South Africa Arrests 159 Illegal Foreign Nationals, Over 1,000 Suspects Nabbed in Major Crime Crackdown
South African law enforcement agencies have intensified their nationwide crackdown on crime and illegal immigration, leading to the arrest of 159 undocumented foreign nationals and more than 1,000 suspects during a series of coordinated operations. The arrests were carried out…
New PM Burnham tells John Swinney ‘agree to disagree’ on Scottish independence
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham is reported to have told Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney that they will have to “agree to disagree” on Scottish independence.The two leaders spoke on the phone on Tuesday morning for the first time since…
Oil cargoes meant for naira-for-crude deal supplied to Dangote – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has insisted that it supplied all available crude oil cargoes allocated under the Federal Government’s naira-for-crude initiative to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, saying there had been no withholding on its part. The national oil…
Chinese firm wins $2.7 billion railway contract in Tanzania
A Chinese construction company has secured a $2.7 billion contract to build a major railway line in Tanzania, marking another significant step in the country’s efforts to modernize its transport infrastructure. The project is expected to strengthen Tanzania’s railway network…
Governor Peter Mbah celebrates world’s best junior maths student, Chimdiebube Onwubiko
Governor Peter Mbah has celebrated the outstanding achievement of Chimdiebube Onwubiko, who was recognized as the Best in the Junior Category in Mathematics in the World. Sharing a photo from their meeting, the governor described the young mathematics champion as…
Rihanna pays heartfelt tribute to Barbados legend Sir Garry Sobers
Global music icon Rihanna has paid a heartfelt tribute to Barbados National Hero, Sir Garry Sobers, describing him as a lasting source of inspiration whose legacy will never be forgotten. Honouring the legendary cricketer, Rihanna said Sir Garry’s impact extends…
PROFILE: Badejo-Okusanya, NBA’s new president, who returned to study law a decade after earning English degree
Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya on Saturday emerged as the winner of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, becoming the 33rd president of the law association. Badejo-Okusanya polled 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 percent of the total votes cast, to defeat her closest…
Two firefighters hospitalised as fire guts three-storey building in Lagos
Two firefighters has been hospitalised after collapsing while battling a fire that engulfed the top floor of a three-storey residential building in Ketu-Ikosi, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the incident occurred at No. 11, Ademola Taiwo…
Twins share uni, course, grade and graduation day
Twin brothers who studied the same degree course, achieved the same result and lived in neighbouring rooms at the same university have graduated together. Adrian and Ainsley Dondo, 22, from Bradford, graduated earlier this week with 2:1 biomedical science degrees after four years studying side by side…
Cuban dissident artist arrives in U.S. after five years in prison
Otero Alcántara, co-founder of Cuba’s opposition San Isidro Movement, was welcomed in Miami by a group of singing supporters and visited the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity.Speaking outside the church to journalists and members of the Cuban community,…