Foreign

Belgium has returned a tooth belonging to the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba. The return of the tooth is coming 61 years after his assassination by the Belgian authorities over his refusal to do the biddings of the west and their allies as he sought to chart a new …

As the European Union (EU) considers whether Ukraine should be formally considered for candidate status in the wake of Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Ukraine should expect “greater hostile activity” from Russia. In his nightly address on Sunday, Zelensky warned other European countries to expect Russia to …

The United Kingdom Government has shut down Salvation Proclaimer Ministries Church, popularly known as SPAC Nation. The London-based group was wound up after failing to account for over £1.87 million of outgoings and operating with a lack of transparency. The investigation of the founder, 42-year-old Nigerian-born Pastor Tobi Adegboyega started …

After being raped and abused by four brothers for several years, an eleven years boy has died from heart attacks in Bolivia. The victim died on Saturday, June 11 after he fell into a coma. He had two heart attacks and doctors could not save his life after the second cardiac arrest. …

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been accused by the United States Government of weaponizing food in the going war with Ukraine. The allegation was made by UD National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby who claim that Putin “absolutely has weaponized food, and it going to have a global …

JP Morgan Chase Bank has defeated the Nigerian government over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245 in 2011. Recall that the Federal government in a $1.7 billion court battle had sued JP Morgan on the ground of “Quincecare duty”, alleging that the bank “ought to have …

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has implored members to respond to global crisis with a sense of urgency. This was made known on Sunday by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO director-general while giving her opening remarks at the twelfth ministerial conference (MC) in Geneva. She said it was important for countries to respond …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo departed Abuja on Sunday for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, to participate in the annual summit of the Africa CEO Forum. The vice president will participate in the event alongside other leaders in the continent and beyond. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the forum would take …

The World Bank has predicted that more people in Nigeria and its Sub-Saharan neighbours are expected to fall into extreme poverty. This was contained in a report via a World Bank newsletter released on Friday and titled, “Global Economic Prospects,”. The report disclosed that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its effect on …

A helicopter with seven people on board have disappeared after taking off in northern Italy. Its unexpected disappearance has led to a desperate search for its passengers. According to reports the aircraf left Capannori Lucca Tassignano airport in Lucca Thursday morning, June 9,  for an hour-long journey to Treviso, but …