Category: Foreign
Queen Elizabeth II the ‘accidental queen’ dies at 96
Queen Elizabeth II of England is dead.
The development was announced on Thursday in a Twitter post by the Royal Family.
“The Queen died peacefully [...]
Supreme Court upholds Williams Ruto as Kenya’s president elect
The Supreme Court of Kenya has confirmed the election of William Ruto as President of Kenya, nullifying the petitions brought before it by Raila Oding [...]
Liz Truss becomes new UK prime minister
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced Liz Truss as the new prime minister on Monday.
Truss was, on Monday, September 5, announced as the new leader [...]
Gbagbo, ex-leader of Cote d’Ivoire convicted of fund misappropriation, gets presidential pardon
Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Cote d’Ivoire who was sentenced to prison for misappropriating public funds, has been granted presidential pardon. [...]
FG confirms procurement of N1.4bn worth of vehicles for Niger Republic
The federal government has confirmed that it approved the purchase of vehicles worth N1.4 billion for neighbouring Niger Republic to tackle insecurity [...]
How Prince Charles received £1m from Osama Bin Laden
Prince Charles’ charity, The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund, accepted one million pounds from the family of Osama bin Laden in 2013.
According to [...]
Emirates cuts Nigerian flights as CBN withholds $85 million revenues over forex crisis
Emirates Airlines has announced a reduction in flight operations to Nigeria from August 15, citing the Central Bank’s continued withholding of $85 mil [...]
Nigerian Phoebe Dami-Asolo lands top job in Coca-Cola India
The Coca-Cola company in India, Southwest Asia has appointed Nigeria’s Phoebe Dami-Asolo as the Director of Operations.
This appointment makes Ms [...]
India’s elects first tribal woman, Droupadi Murmu as president
Droupadi Murmu on Thursday, July 21 made history by being elected as India’s first tribal woman president.
Murmu aged 64, nominated by the ruling B [...]
Ping Express head honchos, Anslem Oshionebo and Opeyemi Odeyale, both bag 27-month prison sentence for fraud
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ping Express, Anslem Oshionebo, and the firm’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Opeyemi Odeyale, were both handed a [...]