INTERNATIONAL

The Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) has lost its final appeal against Nigeria in an eleven-billion-dollar arbitration case. The P&ID sought to overturn an October judgement by a London High Court that halted the enforcement for damages over a failed gas processing project. The…

Colorado's Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. The court ruled 4-3 that Mr Trump was not an eligible candidate because he had engaged in an insurrection over the…

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against businessman and CEO of Tingo Group, Dozy Mmobuosi. Mmobuosi allegedly fabricated financial statements and other documents of Tingo Group and its subsidiaries, Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods PLC. The Nigerian businessman…

Pope Francis  formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday, a radical shift in policy that aimed at making the church more inclusive while maintaining its strict ban on gay marriage. But while the Vatican statement was heralded by…

The U.S. Congress has passed legislation that would make it a federal crime for foreign officials to demand or receive bribes. The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) was approved Tuesday as part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act. It would impose…

A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a…

The UK government is considering stricter regulations for international students hoping to stay on two-year graduate visas, with the Migration Advisory Committee having said foreign students on two-year graduate visas who fail to achieve high grades may be barred from staying in…

Four healthcare workers have been jailed after they were caught on camera physically and emotionally abusing an elderly patient, reports The BBC on Thursday. While Ame Tunkara and Morountaro Adefila were found guilty of ill-treatment and wilful neglect and sentenced on December 8…

Niger’s ruling military has agreed to terms and conditions of a transition back to civilian rule, and will present the plan to a regional bloc, the chief diplomat from mediator Togo announced Thursday. Speaking on Niger’s national television, Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey…

Israel's military has begun pumping seawater into the tunnel network allegedly used by the Palestinian group, Hamas, in Gaza, according to a report that was published Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials briefed on Israeli military operations, said the move to…