GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY TALKS IN GENEVA END WITHOUT AGREEMENT AFTER 10 DAYS OF NEGOTIATIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. After 10 days of intense negotiations, efforts to finalise a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution ended in Geneva, Switzerland,...
INDIAN MAN ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING STUDENTS, FALSELY BLAMES NIGERIAN GANG
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 43-year-old Indian national, Sumit Sood, has been arrested for allegedly abducting three students from Bishop Cotton School in Shimla...
DONNIE MCCLURKIN ANNOUNCES FINAL STUDIO ALBUM ‘FINALLY’ AFTER THREE DECADES IN GOSPEL MUSIC
By Aishat Momoh. O. Grammy-winning gospel singer Donnie McClurkin has revealed that his upcoming project, FINALLY, will be his last studio album, marking the...
AIR CANADA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ISSUE 72- HOUR STRIKE DEADLINE FOR PAY DEAL
The Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing more than 10,000 Air Canada cabin crew, on Wednesday gave the airline a 72-hour deadline to reach a...
AL JAZEERA CLARIFIES FOUR STAFF, TWO FREELANCERS KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKE
By: Sefiu Ajape A recent Israeli airstrike resulted in the deaths of four Al Jazeera journalists and two freelancers, the network confirmed on Tuesday, correcting...
US WARNS NON-CITIZENS: VISA VIOLATIONS COULD LEAD TO REVOCATION AND DEPORTATION
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The United States Embassy in Nigeria has reaffirmed its strict zero-tolerance stance towards non-citizens who breach U. S. regulations, cautioning that violators...
OVER 600 PILGRIMS HOSPITALISED AFTER CHLORINE LEAK ON NAJAF–KARBALA ROUTE IN IRAQ
By Aishat Momoh. O. More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems following a chlorine leak at a water treatment...
FIVE ARRESTED IN GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, BOSNIA OVER MASS MIGRANT SMUGGLING NETWORK
Agency Report Authorities in Germany, the Netherlands, and Bosnia have arrested five Syrian nationals in a coordinated international crackdown on a gang accused of smuggling...
JONATHAN MOURNS GHANAIAN MINISTERS, OTHERS KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH
By Aishat Momoh. O. Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed deep sorrow over the helicopter crash in Ghana that claimed the lives...
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...