EXCLUSIVE: Simon Ekpa hires American lobbyist to advance Biafra’s cause in US
[[{“value”:”Mr Ekpa’s hiring of the US lobbyist is coming amidst calls for the Biafra agitator…
Month: August 2024
Issa Hayatou, former CAF President, dies at 77
[[{“value”:”He served as CAF President from 1988 to March 2017, a period marked by significant…
Police investigate death of crossdresser in Abuja
[[{“value”:”The police received a distress call at about 7.40 a.m. concerning the corpse of the…
Alleged N57 billion Fraud: Kano govt files fresh charges against Ganduje, three others
[[{“value”:”The Kano government also accused them of transferring some of the funds into dollars for…
Nigeria’s Sports Minister clears the air on “borrowed” bicycle at Paris Olympics
[[{“value”:”Ukpeseraye, the only African cyclist among 30 competitors, sparked a social media frenzy after thanking…
Africa to declare public health emergency over Mpox
[[{“value”:”Since January 2022, Africa has recorded 38,465 Mpox cases and 1,456 deaths, with a 160…
Police confirm five dead, 15 missing in Jigawa canoe mishap
[[{“value”:”The latest boat accident in Jigawa comes one month after a similar incident in Kwalgai…
Paris 2024: Amusan returns for semis as Team Nigeria battles in wrestling, taekwondo
[[{“value”:”From taekwondo to wrestling, athletics, cycling, and weightlifting, Nigerian athletes will be giving it their…
Papers: Zaha open to Crystal Palace return
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers…
Today on Sky Sports Racing: Final day of Brighton’s Festival Of Racing
It is the final day of Brighton’s Festival of Racing on Friday with an action-packed…
Indian exports, small businesses hit by Bangladesh unrest
Bilateral trade relations between India and Bangladesh have been drastically affected due to the current…
European markets set for higher open as U.S., Asia-Pacific stocks bounce back
European markets were set to rise at the open on Friday as they looked to…
CVC consortium to buy UK investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown for $6.9 billion
British investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown said on Friday it had agreed to a takeover offer…
Japan PM scraps Central Asia trip after ‘megaquake’ warning
Fumio Kishida says he will remain in Japan after experts warn of higher than usual…
Boulter given easy passage in Toronto and Sabalenka is next
British No 1 Katie Boulter advanced to the third round of the National Bank Open…
Russian users report mass YouTube outage amid growing official criticism
Russian internet monitoring service said there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in…
More than half of new cars sold in China are now electric or hybrid
New energy vehicles outsold traditional fuel-powered passenger cars in July, according to China Passenger Car…
Russia’s Lipetsk region under ‘massive’ drone attack, governor says
Residents ordered to evacuate with fire reported at military airfield in region about 460 kilometres…
Indonesia celebrates first Olympic golds outside badminton
Golden day in Paris for Southeast Asian nation as speed climber Veddriq Leonardo and weightlifter…
Malaysia’s prime minister lauds country’s burgeoning chip hub status as Infineon opens new plant
Multinational companies have increasingly looked to increase their presence in the Southeast Asian nation as…
