UFC’s Israel Adesanya visits Nigeria, to be honoured in Osun State
Nigerian-born mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya, has visited his country home, Osun State, with the UFC star set to be honoured by the people of Esa-Oke area of the state.…
Second-largest diamond ever found is discovered in Botswana
Associated Press GABORONE, Botswana – The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized…
South-East region of Nigeria left out of student loan disbursements
Matthew Onocheta Tertiary institutions in Nigeria’s South-East region were left out of the list of beneficiary schools in the first phase of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) disbursement. According…
NIGERIA: Dispatch rider killed in multiple crashes on Lekki-Epe expressway
Bella Ifasola Lagos – A dispatch rider in Nigeria, riding along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos State was killed in an accident following a multiple-vehicle collision on Friday. This is…
‘Progress made’ in Cairo talks on Gaza truce: White House
AFP Talks in Cairo on reaching a Gaza truce have made progress, the White House said Friday, as it urged Israel and Hamas to move forward. The White House confirmed…
UK tycoon’s daughter is seventh, final victim of Sicily yacht sinking
AFP Divers searching a sunken superyacht off Sicily recovered the body of the teenage daughter of UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch Friday, the seventh and final victim of a tragedy…
Nigeria’s Tinubu appoints Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who was denied entry to the United States for judicial corruption, as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria
Olayomi Koiki A Nigerian jurist, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who was denied entry to the United States following a 2020 controversial judgement that declared Hope Uzodimma as governor of Imo State,…
UK: Health workers urge Keir Starmer to end arms sales to Israel
An open letter signed by 30 health professionals who worked in Gaza says stopping arms sales is ‘morally as well as legally’ necessary Middle East Eye Dozens of UK-based doctors,…
Flood deluge worsens in Bangladesh with millions affected
Flash floods wrecked havoc in Bangladesh on Friday as the country recovers from weeks of political upheaval, with the death toll rising to 13 and millions more caught in the…
Fourteen Indians dead, more feared missing after bus plunges into Nepal river
Reuters KATHMANDU – At least 14 people died, 16 were injured and more feared missing after a bus carrying 40 Indians plunged into a river in Nepal, a spokesperson for…