Asia
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has executed 10 Nigerians and some 79 nationals of other nations, most of them convicted of drug-related offences in 2024. READ MORE: Brazil’s Lula ‘in perfect neurological condition’ post-op This is almost triple the figures for 2023 and 2022, when Saudi authorities put to death 34 foreigners each year, according…
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Syria's new leadership said on Thursday it was searching for abducted US journalist Austin Tice, and that it was ready to cooperate with Washington to look for Americans disappeared under ousted president Bashar al-Assad. READ ALSO: 34 bag first class as UNIMED graduates 634 students In 2022, US President Joe Biden accused Syria of holding…
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Syria's interim government vowed on Thursday to institute the "rule of law" after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, as G7 powers pushed for an inclusive transition. Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and its allies, which brought a sudden end to five…
9 Dec
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders said Monday they would adopt a more "relaxed" approach to monetary policy as they hashed out plans to boost the economy next year.
9 Dec
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, the justice ministry said, less than a week after he plunged the country into chaos by briefly imposing martial law.
8 Dec
Islamist-led rebels declared that they had taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. Residents in the Syrian capital were seen cheering in the streets of Damascus, as the rebel factions heralded the departure of "tyrant" Assad and "declared the city…
30 Nov
Hundreds of people, many in tears, gathered in Beirut's southern suburbs late Saturday at the site where former Hezbollah leader Hassan
26 Nov
Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists
25 Nov
United Arab Emirates authorities identified on Monday the three suspects in the murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in the Gulf country, saying they were from Uzbekistan. The suspects were arrested on Sunday after the body of UAE-based rabbi Tzvi Kogan, 28, was found by security services. "The authorities revealed the identities of the three perpetrators,…
21 Nov
Billionaire Indian industrialist Gautam Adani, whose business empire has been rocked by US bribery charges against him, is one of the corporate world's great survivors. The tycoon -- a close ally of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- oversees a vast conglomerate encompassing coal, airports, cement and media operations. The US court charges that…
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President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the opening of the ECOWAS 66th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, holding at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Sunday. The ECOWAS leaders are meeting with security and the departure of three military-led governments from the bloc high on the agenda.…
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The President of the MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has donated the sum of $100,000 to the Islamic University in Uganda. He announced the donation as a special guest of honour during the 33rd convocation ceremony of the university held at its main campus at Mbale. The university also presented an award…
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Temitope Ajayi, a Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, has accused UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch of spreading “outright lies” about Nigeria, adding that the Troy leader is “another tactless UK politician who lacks the temperament and maturity to lead a major political party.” Ajayi's accusation follows Badenoch’s recent…
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Out of the N5.718 trillion distributable value-added tax (VAT) revenue shared by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) between January and November 2024, three states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) earned N4.183 trillion as their share, leaving the remaining 33 states to scramble for the remaining N1.534 trillion. Based on the current VAT revenue…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday, December 13, 2024, granted bail of N500 million to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Bello is facing a 19-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and laundering of ₦80,246,470,089.88 billion belonging to the people of Kogi State. He is accused of looting the…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized drugs worth over ₦3.3 billion, including methamphetamine and Loud, a potent strain of synthetic cannabis, smuggled into Nigeria concealed in automobile spare parts. The shipments, intended for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festivities, were intercepted at the Tincan seaport in Lagos following months of…
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“I find it interesting that everyone defines me as a Nigerian. I identify less with the country than with my specific ethnic group. I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, the Boko Haram, where Islamism is. Being Yoruba is my true identity and I refuse to be lumped…
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Benue State Police Command has arrested Dr. Ichor Tersagh, a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi (JOSTUM), for allegedly masterminding the abduction of one Mrs Susan Anyagh. The kidnaped victim, Susan, is the wife of Paul Anyagh, the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), JOSTUM chapter. The incident…
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Kemi Badenoch, the Nigerian-born leader of the UK Conservative Party, has sparked yet another controversy with her remarks about her country of origin. This time, however, Badenoch is not the one facing the heat. While many Nigerians have supported Badenoch in speaking out against rogue Nigerian police operatives, Reno Omokri, former Special Assistant on New…
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new 140-bed multi-specialist hospital, the Lagos Medi
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West African leaders from the regional group ECOWAS were meeting on Sunday for a summit with security and the departure from the bloc of three military-led governments high on the agenda. Before the Economic Community of West Africa States meeting, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger reaffirmed as "irreversible" their decision to quit the bloc, which…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recorded a 12.8 per cent reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) between January and October 2024,