INTERNATIONAL

Plans have reached an ad­vanced stage for the South African embassy in Nigeria to commence issuance of 10 years visas to Nigerian entre­preneurs and aviation practi­tioners. This is as total trade volume between Nigeria and South Af­rica was estimated at $3 billion in…

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter. Meta Verified, which will roll out first…

A former security guard at the UK’s Berlin embassy, who pleaded guilty to spying for Moscow, faces up to 14 years in prison when he is sentenced on Friday. David Ballantyne Smith, 58, admitted to passing sensitive material to the Russian embassy in…

Father’s Day goodwill messages sent by the children of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu were read out in court on Thursday, at The Old Bailey, where the senator, his wife, Beatrice, daughter, Sonia and fourth defendant, Dr Obinna Obeta, are…

The president of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, yesterday informed the Board of Executive Directors of the multilateral institution of his intention to step down from his position by the end of the Bank Group’s fiscal year on June 30 after…

The United States and the Federal Government have signed an agreement for the repatriation of $954,000 loot of  late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former Bayelsa State Governor. US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, announced the development at a press briefing on Thursday afternoon in…

The African Union Commission announced Tuesday that it will be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month’s elections. Africa’s most populous country goes to the polls on February 25, but has been plunged into crisis in the runup to the…

Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced Tuesday she is running for president in 2024, challenging fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump by proposing a “new generation” of leadership in Washington. “I’m Nikki Haley and I’m running for president,” the 51-year-old…

Bruce Fein, the international counsel and spokesman for the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, of complicity in the non-release of Kanu by the Federal Government of Nigeria. In a letter to…

Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday, announcing its findings after hearing hundreds of victim accounts. Thousands of reports of paedophilia within the Catholic Church have surfaced around the world and Pope…