FOREIGN NEWS

A Kenya Police Officer shoots a tear gas canister to disperse some protesters as they gather to demonstrate in Nairobi, Kenya on July 12, 2023. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has called once again for countrywide demonstrations on Wednesday as he puts pressure on President William Ruto’s administration. Opposition leaders accuse the government of being […]

United Nations (UN) has warned that Sudan is on the brink of a full-scale civil war, as Egypt readies to host a summit on Thursday, July 13, to discuss ways to end the 12-week conflict between rival Sudanese military factions. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he remained “deeply concerned that the ongoing war between the […]

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio was leading the results of country’s presidential election with 60 percent of votes counted, the electoral commission said Monday, in a process disputed by the opposition. Bio had garnered 55.86 percent of ballots cast, more than the 55 percent required for victory after Saturday’s first round of voting, the […]

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery says the decision of the United Kingdom (UK) restricting foreign students from bringing dependents with them starting in 2024 is not targeted at Nigerians rather it is to protect UK infrastructure as the number of students bringing their family members from all around the world surged in […]

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday announced that the United States has decided to rejoin the organisation in July. The U.S. will rejoin the UN cultural agency after having stopped all funding in 2011 and announced its complete withdrawal from the agency. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay told Member States that […]

Japan enacted an immigration law on Friday allowing the government to deport failed asylum seekers, despite pushback from opposition parties and rights groups. Until the revised legislation was passed, applicants could stay in Japan during the decision process, regardless of the number of attempts they made to secure refugee status. Now they can be deported […]

Net migration in the UK hit a record 606,000 in 2022, official figures showed on Thursday, heaping pressure on the government, which has pledged to cut dependency on foreign labour. Responding to the figures, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described legal immigration levels as “too high”. Measures announced earlier this week to tighten the number of […]

US President Joe Biden has announced a delegation that is expected to attend the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu next Monday on his behalf. The White House stated this on Monday in an official statement titled ‘President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Bola […]

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on politicians and people who where involved in undermining the just-concluded Nigeria’s 2023 elections. According to Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, in a statement on Monday, the US said it is committed to supporting Nigeria’s aspirations to solidify the democratic process and rule of law. Blinken, however, did […]

The jury seated in New York has found former President of the United States, Donald Trump, liable of sexual assault in a case involving writer, Jean E. Carroll. The former Elle magazine columnist filed a defamation and battery suit against Trump last year, after a law took effect in New York that gave victims of […]