Reputable British daily business newspaper, The Financial Times, has taken a swipe on the authorities in Nigeria after failing to conduct credible elections.
In an editorial, the media outlet accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of badly mismanaging the elections that produced Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president-elect.
It...
The White House has rejected China’s peace proposal for an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine .
On Friday, February 24 was the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and on that day China called for a ceasefire after presenting a peace plan.
China's 12-point proposal does not call for...
The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Thursday February 23, that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and withdraw its forces, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that Moscow’s aggression against it's neighbour must stop.
The resolution, drafted by...
Russia has suspended its participation in the New START treaty, said Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in a speech to the Federal Assembly and members of the Russian political elite on Monday, Feb. 21.
The nuclear arms reduction treaty between the U.S. and Russia was signed in 2010 in Prague, and...
At least 73 migrants are reported missing and presumed dead after an inflatable rubber boat sunk off the coast of Libya, the UN's International Organization for Migration said.
The boat, crammed with around 80 migrants, reportedly departed from the village of Qasr al-Akhyar, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the...
The Turkish government has arrested and started legal proceedings against contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the deadly February 6 earthquakes which has now claimed over 33,000 lives in Turkey and neighboring Syria.
The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 quakes that struck nine hours apart...
Yevgeny Prigozhin, a well known Putin ally and the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has said it could take two years for Moscow to control the whole of two eastern Ukrainian regions whose capture it has stated as a key goal of the war.
In a rare interview, Prigozhin...
NATO countries have responded to Turkey?s appeal for help after two massive earthquakes devastated its southern and south-eastern provinces and claimed well over 4300 lives on Monday, February 6.More than 4,300 people have died and rescuers are racing to pull survivors from beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake...
Russian president, Vladimir Putin has compared Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the fight against Nazi Germany, in a speech to mark the 80th anniversary of the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad.
Russia launched its bloody, full-scale invasion almost one year ago, prompting Western countries to send weapons and aid...
Russian president, Vladimir Putin has put up major air defences close to his secret forest palace to ‘protect him and his family’ from long-range Ukrainian attacks.
According to independent Russian news outlet Agentstvo Novosti, the air defence includes a ‘personal rocket launcher set up for Putin and his relatives"
Images from...
Kim Jong Un's new secret squads will execute anyone viewing pornography.
Under the North Korean dictator's efforts to clamp down on "foreign influences", enforcers are working to stamp out foreign television, hair cuts and even birthday parties, according to testimony from a defector included in a new report.
The secret squads,...
The world’s oldest living person, Sister Andre, died early Tuesday, January 17, in a nursing home.
The French nun was 118, which gave her officially the world's oldest person across the globe in April 2022, before her death this week.
She was born as Lucile Randon on Feb. 11, 1904 –...
Ukraine has dismissed Russia's claims that it carried out a 'revenge attack' that killed 600 Ukranian soldiers.
Russia's defence ministry, in a statement on Sunday, January 8, said the strike on the buildings in Kramatorsk was a revenge operation for the deadly Ukrainian attack last week on a Russian barracks...
Billionaire Elon Musk, formerly the richest man in the world, has broken a new record as the first person in history to lose $200 billion.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, the Tesla founder and Twitter owner lost $200 billion off his net worth.
It was gathered that Musk’s wealth plummeted...
Canada’s Prime Minister Justine Trudeau recently announced a new Canadian law that effectively prohibits foreign buyers from investing in residential properties for two years. Nairametrics gathered that the law went into effect on January 1.
The law was enacted as a result of the rise in Canadian home prices since the pandemic.
Some...
The amount of income, deductions and taxes paid by former US President Donald Trump as disclosed in his annual federal tax returns while serving in the White House has been released in a new report.
The report by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation was posted online on...
Russia has ruled out a "Christmas ceasefire" after nearly 10 months of war in Ukraine and rejected a call by Kyiv to start withdrawing troops by Christmas as a sign it was willing to end Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two.
Russia and Ukraine are not currently engaged in...
A Russian commander has suggested that using nuclear weapons may be the only way Russia can be victorious in its war against Ukraine.
The remarks come more than nine months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the Ukraine invasion in February, hoping for a quick win against its much smaller...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for the second time this week, floated the possibility that Russia may formally change its military doctrine of not being the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict, days after he warned of the “increasing” threat of nuclear war.
“They (the US) have it in...
