Venezuela’s Machado shuns Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will not be present to accept her Nobel Peace Prize award in Oslo, the capital of Norway, on...
French PM wins crucial budget vote
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu narrowly survived a crucial test on Tuesday as the country's divided parliament voted in favour of a 2026 budget...
Zelensky signals progress in talks with US on peace plan
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said he had a "very constructive" phone call with Donald Trump's peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the US president's...
15 People Killed In South Africa Mass Shooting
Gunmen stormed a hostel in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, on Saturday, killing a dozen people, including a three‑year‑old child, at a site police said...
Bethlehem Christmas tree lit up for first time since Gaza war
Christmas cheer returned to the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ on Saturday as Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank lit up a tree for...
US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether some children born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship.
On...
Pope Urges Dialogue, Not Military Action in Venezuela
United States-born Pope Leo XIV has urged both Washington and Caracas to choose diplomatic channels over force, warning that mixed signals from the United States...
Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence
US President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was just days into a seven-year prison sentence for...
Australian prime minister becomes first to wed in office
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has married his partner Jodie Haydon, becoming the country's first leader to tie the knot while in office.
The pair...
Death toll rises to 600 in South East Asia flooding
Torrential rains have triggered floods and landslides across South East Asia, leaving hundreds dead and missing.
Monsoon rain exacerbated by tropical storms caused some of...
SERAP threatens contempt suit against AGF Fagbemi over failure to enforce...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) “to...
Ribadu and Trump: A Lesson in Security Diplomacy (2), by Hassan...
Last time, we parted with the following words: ‘So, with all this before us, where do we turn? How do we reverse the “curses”,...
Wema Bank unveils N120m prize for Hackaholics grand finale
Wema Bank has announced a N120 million prize pool for the Hackaholics 6.0 Grand Finale following the emergence of 35 teams from regional pitch...
‘We’re proud of you’, Fubara celebrates Wike at 58
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has extended warm felicitations to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on the occasion...
You’re a shining star in my cabinet, says Tinubu in birthday...
President Bola Tinubu has described Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as one of the “shining stars” in his cabinet, praising...