US EMBASSY, CONSULATE SUSPEND SERVICES IN NIGERIA FOR JUNETEENTH
By; Ganiyat Sunmola The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced the temporary closure of its Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos...
NORWAY’S CROWN PRINCESS’ SON SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON OVER RAPE CONVICTIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found...
COURT FINES INDIAN CREW, VESSEL $6M OVER 31.5KG COCAINE SHIPMENT INTO NIGERIA
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR The federal high court in Lagos has found 11 Indian sailors and their ship, the MV Aruna Hulya, guilty and ordered them...
IRAN TEAM DEPARTS FOR MEXICO AMID GROWING US VISA TENSIONS AHEAD OF WORLD CUP
By: Muftau Fatimo Iran’s World Cup squad departed Turkey for Mexico on Saturday amid a diplomatic standoff between Tehran and Washington following the United States’...
UK UNIVERSITIES RISK BAN ON RECRUITING FOREIGN STUDENTS UNDER NEW IMMIGRATION RULES
HOTJIST NEWS The United Kingdom has introduced new immigration rules that might stop universities from hiring foreign students if they don't follow stricter rules. The...
UK’S ONLY WOMAN NAVAL COMMANDO DIES IN HELICOPTER CRASH- NAVY
Britain’s navy on Thursday named its only serving woman commando as among three people killed in a helicopter accident. Lily-Mae Fisher, who died when a...
US IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS ON CUBAN PRESIDENT, FAMILY
The United States announced fresh economic sanctions Thursday on Cuba’s president and some of his immediate family, alongside members of the Castro family, in Washington’s...
UN DEMANDS RELEASE OF ABDUCTED PUPILS, TEACHERS IN OYO, BORNO
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR The United Nations official in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, has asked for the quick and safe return of school children and teachers...
US HOUSE DEALS TRUMP RARE DEFEAT, PASSES RESOLUTION TO CURB IRAN WAR POWERS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday delivered a significant political setback to President Donald Trump after approving a war...
FULL LIST: PLAYERS OF NIGERIAN DESCENT SET TO FEATURE AT THE 2026 WORLD CUP
By; Sunmola Ganiyat Although Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, several players of Nigerian heritage will still be on display at...