INTERNATIONAL

Sarkozy Faces 2025 Trial Over Alleged Libyan Corruption

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will be tried in 2025 over allegations he took money from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund one of his election campaigns, prosecutors said Friday. The trial is set to hear explosive evidence that the rightwinger, along…

25/08/2023

Niger’s Junta Gives French Ambassador 48 Hours To Leave Country

The military rulers who seized control in Niamey on July 26 have given the French ambassador 48 hours to leave Niger, the country’s minister of foreign affairs said in a statement Friday. Faced with “the refusal of the French ambassador in Niamey to…

25/08/2023

Trump Arrested in Election Case, Mug Shot Released

Former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, was arrested at a Georgia jail Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond after having a historic mug shot taken. Trump, who is accused of colluding with 18…

25/08/2023

Sky News: Many Nigerians Left Destitute, Without Jobs after Travelling to UK

Many Nigerians have been left destitute after paying agents huge amount of money to travel to the UK on skilled workers’ visa only to find out there was no job for them, a report has revealed. Blessing (not her real name), told Sky…

25/08/2023

Putin Breaks Silence on Prigozhin Death

Vladimir Putin has praised Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin as “a talented businessman”, and sent his condolences to the families of those who died in a plane crash near Moscow. Breaking his silence of 24 hours on the presumed death in the crash of the mercenary group leader and…

25/08/2023

FIFA Opens Disciplinary Proceedings Against Spanish FA Boss Over Kiss

FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales on Thursday after the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president kissed Spain star Jenni Hermoso on the lips following the Women’s World Cup final last weekend. “The FIFA disciplinary committee informed Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish…

24/08/2023

Chicago University Gives Condition To Release Tinubu’s Academic Record

Chicago State University (CSU) has given a condition to release the credentials of President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu’s main opponent in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had filed an application for his rival’s academic record. Atiku had approached…

24/08/2023

US Justice Dept Sues Musk’s SpaceX Over Hiring Practices

The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against SpaceX on Thursday over its hiring practices, accusing Elon Musk’s rocket company of discriminating against asylum seekers and refugees. “Our investigation found that SpaceX failed to fairly consider or hire asylees and refugees because of…

24/08/2023

BRICS Invites Six Countries Including Saudi Arabia, Iran to Be New Members

The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - to become new members of the bloc, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday. Expansion could also…

24/08/2023

Wagner Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Feared Dead After Russia Plane Crash

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed killing all on board, Russia's civil aviation authority has said. Earlier, Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported the Embraer aircraft was shot down by air defences in the Tver…

23/08/2023