KING CHARLES III HONORS IDRIS ELBA WITH KNIGHTHOOD FOR EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE
By;Sunmola Ganiyat Award-winning British actor Idris Elba has been formally knighted by King Charles III in recognition of his dedication to supporting young people and...
JIMOH IBRAHIM ELECTED CHAIR OF UNGA BUDGET AND ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITEE
Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria's permanent representative to the United Nations, has been chosen to lead the budget and administration section of the UN General Assembly's fifth...
IMF WARNS AGAINST COSTLY INTERVENTIONS AMID FOOD INFLATION
The International Monetary Fund has warned governments against resorting to broad subsidies, price controls, and tax cuts in response to rising energy and food prices,...
SENEGAL PRESIDENT FAYE UNVEILS NEW CABINET, EXCLUDES SONKO-LED PARTY
Agency Report Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday announced a new government that excludes the party led by his former ally and ex-prime minister,...
US ALLOCATES $3.5 MILLION TO TRACK RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
By: Muftau Fatimo The United States Department of State has announced a $3.5 million funding programme, estimated at about N5 billion, to enhance the monitoring,...
NIGERIANS, 3 OTHERS ARRESTED FOR GANG RAPE OF TOURIST IN ITALY
Italian police have caught two Nigerian men and three other African migrants who are suspected of kidnapping and sexually abusing a Colombian tourist in Rome....
SLAIN ISIS SECOND IN COMMAND RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING OF CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA
Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defence, says Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS, “was most responsible for killing Christians” in Nigeria. Al-Minuki was killed on...
CANADA, BAHAMAS JOIN US TO IMPOSE EBOLA-RELATED TRAVEL BANS
Canada and the Bahamas have recently added the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan to their list of countries from which travelers...
NIGERIAN EXTRADITED TO US OVER ‘ROMANCE SCAM’ FACES 40 YEARS IN PRISON
HOTJIST NEWS Samuel Ugberaese, a man from Nigeria, was sent to the United States because he is accused of being part of "cross-border romance scams."...
PHOTOS: TRUMP MEETS XI AT BEIJING SUMMIT AMID TRADE, IRAN TENSION
[caption id="attachment_227524" align="alignnone" width="300"] US President Donald Trump (R) prepares to shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great...