Category: Foreign
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala re appointed for second term as DG WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General, DG, of the World Trade Organization, WTO, was on Friday, November 29, reappointed for a second term.
Thi [...]
Finnish court sets May 2025 deadline for Simon Ekpa’s trial
Pro-Biafran separatist leader Simon Ekpa is set to stand trial in Finland by May 2025.
Ekpa, who was arrested alongside four others on suspicion of [...]
US lawmakers slam Anthony Blinken for denying Africans study visas while approving those of Asians
Three United States lawmakers, Gwen Moore, Sheila Jackson Lee and Sara Jacobs have flayed the State Department under Anthony Blinken for rejecting a h [...]
Tinubu is our asset, Nigerians have no right to access president’s past records – US tells court
In a recent ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, American intelligence agencies asserted that Nigerians have no ri [...]
It’s official! Trump becomes the first convict to occupy the oval office
In a historic political comeback in US history, Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, marking a dramatic return to po [...]
NLC slams IMF for denying its role in Nigeria’s subsidy removal on petrol
The Nigeria Labour Congress has criticised the International Monetary Fund IMF, for its denial of responsibility regarding the Nigerian government [...]
Nigeria fails to secure seat at UNHRC after securing only 3 votes
After securing only three votes, Nigeria on Tuesday lost an opportunity to join the revered United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The election [...]
Court grants couple right to use deceased son’s frozen sperm for surogacy
A Delhi High Court has granted an Indian couple the right to use the frozen sperm of their late son, Preet Inder Singh, for surrogacy.
Surrogac [...]
Osama bin Laden’s son asked to leave France and never to return
French authorities have ordered Omar bin Laden, the son of slain Al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, to leave the country over posts on social media.
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Naomi Campbell barred from being charity trustee in England, Wales
British born international supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years after the [...]