•Late Raila Odinga Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India, local police said today — a political earthquake that could transform politics in the East African nation. Odinga was the perennial opposition figure of Kenyan politics, running unsuccessfully for the presidency on five occasions,...
India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening today. Direct flights between the world’s two most populous countries were suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and were not resumed as tensions grew between Beijing and New Delhi over ...
•Poorest in Nigeria Nigeria has emerged as the country with the second largest population of poor people in the world, according to Yemi Kale, former head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Kale said no fewer than 89 million Nigerians were living in poverty, representing about 40 percent of the nation’s population, reports Daily [&hel...
•Indian policemen Delhi Police have arrested a 29-year-old Nigerian man accused of scamming more than 100 women across India by posing as a UK-based Korean businessman on a language exchange application. According to Hindustan Times, the suspect, identified as Stephane but operating online under the aliases “Dominic” and “Duck Young,” was appr...
•Hard drugs More than 100 Nigerians were among foreign nationals arrested for drug trafficking in India last year, according to figures released by the country’s narcotics control agency, raising questions about international drug networks and Nigeria’s global reputation. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said 106 Nigerians were detained in 2...
An Indian-based Nigerian digital creator, Pascal Olaleye, has created a buzz on social media after he came up with a fresh fact about India, contrary to general beliefs about the Asian nation. In a post shared on his Instagram account titled: 17 Myths About Being Black In India, Olaleye believes that the criticism has not […]
•Indian rupee (L) and US dollar currency notes US tariffs of 50 per cent took effect today on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil. Trump has raised pressure on India over the energy transactions, a key source of revenue for Moscow’s […]
•India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Commonwealth Games logo India says it will bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, seen as part of a wider push by the cricket-mad nation to host the 2036 Olympics. “Our preparations will go ahead,” Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha said after a meeting yesterday, according to local [&hel...
The Police in Bengaluru, India have arrested three Nigerian nationals and seized a large quantity of synthetic narcotics and hydroponic cannabis, estimated to be worth over Rs 4 crore (about N801,824,376.57 in the Nigerian currency). The arrests were made near Kempegowda International Airport following intelligence-led surveillance, reports Th...
•Mary Adekoya A 43-year-old female make-up artist, Mary Adekoya, who claimed to be travelling to India for a fibroid surgery has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos after 2.20 kilograms of cocaine were discovered in her bag. Director, Medi...
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