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Nigeria’s Owodunni makes history, becomes first black to be City Councillor in Canada: Buhari reacts

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Owodunni won in Ward 5. Owodunni is a Senior Manager at the Black Professionals in Tech Network.

Sunak to face first prime minister’s questions in British parliament

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

It comes after another momentous day in British politics that saw Mr Sunak cull nearly a dozen of Ms Truss’s…

Sunak re-appoints Nigeria’s Kemi Badenoch into new cabinet

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Rishi Sunak has also appointed her as women and equalities minister - a post she held previously during Boris Johnson's…

Meet faces already appointed in Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Hunt was appointed chancellor by former prime minister Liz Truss 11 days ago, after turmoil in the financial markets following…

India imposes $113m fine on Google parent company

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

India's competition commission accused Google of abusing the dominant role of the Google Play Store by forcing app developers there…

Sunak re-appoints his challenger Mordaunt as House of Commons Leader

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

She will also assume the role of Lord President of the Council again, as the presiding officer of the Privy…

Sunak appoints Raab Deputy Prime Minister

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Dominic Raab has been appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary by new PM, Rishi Sunak. It means he…

What Buhari told Ban Ki-Moon in South Korea about Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The President made this observation at an audience he granted the former United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon on the sidelines…

Meghan Markle: ‘I am 43 percent Nigerian’

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Markle shared this in her latest episode of her podcast, Archetypes, where she expressed her desire to learn more about…

Sunak vows to unite UK with action, says he’s not daunted by challenges

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Sunak said Truss was not wrong to want to improve growth in this country, saying "it's a noble aim," stating…

Breaking: Rishi Sunak is now officially UK’s Prime Minister

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

He met with the King in the palace's 1844 room, where the King invited him to form a government.

Sunak arrives Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The meeting with the King will take place in the palace's 1844 room, where the King will invite Sunak to…

Liz Truss: We’ve helped millions of households (Full farewell speech)

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

We reversed the National Insurance increase. We helped millions of households with their energy bills and helped thousands of businesses…

Liz Truss arrives Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles, tenders her resignation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Earlier in her farewell address, Truss said her government acted urgently and decisively on the sides of families and businesses.

Liz Truss gives farewell address, says her govt acted urgently, decisively

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

She added that her time in office has left her “more convinced than ever that we need to be bold…

IAEA to inspect 2 nuclear locations in Ukraine

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The IAEA would visit the locations in the coming days to check if there were any possible undeclared nuclear activities…

UNHCR says $700m funding gap ‘huge catastrophe’

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The agency warned that “the next round of cuts in assistance will be catastrophic for people in need.”

11 children killed in school of the blind

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The police said the tragic incident occurred at Salama School of the Blind at about 1 a.m. local time.

Moment Buhari landed in South Korea (Photos)

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Jointly organized by the Government of the Republic of Korea and the World Health Organisation (WHO), the two-day Summit (October…

Sunak delivers first public speech, says UK faces profound economic challenge

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The incoming PM stated that "It is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party…

What Sunak told Conservative MPs when he met them privately

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The incoming PM said the party was going back to serious, pragmatic traditions of Conservative government.

Liz Truss, Cameron congratulate Sunak

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Sunak, 42, becomes the first British-Indian to be appointed Prime Minister in UK, and one of the youngest to occupy…

Who is Rishi Sunak, UK’s new Prime Minister? 15 Quick facts

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Sunak has been confirmed the new Conservative Leader. He will take over from Liz Truss who resigned from the position…

Breaking: Rishi Sunak is UK’s new Prime Minister

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Sir Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee, says he can confirm there has been one valid nomination, “and Rishi…

Uganda confirms 9 more ebola cases

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Ebola generally kills about half of the people it infects. Its symptoms include intense weakness, muscle pain, headaches and a…

23,000 people fled DRC amid violence in north east – UN

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The violence between M23 rebel forces and the Congolese army in Rutshuru near the border with Uganda and Rwanda since…

Sunak looks set to become next UK PM after Johnson quits race

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

If chosen, the former Goldman Sachs analyst would be the United Kingdom’s first prime minister of Indian origin

Myanmar junta launches aerial attack on concert, 60 killed: sources

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The Myanmar military has brutally cracked down on protests, civil disobedience movements and armed resistance by anti-junta militias across the…

Ukraine successfully countering Russian drone attacks – British intelligence

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Officials in Ukraine have said that up to 85 per cent of the attacks had been intercepted, the ministry said.

Republican leaders’ plan to crash US economy, a threat – Biden

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

He said the republicans had vowed to carry out the plan unless his government yielded to their demand to cut…

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