INTERNATIONAL

Same-sex marriage has become legal throughout Mexico after the state of Tamaulipas became the last in the mostly Catholic country to approve it, the local Congress said Wednesday. The northern border state’s decision ends a 12-year journey toward national marriage equality beginning when…

Days after it issued a terrorist attack alert in Nigeria, the United States Government on Wednesday notified its citizens that insurgents are planning an attack on large gatherings in Johannesburg, South Africa. “The U.S. government has received information that terrorists may be planning…

The German government paved the way for the legalisation of cannabis on Wednesday, though it remains unclear whether the plan will pass muster at the European level. According to the plan approved by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet, cannabis and the active substance tetrahydrocannabinol…

The United States (US) has authorised the evacuation of “non-emergency” employees and their family members in Nigeria. The US state department announced the approval in an update on its Nigeria travel advisory on Tuesday evening. The update noted that the US embassy in Abuja will…

Britain’s King Charles III on Tuesday appointed new Conservative leader Rishi Sunak as the second prime minister of his reign, shortly after accepting the resignation of Liz Truss. Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person…

In a bid to drive economic growth in Nigeria, the Islamic Development Bank has sanctioned $1.8bn to finance several key projects in the country. This was disclosed by the President of the Saudi-based bank, Dr Mohamed Jasser, at a meeting with the Minister…

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has said it is concerned about the success of Nigeria's 2023 general elections due to its position in the region and the African continent as a whole. They raised the concern yesterday in Abuja…

Rishi Sunak will become the United Kingdom’s new prime minister after winning the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership contest, which was triggered by the resignation of Liz Truss last week. Sunak’s win on Monday came days after Truss’s resignation after her disastrous tax cuts plans and…

Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Kenya, his wife and Kenyan authorities said Monday. "I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist Arshad today, as per police he was shot in Kenya," Sharif's wife Javeria Siddique wrote on Twitter. Sharif was killed at…

The family of Dinchi Lar, a Nigerian lady who was jailed for one year in the United Arab Emirates, have said she was incarcerated for exposing the maltreatment of Nigerians at Dubai airports. They stated this during a protest on Sunday in Abuja…