US DENIES PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ABBAS VISA TO ATTEND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AGENCY REPORT The United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend next week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York,...
HOUTHIS DENY TARGETING MECCA AS SAUDI ARABIA VOWS RETALIATION
Agency Report The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have denied targeting Islam’s holy city of Mecca after Saudi Arabia accused the group of launching a...
POCO LEE’S UK PLEA HEARING SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY, TRIAL SET FOR MARCH 2027
By:Aminat Tajudeen Nigerian dancer and entertainer Poco Lee, whose real name is Iwe Pascal, is expected to appear before a United Kingdom court for a...
POPE RESTORES VATICAN SALARIES CUT DURING COVID
Pope Leo XIV has restored the salaries of cardinals and senior Vatican officials to pre-Covid levels, reversing pay cuts introduced by his predecessor Francis during...
INDIA APPROVES ELECTRICITY EXPORT TO NEPAL AFTER DEVASTATING FLOODS
AGENCY REPORT India has approved the export of electricity to Nepal to help the neighbouring country address power shortages caused by extensive damage to its...
CHINA DENIES SHARING INTELLIGENCE WITH IRAN BEFORE STRIKE THAT KILLED US TROOPS
AGENCY REPORT Beijing on Monday dismissed as “groundless” reports that Chinese entities provided Iran with satellite images of a Jordanian military base housing US troops...
FORMER WEST HAM GOALKEEPER MIKLOSKO DIES AT 64
By:Aminat Tajudeen Former West Ham United and Czech international goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko has died at the age of 64, five years after he was diagnosed...
PASSPORT: UK MISSION CLARIFIES £70 FEE, ANNOUNCES £50 REFUND
By: Muftau Fatimo The Nigeria High Commission in London has clarified that the £70 administrative fee paid by some Nigerians participating in the ongoing passport...
US APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS BLOCK ON TRUMP’S MAIL-IN VOTING ORDER
Agency Report A US appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict the use of...
ISAO HARIMOTO, ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR, DIES AT 86
By:Aminat Tajudeen Japanese baseball legend Isao Harimoto, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima as a child, has died in Tokyo at the age...