•U.S. President Joe Biden The United States hit Iran’s oil and petrochemicals sectors with new sanctions yesterday in response to Tehran’s October 1 attack against Israel, designating dozens of new companies and firms. The Treasury Department said it was going after Iran’s so-called “shadow fleet” of ships involved in selling Iranian oil in ci...
•Russian President, Vladimir Putin The Russian government has distanced itself from the October 1st hunger protest in Nigeria, claiming that western countries are trying to destroy its relationship with Nigeria by linking the country with the unrest. This is contained in a letter from the Russian government to the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign ...
•Dr Julius Oni A Nigerian associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, Dr Julius Oni, has relocated back to Nigeria after spending 25 years in the United States. In a video that has since gone viral, Oni shared details about his decision, saying, “I reverse Japa from the U.S. to Nigeria 6 weeks ago,” referencing the popular […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security and law enforcement agencies to scale up efforts at cracking down individuals or organisations involved in cybercrime and transnational car theft. A statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Information on Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president also sent a strong message to the global co...
•Kamala Harris and Donald Trump The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a comprehensive guide to assist American citizens residing in Nigeria in voting in the upcoming November 5, 2024 elections. In a statement shared by the mission on its X handle today, it outlined the steps U.S. citizens must take to ensure their […]
•Gray Cranes flying above northern Israeli Hula A person in the state of Missouri has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird flu without a known exposure to infected animals, authorities said yesterday. The adult patient, who has underlying conditions, was admitted to hospital on August 22, received antiviral medicatio...
•Nigerian nurses protest over new certificate verification condition The sudden deactivation of the verification portal by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria in February has plunged countless Nigerian nurses and midwives working abroad into turmoil. Currently, healthcare workers are encountering hurdles in renewing their licences and...
•The 2 Nigerian brothers Samuel and Samson, and their victim, late Jordan DeMay A US court has sentenced two Nigerian brothers, Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and Samson Ogoshi, 21, to 17 years and six months in prison. They were sentenced for their involvement in a sextortion scheme that tragically led to the suicide of 17-year-old Jordan […]
A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Boston and fleeing to Kenya has been extradited back to the United States. This is the latest development in an international case that involved his arrest at a Nairobi nightclub and subsequent escape from jail, reports AFP. Kevin Kangethe, 42, is accused of killing nurse Margaret “Maggie” […]...
The United States government donated 10,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine to Nigeria to aid in the fight against monkeypox today. The Jynneos vaccine, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is designed to prevent smallpox and monkeypox in adults aged 18 and older who are at risk of infection, reports Nigerian Tribune. During [&helli...
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