Cristiano Ronaldo honoured as UEFA Champions League all-time top scorer
A special award was presented at the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League draw ceremony in Monaco. UEFA MONACO – Cristiano Ronaldo, the all-time leading goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League, has…
We no longer eat 3 square meals, Nigerians lament in Kaduna State
Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, a national currency in free-fall and millions of people struggling to buy food. Olayomi Koiki KADUNA, Nigeria –…
Al Qaeda branch says it killed 300 fighters, not civilians, in Burkina Faso attack
Several videos apparently filmed by the militants and released on social media showed dozens of bodies in trenches, most of them in civilian clothing. Reuters An al Qaeda-linked group said…
UK PM Starmer supports tougher outdoor smoking rules to ease pressure on health service
Britain’s hospitality industry warned a stricter smoking ban could force some businesses to close. Reuters LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he supported the idea of…
Aggressive Nigerian soldier shoots Divisional Police Officer dead at military checkpoint in Zamfara
A police spokesman described the shooting as “senseless”. Martins Owoseni ZAMFARA, Nigeria – A Nigerian military officer has shot dead one Halliru Liman, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Wasagu…
Simon Ekpa asks Nigerian government to accept result of Biafra self-referendum
All people have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, according to the…
France’s Macron hosts Starmer as UK seeks to reset Europe ties
The pair have plenty to discuss. AFP Paris – UK premier Keir Starmer was welcomed warmly Thursday in Paris by French leader Emmanuel Macron, as the new centre-left British government…
Oscar-winner blasts Trump’s ‘mean’ handling of migrant children
Lawsuits and a public outcry, even among Trump’s own Republican Party, forced the administration by mid-2018 to halt the separations. AFP Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, speaks during…
Man – believed to be a Nigerian, two others sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in London
The three men, donning hoodies and balaclavas, were seen by an eyewitness psyching each other up before launching their deadly assault. Agency Report London – Three men, Joshua Oladele (believed…
Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police dies in Lagos hospital
The news of his death left many in shock and disbelief, particularly his colleagues who saw him at a recent social gathering. Sodiq Rabiu Lagos – Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State…