kenya

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

“Kenya is among the countries in the Horn of Africa experiencing abnormally heavy rains this season."

Sunak makes 1st official visit to Germany

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

In the Middle East, the British Air Force was recently involved in the defence against the major Iranian attack on…

One arrested as Nigeria’s Okechukwu Iweha is stabbed to death in London

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Detectives investigating the murder said a 28-year-old man was arrested in Croydon on Monday, 22 April on suspicion of murder…

London man Jade Charles jailed five years for illegal firearm possession

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Charles of Saltram Crescent W9, appeared at Southwark Crown Court in September 2023, where he pleaded guilty to possession of…

Zelensky: Ukraine to get largest-ever military aid package from UK

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The package will contain Storm Shadow and other types of missiles, hundreds of armored vehicles and watercraft, and ammunition, he…

Large quantity of heroin found in mattresses from Iran in Bulgaria

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The drugs, worth the equivalent of €8.5 million ($9.06 million) and destined for an EU country, was hidden in mattresses,…

Nigerian fraudster Omole pleads guilty to massive fraud in U.S., faces 20 years jail term

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Williams said: “Over the course of approximately five years, Oluseun Martins Omole received more than $12 million worth of fraudulently…

Zelensky thanks U.S. House of Reps for $61bn military aid approval

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

After months of obstruction, the U.S. House of Representatives had approved nearly $61 billion aid package for Ukraine. The measure…

U.S. House of Representatives approves $61bn aid package for Ukraine

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Ukrainian soldiers are running so low on munitions, they are having to ration shells on the battlefield. The Senate is…

Man sets himself on fire outside court during Trump trials

Paul Dada

2 years ago

The grounds are surrounded by barricades, but there are also open entrances.

Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump’s hush-money trial ongoing

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

It was reported that the man burnt for several minutes in full view of television cameras that were set up…

U.S vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership

Paul Dada

2 years ago

“This vote does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood, but instead is an acknowledgment that it will only come from…

Kenya’s Defence Chief, 9 other top military officers die in air crash

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident… I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of…

Woman who called 999 over 2,000 times in three years jailed

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Nixon from Harrow, called the emergency line 1,194 times last year alone, putting her within the top three repeat callers…

Mexican drug lord, El Chapo cries out from US prison

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

El Chapo said being barred from receiving outside communication was “unprecedented discrimination.”

Guterres, others seek end to discrimination against people of African descent

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Guterres made the call while celebrating the achievements and contributions of people of African descent from across the world. The…

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