On this day, 81 years ago, Japan launched a devastating Sunday morning surprise attack on the U.S. Navy and other military assets at Pearl Harbor, thrusting America into World War II
On Dec. 7, 1941z the raid by Japanese warplanes sunk or damaged 21 U.S. warships — including the USS...
A Manhattan, New York jury has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records connected to a 15-year scheme to defraud tax authorities by failing to report and pay taxes on compensation for top executives.
The Trump Corporation and Trump Payroll...
NATO allies of Ukraine have promised more arms and equipment to help restore power supplies to the country as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his forces were defending against attempted Russian advances in multiple regions.
Ukraine's General Staff said on Wednesday November 30, its forces had repelled six Russian attacks in...
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un has stated his country's intention is to have the world's most powerful nuclear force.
The Sunday, November 27 announcement comes as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of a new ballistic missile, North Korean state media reports.
Kim inspected a Nov....
The provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan in Canada recently announced a total of about 400,000 new vacant job positions which brings it to about 994,800 vacant positions within Canada.
For applicants all over the world especially Nigerians, these vacancies come as good news. Canada seems to be one of the top destinations...
The United States is considering sending long range rockets as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to drive up demand for American-made weapons and ammunition.
According to a report by Reuters on Monday morning, November 28, the Pentagon is considering a proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter, Elon Musk announced on Friday that there would be a launch of different coloured verification badges to distinguish between accounts.
Musk also said that all verified individual accounts would have the same blue check, but some would be able to show secondary colours,...
The United States has said Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would be granted sovereign immunity over the civil case of the murder of the Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.
Khashoggi, a renowned journalist who worked for the Washington Post, was a Saudi government critic, dissident and...
The Poland men's national team plane was guided by fighter jets to the southern border of the country following a missile killing two farmers four miles from the Ukrainian border
The traveling squad which includes super star, Robert Lewandowski were escorted out of the country by F-16 fighter jets on...
Curtis James Jackson III, American rapper and producer popularly known as 50 Cent, has announced plans to release a movie series based on notorious Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abass.
Best known as Hushpuppi, Abass was arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates in June 2020, for defrauding over 1.9 million...
Nurses in UK will be embarking on a strike for the first time in history, to press home their demand for better pay as the cost of living soars in the European country.
Their trade union said on Wednesday, November 9, that the majority of state-run National Health Service (NHS) employers across...
The US has confirmed it has opened communication channels between Washington and Moscow despite the war in Ukraine.
Speaking in New York, US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivansaid it was "in the interests" of the US to maintain contact with the Kremlin.
But he insisted officials were "clear-eyed about who we...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook is planning a major job cut that could affect “thousands” of workers, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is reporting.
The WSJ said the layoffs could begin as soon as Wednesday.
On Friday, its counterpart, Twitter laid off about 3,700 people — half of its global workforce.
The Facebook...
A new report claims that the United States is privately encouraging Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky to drop his ban on talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin and negotiate an end to the war amid growing fears of nuclear war.
According to The Washington Post, US officials have said that the...
A judge has sentenced a Kansas, United States woman who led an all-female ISIL (ISIS) battalion in Syria to the maximum sentence of 20 years in jail, after she pleaded guilty to “terrorism” charges earlier this year.
Allison Fluke-Ekren said in a lengthy speech during a hearing in federal court in northern...
Russian leader, Vladimir Putin has early stage Parkinson's disease and pancreatic cancer, leaked spy documents have alleged in the latest unverified claim about the leader's ill health.
Putin has been plagued with rumours about his illnesses for months and he has regularly appeared twitching and unsteady in public.
Claims have been circulating...
The Canadian Government has opened its diplomatic doors to admit 1.45 million migrants from Nigeria and other countries across the world by 2025.
The 2023–2025 Immigration Levels Plan of Canada released on Tuesday, the country endorses immigration as a way to assist businesses find workers for recruitment.
The Canadian Minister of...
Missile blasts were heard in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv on Monday October 31, and around the country, after Moscow blamed Kyiv for an attack on its Black Sea fleet and pulled out of a deal to allow Ukrainian grain shipments out of the Black Sea.Russia and Ukraine are the world's biggest...
The ordeal of the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu may not be over soon as he may remain in prison till May 2023 as the United Kingdom court has adjourned his case till next year.
Senator Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice were arrested in the United Kingdom for alleged...
