World
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JP Morgan wins $1.7 billion UK trial against Nigeria
JP Morgan Chase Bank has won a $1.7 billion court battle with the Nigerian government over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245 in 2011. The Federal government had sued JP Morgan on the …
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Pope Francis suggests war in Ukraine was ‘perhaps in some way provoked’ but denies being ‘pro-Putin’
Pope Francis has suggested Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was ‘provoked’ in a transcript of a conversation he had last month. The leader of the Catholic Church denied being ‘pro-Putin,’ saying…
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UK presses ahead with plan for first migrant deportation flight to Rwanda
Britain’s first scheduled flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda was due to depart on Tuesday, with the government warning anyone who avoided it through last-minute legal challenges would be put on a…
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Nigeria to require social media platforms to open local offices
Online platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Tiktok will be required to register and open offices in Nigeria and appoint contact persons with the government, draft regulations from the information tec…
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Congo rebels seize eastern border town, local activists say
M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized the eastern town of Bunagana on the border with Uganda, local activists said on Monday, in a setback for Congolese forces who had said a day…
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Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ election fraud claims in focus at Jan. 6 hearing
The second hearing of the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was delayed on Monday when one of the witnesses – former President Donald Trump’s ex-campa…
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[VIDEO NEWS] [Nigeria Train Attack] Gunmen free 11 passengers from Nigerian train attack
Armed gangs, known locally as bandits, blew up the track on the Abuja-Kaduna route in the north of the country and opened fire on the night train on March 28, killing eight people.
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Masked men from Patriot Front extremists group arrested near Idaho city’s Pride event
A truck full of masked men from the Patriot Front extremist group were arrested near an Idaho city’s Pride in the Park event, police say. Law enforcement stopped a U-haul truck in downtown Coeur d’Al…
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U.S. banks finally see upturn in credit-card borrowing
Big U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup appear set for some earnings boost from a pick-up in the battered credit-card business, but a possible recession would pull consumers back a…
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Russia’s invasion to bring hunger upon 1.6 billion people – UN
The United Nations has stated that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect about 1.6 billion people in the world with hunger and destitution. Speaking on Wednesday, June 8, UN chief Antonio Guterres…