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United Arab Emirates' long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died Friday, the government's state-run news agency announced in a brief statement. He was 73. The UAE’s Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced a 40-day…

Finland’s president and the Prime Minister said, on Thursday, they were in favour of joining NATO and a formal decision would be taken this weekend, after Russia’s war in Ukraine sparked a swift u-turn in opinion. “Finland must apply for…

Over 13 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. According to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association, over…

The United Kingdom has denied media reports making the rounds that it has designated the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group in South Eastern Nigeria as a terrorist organisation. In a statement seen by The Nigerian…

Elder statesman Buba Galadima, is a social critic and former ally of President Muhammadu  Buhari. Indeed, he was Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, the platform which Buhari used to contest the presidency in 2011. CPC…

Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment on Wednesday after being found guilty of corruption, according to the State Administration Council (SAC)'s Information Team. She was convicted of accepting gold bars and…

A former heavyweight boxing champion, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson may have joined the ranks of unruly airline passengers. "Unfortunately, Mr. Tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water…

The European Union is strengthening relations with Nigeria as it seeks to diversify sources of its natural gas imports in an attempt to reduce reliance on Russian energy. Nigeria is the fourth biggest liquified natural gas supplier to…

Emmanuel Macron won 27.85 percent of votes in the first round of France’s presidential election, while far-right veteran Marine Le Pen scored 23.15 percent, according to final results from the interior ministry on Monday. The results…

Ukraine negotiators have been warned not to eat or drink with their Russian counterparts at the upcoming meeting billed to hold, in Istanbul, Turkey. Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, gave the warning following a report about the…