At least 100 people were killed when two car bombs went off at Somalia’s education ministry, close to a busy market intersection on Saturday.
No fewer than 300 were also injured in the explosion, president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud disclosed on Sunday.
He, however, said that the death toll could rise.
“We ask...
RISHI Sunak is set to become the 56th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), taking over from Liz Truss who lasted just 44days in the role.
At a time of great uncertainty and looming economic crisis, it is expected that the new leader of the Conservative Party will bring his financial...
Rishi Sunak on Tuesday, October 25, became the UK’s prime minister following a meeting with King Charles III.
The tradition sees the monarch invite the leader of the party with the highest number of MPs to form a government, which since the 2019 general election has been the Conservatives.
In a...
The general carrying out President Vladimir Putin’s new military strategy in Ukraine has a reputation for brutality — for bombing civilians in Russia’s campaign in Syria.
He also played a role in the deaths of three protesters in Moscow during the failed coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 that hastened...
A New Orleans minister faces up to 10 years in prison for money laundering after he admitted to defrauding his church, its housing ministries, his parishioners, and a charter school out of nearly $900,000.
Rev. Charles Southall III, 64, served as the pastor of First Emanuel Baptist Church in New...
The predecessor to Prime Minister Liz Truss, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is aspiring to come back to succeed his successor who resigned from office on Thursday. Johnson on Friday got several nominations from Conservative Member of Parliament as the race to succeed British Prime Minister Liz Truss began.
Former...
Microsoft has laid off nearly 1,000 employees worldwide amid fears of a recession.
The layoffs represent less than half of 1 percent of the company's 221,000 employees globally, ABC News reports.
According to Business Insider, the job cuts affect everything from Microsoft's Xbox console gaming division to its cutting-edge Microsoft Strategic...
Pandemonium broke out at the popular Alaba International market in Lagos this morning October 19, as traders clashed with area boys.
Unconfirmed reports claim the traders are against the unnecessary demand of money by the area boys also known as Agberos in the area.
The spokesperson of the Lagos state police...
The Jakarta Islamic Center mosque in Indonesia was destroyed by a fire during its renovation on Wednesday, October 19.
Videos shared online show the moment the mosque’s dome collapsed due to the fire.
Video footage showed flames and smoke billowing from the mosque's dome just before it collapsed.
Firefighters were alerted about the...
At least 13 people have now died after a Russian fighter-bomber plane crashed into an apartment block in the southern Russian town of Yeysk on Monday night, October 17.
Footage shared on social media showed flames pouring from two apartment blocks after the jet hit it.
A local correspondent in Yeysk...
The head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Agency predicts “significant victories” for Kyiv by the end of the year and said “it should be over” by next summer.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 but in the last couple of months Ukraine has made advances on the battlefield reclaiming several territories...
Russia on Saturday declared a “terrorist” attack on its military training ground in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, lamenting that at least 11 people were killed and 15 injured in the attack.
The defence ministry of Russia cited by Russian news agencies, stated that the attack occurred during a training...
Leaders of the G7 group of rich nations have said they will back Ukraine for "as long as it takes" in the wake of Russian missile strikes this week.
The group, which met for emergency virtual talks on Tuesday, October 11 said it would keep on giving military and humanitarian...
Portugal has decide to launch a new visa scheme for digital nomads who want to settle in the country.
The southern European country made the decision after a recent parliamentary proceeding which led to the amendment of the nation’s ‘law on foreign nationals’.
A digital nomad is someone who works remotely...
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has said that there is “no room for compromise” over the self-ruled island’s sovereignty even though she is willing to work with China to find “mutually acceptable ways” to maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan, home to 23 million people, lies fewer than 110 miles...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin has said that Ukraine had carried out "terrorist acts", admitting his military replied by bombing civilian, administrative and energy buildings of Ukraine.
In televised remarks, Putin said Moscow had launched long-range missile attacks on Monday, October 10 in retaliation for an attack on a vital bridge...
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russian government officials have begun to "prepare their society" for the possible use of nuclear weapons, saying the world must act now even though he doesn't believe that Russia is ready to use them now.In recent weeks, the Ukrainian army has recaptured...
About 2000 Russian soldiers have called a ‘surrender hotline’ created by the Ukranian government since Vladimir Putin’s announcement of partial mobilisation, it has been revealed.Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, said 2,000 people had called the ‘I Want To Live’ hotline in recent weeks asking to voluntarily...
