INTERNATIONAL

UK-Rwanda Deportation Scheme Faces New Appeal

Two appeal court judges in London on Monday ruled that a legal challenge can be mounted against the UK government’s controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The High Court concluded last month that the proposal, introduced to cut record numbers of…

17/01/2023

Scores Dead in Nepal Plane Crash

At least 40 people were killed on Sunday when an aircraft of domestic carrier Yeti Airlines crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, a Nepal aviation authority official said. According to DailyMail, local television showed thick black smoke billowing from the crash site as…

15/01/2023

Ekweremadu’s Daughter, Sonia, Denies Trafficking 21-yr-old Ukpo To UK To Harvest His Kidney

The daughter of a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Sonia, has denied trafficking a homeless man, David Ukpo, into the United Kingdom to harvest his kidney for herself. Sonia Ekweremadu, 25, is charged alongside her father, mother, Beatrice Ekweremadu, and a…

13/01/2023

Man City’s Benjamin Mendy Cleared of Rape Charges

Benjamin Mendy, Manchester City defender, has been cleared of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The footballer was found not guilty of seven of the nine charges against him after a jury decision at the Chester Crown Court. Jurors…

13/01/2023

UK Court Hears Federal Govt, P&ID Case January 16

The United Kingdom Court will resume hearing in the case between the federal government and an offshore firm, Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) January 16. A high-ranking ministry official told press Friday that FG’s team of lawyers are very well prepared for the…

13/01/2023

Nigerian Sues Malaysia Govt N406m For Unlawful Detention

A Nigerian, Simon Mamoh, has sued the Director-General, Malaysia Immigration Department, Khairul Dzaimee Daud and three others N406 million for alleged unlawful detention and deportation. Mamoh has alleged that the country’s immigration department illegally detained him for 40 days before ordering his…

12/01/2023

US Lawmaker Demands IPOB Leader Kanu’s Release

A United States lawmaker, Jarvis Johnson, on Monday urged the Federal Government to immediately release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Johnson represents District 39 in the Texas House of Representatives. He made the call in a statement entitled:…

09/01/2023

U.S. Supreme Court Lets Meta’s WhatsApp Pursue ‘Pegasus’ Spyware Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists…

09/01/2023

Six Journalists Detained Over Video of South Sudan President ‘Wetting Self’

Six journalists in South Sudan have been arrested by the national security service over the circulation of a viral video appearing to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself. In December, a video showing Kiir urinating on himself as the national anthem played at a…

08/01/2023

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