Category: Foreign
U.S. names, blacklists six Nigerian financiers of Boko Haram
The United States says it is placing six Nigerians on its terror list as a result of their involvement in ‘sponsoring terrorism.’
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Elon Musk buys nine percent stake in Twitter, becomes largest shareholder
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has purchased a 9.2 percent stake in social media company Twitter, driving the company’s share value up by 28 perce [...]
Gilbert Chagoury’s illicit donation lands US lawmaker in trouble, may go to jail
Jeff Fortenberry, a US congressman from Nebraska, has not only resigned from office after being found guilty by a California jury of lying about an il [...]
Nigerian-born Canadian attorney, Kaycee Madu removed as justice minister
Nigeran born Canadian attorney, Kaycee Madu has been removed as minister of justice and solicitor-general of Alberta, a province in Western Canada [...]
Mark Zuckerberg drops in billionaire ranking after collapse of Meta shares
The historic collapse in Meta's shares this week has wiped $31 billion off Mark Zuckerberg's personal wealth, taking him down three places on Bloomb [...]
Journalist David Hundeyin commended by Indian PM, for exposing plights of expatriates at Globacom
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has sent a commendation letter to Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, acknowledging his story on t [...]
ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso after military coup
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Burkina Faso from its governing bodies.
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South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu is dead
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, is dead.
He died at the age of 90.
Tutu was on [...]
Jack Dorsey resigns after 16yrs as CEO Twitter
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, has stepped down from his role at the company.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Dorsey said he was leaving after 16 years of co [...]
Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC stages music concert in Ghana
From the curators of the GTBank Fashion Weekend and GTBank Food and Drink Festival, two of Africa’s most celebrated showpiece events–comes the biggest [...]