INTERNATIONAL

Saudi Football Body Suspends, Fines Ronaldo Over Gesture

Saudi Arabia’s football governing body on Thursday suspended Cristiano Ronaldo for one game over a gesture he made on the pitch last weekend that was judged a “provocation”. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation said the Al-Nassr captain and former Sporting Lisbon star was…

29/02/2024

Paul Pogba Banned From Football For Four Years

France star Paul Pogba has been given a four-year ban from football by Italy’s anti-doping tribunal after testing positive for testosterone last August, his club Juventus said on Thursday. A spokesman for the club told AFP it had been notified of the decision…

29/02/2024

Prince Harry Loses High Court Challenge Over UK Security Levels

The Duke of Sussex has lost a High Court challenge against the government over his security when in the UK. Prince Harry was contesting a decision to downgrade his security status when he stopped being a working royal. He argued he had…

29/02/2024

Biden, 81, Undergoes Annual Medical Exam

US President Joe Biden reported to a hospital Wednesday for his last yearly medical examination before November’s election as scrutiny intensifies over the 81-year-old’s fitness and mental acuity for a second term. The White House said a summary of the test results from…

28/02/2024

FBI Indicts Ex-NNPC Staff in $2.1million Bribery Case

A federal grand jury has indicted a Koreatown lawyer with multiple felonies arising from an alleged $2.1 million bribe, which he received while serving as an officer of Nigeria’s state-owned oil company in connection with negotiating favorable drilling rights for a subsidiary…

27/02/2024

Niger Border Closed Despite ECOWAS Sanctions Being Lifted

Niger has not reopened its border with Benin two days after a West African bloc lifted coup-linked sanctions on the landlocked nation, including border closures, local officials said Monday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Saturday said it was lifting sanctions…

27/02/2024

Sweden Set To Join NATO After Hungary Approves Bid

Sweden on Monday cleared its final obstacle to joining NATO after Hungary’s parliament ratified the bid in what Sweden’s prime minister called a “historic day”, while other alliance members expressed relief at the move spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. NATO chief Jens…

27/02/2024

Palestinian PM, Shtayyeh, Resigns

Palestinian prime minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, has announced the resignation of his government, which rules parts of the occupied West Bank, due to the escalating violence in the occupied territory and the war on Gaza. “The decision to resign came in light of the…

27/02/2024

ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions On Niger, Mali, Guinea

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to lift some sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea. The resolution was taken at the extraordinary summit on the peace, political, and security situation in the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja on Saturday. While…

24/02/2024

Helicopter Conveying Wigwe Was Seen As ‘Fireball’ Before Crash – Report

The helicopter conveying the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe and others was seen by several witnesses in vehicles who reported it as a “fireball” before its eventual crash. This was disclosed by the US National Transportation Safety…

24/02/2024