New Zealand ex-PM, Jacinda Ardern, appointed fellow at Harvard
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, is taking on new roles at the prestigious Harvard University. The former country leader announced she was joining the Ivy league institution for three fellowships via her Instagram page on Tuesday. A…
Ex-president, Toledo Extradited From US, Taken To Prison
PERU’s former president, Alejandro Toledo, was jailed on Sunday, hours after arriving back in his homeland following extradition from the United States to face charges of money laundering and corruption during his mandate. The 77-year-old, who served as…
Married Man And Lover Get Stuck in Each Other During S3x In Zimbabwe
A married man and his married lover have drawn the attention of community members after they got stuck in each other while having sex. According to a Local publications in Zimbabwe, the incident occurred in Norton. It was said that the woman and the man…
World Book/Copyright Day: NCC intensifies antipiracy drive
The Nigerian Copyright Commission says it is intensifying its antipiracy drive and enforcing stiffer penalties for copyright infringement and abuse of all literary works in the country. Dr John Asein, the Director-General, NCC, made this known in a…
Britons trapped in Sudan accuse govt of ‘abandoning’ them
Brits trapped in Sudan have accused the government of ‘abandoning’ them as they prepare a ‘surgical’ evacuation of diplomatic officials from the country, Daily Mail reports. Last night, the UK began drawing up plans for a military airlift of a dozen…
US, France evacuate citizens from Sudan as battles rage
US troops swooped in on helicopters to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan’s battle-torn capital, President Joe Biden announced Sunday, as other nations sought to help their citizens escape deadly fighting between rival generals. France on Sunday also…
Evacuation: Flight operations now risky in Sudan – NIDCOM
The Federal Government has said that the ongoing crisis in Sudan is making it difficult for stranded Nigerians to be evacuated. The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said although the Nigerian Mission in Sudan and the…
Buhari says goodbye to outgoing Vietnamese envoy
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja, bade farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Nigeria, Luong Thinh. “We have virtually lived together. Congratulations on a successful term.…
Twitter removes ‘legacy’ verified blue ticks
Twitter on Thursday said goodbye to its ‘legacy’ blue ticks following Elon Musk‘s controversial decision to switch up the platform’s verification system. As of Thursday evening, our correspondent observed that ‘legacy’ verified accounts had their blue…
Zelensky invites Tinubu to Ukraine on state visit
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his election victory. This was even as Zelensky invited him to his war-ravaged country of Ukraine on a state visit. The felicitation is…