U.S. TO REQUIRE UP TO $15,000 BOND FOR SOME TOURIST AND BUSINESS VISAS IN NEW PILOT PROGRAM
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United States will begin requiring bonds of up to $15,000 for certain tourist and business visa applicants starting August...
TESLA ANNOUNCES $29 BILLION INTERIM PAY PACKAGE FOR ELON MUSK AMID LEGAL BATTLE AND AI TALENT WAR
By Aishat Momoh. O. Tesla has approved an interim compensation package worth approximately $29 billion for CEO Elon Musk, aiming to secure his leadership...
NETANYAHU ASKS RED CROSS FOR HELP AFTER ‘PROFOUND SHOCK’ OF GAZA HOSTAGE VIDEOS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday to support hostages in Gaza, as anger intensified...
UNDERCOVER FOOTAGE EXPOSES ‘MADAMS’ BEHIND KENYA’S CHILD SEX TRADE
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA An investigation conducted has uncovered how women referred to as "madams" have engaged children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya....
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL BRACE FOR INTENSE HEATWAVE AS WILDFIRE RISKS SURGE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Spain and Portugal are preparing for a fresh wave of extreme heat sweeping across the Iberian Peninsula, with temperatures forecast...
OVER 400,000 HINDUS JOIN AMARNATH PILGRIMAGE IN KASHMIR DESPITE SECURITY THREATS
By Aishat Momoh. O. More than 400,000 Hindu devotees have participated in the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in Indian-administered Kashmir, defying security concerns following recent...
ACHRAF HAKIMI POSSIBLY FACING 15 YEARS IN PRISON IN ONGOING RAPE CASE, IF CONVICTED
PSG defender Achraf Hakimi may face up to 15 years in prison if convicted of rape. French prosecutors seek formal indictment after a year-long investigation....
UK COURT JAILS NIGERIAN MAN FOR ABUSING PARTNER’S DAUGHTER
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA A United Kingdom court has sentenced 41-year-old Nigerian national, Elvis Nosakhare, to six years imprisonment for the sexual abuse of his partner’s...
IRAN DISMISSES WESTERN ACCUSATIONS OF OVERSEAS PLOTS AS BASELESS
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA On Friday, Iran dismissed allegations from the United States and over a dozen of its partners that Tehran had sought to assassinate...
SOUTH AFRICA IN TOUGH TARIFF TALKS WITH U.S. — PRESIDENT
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA South Africa will utilize the week-long postponement of the United States' implementation of 30-percent duties to negotiate vigorously in order to avert...