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Monkeypox has been given a new name by the World Health Organization (WHO), which has announced the disease will now be called “mpox” in a bid to help tackle discrimination and stigma. The WHO announced its intention to rename the disease in June after concerns were…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has been taken to the ECOWAS Court of Justice over illegal pipelines and oil theft. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in a statement on Sunday said it filed a lawsuit against the current administration over “the failure…

The United States Government has announced that it was  expanding the eligibility period for non-immigrant visa renewals from 24 months to 48 months. The US Mission in a statement issued yesterday said applicants whose previous US visa expired within the last 48 months…

Malawi has arrested its Vice President Saulos Chilima and charged him with graft over a bribery scandal involving a British-Malawian businessman, the country’s anti-corruption watchdog said. The president’s deputy – who has been stripped of his powers – has been charged with several…

The US tech giant, Apple, are reportedly interested in buying Manchester United. United disclosed earlier in the week that they were ready to start listening to offers for the sale of the club, according to a statement posted on the club’s website.…

The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has challenged newly recruited judges and staff to quickly familiarize themselves with the people, relevant documentation on the Court and its procedures that will contribute to the effective discharge…

An appeal court in South Africa said on Monday that former president, Jacob Zuma, was unlawfully given medical parole from a jail term last year and should return to prison to complete his sentence. Zuma, 80, had been handed a 15-month term…

The world football body, FIFA, has banned England striker, Harry Kane, from wearing the ‘OneLove’ armband during the ongoing World Cup in Qatar. Kane has been threatened by FIFA that he would receive an instant yellow card if he walks onto the pitch…

The sixth committee of the United Nations General Assembly, on Friday, adopted a resolution to move toward drafting a treaty on crimes against humanity, breaking three years of paralysis brought on by the opposition of a handful of countries. According to Human…

The world has failed to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels after marathon UN climate talks were “stonewalled” by a number of oil-producing nations. Negotiators from nearly 200 countries at the COP27 UN climate summit in Egypt took the historic step of agreeing…