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Kevin McCarthy Elected US Speaker After 15th Poll

U.S. House Republican leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of California has been elected House Speaker in a dramatic and historic 15th vote after midnight on Saturday morning. The election of McCarthy has ended four days of bitter intraparty battles among Republicans and put to…

07/01/2023

Deadlocked US House Fails To Pick Speaker In First Ballot

The new US Congress was thrown into chaos on its very first day Tuesday as rebel right-wing Republicans moved to block party favorite Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker of the House of Representatives. The California congressman needed a simple majority to be elected…

04/01/2023

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Probe of Abduction of Nigerian School Children

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to seek authorisation from the Pre-Trial Chamber of the court to open an investigation into cases of abduction of schoolchildren in several parts of northern Nigeria. The investigation will also cover the closure…

03/01/2023

Court Jails Two Senegalese Lawmakers for Assaulting Pregnant Colleague

A court in Senegal has sentenced two lawmakers to six months in jail for assaulting their pregnant colleague during a parliamentary session. During a budget presentation on December 1, Massata Samb, an opposition member of parliament, walked over and slapped Amy Gniby, a member…

03/01/2023

Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies aged 95

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced on Saturday. Pope Francis recently informed the world that the former pontiff was “very sick”. The German-born late pope passed away on Saturday morning in his residence at the…

31/12/2022

Nigeria Missed 2022 Poverty Reduction Target – World Bank

The World Bank Group has said that the estimated per capita income growth of 0.7 per cent for Nigeria and the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022 is insufficient to meet the challenging goals of poverty reduction and shared prosperity in the…

26/12/2022

UK Dangles £28,000 Yearly Before Nigerian Teachers

Nigerian teachers who migrate to the United Kingdom from February 2023 will attract at least £28,000 annual remuneration. According to the data obtained from the website of the government of the United Kingdom, www.gov.uk, which offered guidance to non-UK citizens who want to…

24/12/2022

Data Breach: Facebook to Pay $725m Settlement

Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running lawsuit that accused the social network of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ private data. The amount was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday. “The proposed…

23/12/2022

Ekweremadu to Spend Christmas Behind Bars

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, will spend both the Christmas and New Year Day celebrations behind bars after his application for bail was refused at the Central Criminal Court a.k.a. Old Bailey yesterday. His application for “dismissal of charges” of conspiracy to…

22/12/2022

Germany Returns Looted Benin Artefacts to Nigeria

Germany handed over 20 looted artefacts back to Nigeria on Tuesday, saying it was to “right a wrong” more than 100 years after they were stolen by British colonial troops. Thousands of 16th to 18th century metal plaques, sculptures and objects — hailed…

20/12/2022