Why US removed Nigeria from religious violators’ list
The United States has removed Nigeria from its list of religious violators, even as it blacklisted Russia, China and eight other countries “as Countries of Particular…
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News from across Africa and the world that matters to Nigerians: ECOWAS, the African Union, diplomacy and global events.
Corruption Exposed: Musk vows to sell Tesla stock if UN shows the World how $6B solve world hunger
But it must be open source accounting, so the public sees precisely how the money is spent.— Elon Musk The statement from the richest person in…
South Korean President Roh Tae-woo dies at 88
Former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, a major player in a 1979 coup who later became president in a landmark democratic election before ending his tumultuous…
COP26: Russia’s Vladimir Putin Backs out from Summit
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will not attend the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. No reason was given for the decision not…
How Lafarge Funded ISIS With $15.3m; Loses Legal Battle To Upturn Verdict of “Crimes Against Humanity”
Larfarge, a multinational French industrial company, operating in Nigeria and other countries has been accused of funding Islamic State (IS), a globally known terrorist organization to…
Energy: EU, GIZ Support FG with £15 million, promise 130,000 Nigerians Electricity
The European Union (EU) and theGerman Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) has supported the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) with…
EU, British Council to Train Online Publishers on FOI Act
No fewer than fifty publishers of online newspapers are expected in Abuja, Thursday for capacity building on the provisions and application of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information…
Breaking: Taliban Opens Fire On Civilians In Eastern Afghanistan; Killing Four Over National Flag
Information reaching LeadingReporters confirmed that the Taliban has murdered not less than four civilians in Eastern part of Afghanistan over the former’s insistence on changing the…
Taliban renames country Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
The Taliban has renamed Afghanistan the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ after its fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, a bustling metropolis of six million that has turned…
United Arab Emirates could soon be a visa-free experience for Ghanaians
Visiting Ghanaians cannot travel to the UAE visa free for now, but celebrations this past weekend were premature. On Aug. 5, Ghana’s parliament ratified an agreement…