INTERNATIONAL

The Duke of York’s military titles and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen, Buckingham Palace has announced. Prince Andrew will also stop using the style His Royal Highness in an official capacity, a royal source added. The announcement comes the day after…

A Texas therapist who supplied performance-enhancing drugs to Olympic athletes, including suspended Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare, has become the first person charged under a new US anti-doping law. Eric Lira, 41, of El Paso, is the first person reportedly charged under a new…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced further sanctions against Mali’s military-dominated interim authority. The additional sanctions included the recall for consultations by ECOWAS Member States of their Ambassadors accredited to Mali; closure of land and air borders between ECOWAS…

The United States has warned travellers to Nigeria especially American citizens to reconsider their trip as kidnappers now targeted citizens with dual nationalities. The US State Department’s Nigeria Travel Advisory dated January 4, 2022, noted that American citizens with perceived wealth were also…

Manchester City and France international footballer Benjamin Mendy, who has been charged with seven counts of rape, was on Friday freed on bail by a court in northwest England. Judge Patrick Thompson granted bail to the 27-year-old defender at a hearing at…

Novak Djokovic faced at least 72 hours holed up in a Melbourne hotel for immigration detainees after he was denied entry into Australia on Thursday amid a political firestorm over his medical exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements. The tennis star, who is…

A Nigerian nurse, Godbless Uwadiegwu has been sentenced to three years in prison for sexually abusing patients in the United States. Uwadiegwu, a former nurse aide, was on Tuesday, December 28, sentenced to three years in prison by a U.S court after…

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said on Monday he had suspended the powers of the prime minister amid a corruption probe in what the assistant information minister said amounted to an “indirect coup”. Mohamed accused Roble of looting public land owned by the…

Archbishop Emeritus and anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu has died at the age of 90. On Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa released a statement confirming the passing. The man who coined the phrase “the Rainbow Nation” and was affectionately known as “the Arch” has been…

Aviation and telecom groups in the United States have said they will share data to help resolve safety concerns related to new 5G wireless service. According to CNBC, Verizon Communications and AT&T are set to roll out 5G on January 5, 2022. Aviation…