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Ex- UN official Karim Elkorany jailed for drugging, raping women

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Elkorany, 38, sexually assaulted at least 20 women most of them close friends during work trips to Iraq, Egypt and…

Ukraine: Putin says no regrets, accuses West of playing ‘bloody’ game

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing no regrets for the war against neighbour Ukraine, insisting it is going to plan…

Ethiopian government accused of deadly air strikes

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Organisations from Ethiopia’s Oromiya region have accused the army of conducting air strikes in the Oromiya region which they said…

Over 270 killed in cholera outbreak in Cameroon

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Manaouda told a press briefing in the capital city of Yaounde that as of Oct. 20, 12,952 people were known…

China willing to work with U.S – President Xi

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Local media reported ahead of a possible meeting by Xi with U.S. President Joe Biden in Indonesia.

Russia threatens to attack U.S satellites in Ukraine

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Several Western nations are providing Kyiv with satellite data for defence purposes.

Woman gets life imprisonment for drowning husband for benefit

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

The Incheon District Court delivered the sentences to Lee Eun-Hae, 31 and her extramarital lover, Cho Hyun-soo, 30, with an…

Terror Alert: US Mission to evacuate American citizens in Nigeria

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

A Level 3 rating for Nigeria was also mentioned in the advice, suggesting that people should think twice before visiting.

NATO chief warns Russia against ‘use of false pretexts’

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Moscow had previously alleged that Ukraine was planning to detonate a radioactive “dirty bomb” in a bid to discredit Russia.

Rishi Sunak caught performing ritual at Hindu temple in London (Video)

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Sunak officially became Prime Minister on Tuesday after meeting with King Charles who invited him to form a new government.

26 injured as magnitude 6.4 quake jolts Philippines

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Power was cut in some affected provinces, while houses and buildings were damaged, according to an initial assessment.

Google parent company Alphabet expectation’s slumps

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The company reported a third-quarter profit of 13.91 billion dollars, down from last year’s profit of 18.94 billion dollars.

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.

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