NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Prosecutors and lawyers for South Africa’s jailed former president, Jacob Zuma, have jointly requested that his scheduled appearance this week in a corruption trial be postponed. The ex-president’s foundation reported on Monday on its Twitter handle […]
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BY MICHAEL BAMIDELE Fugitive Indian jeweller Nirav Modi can appeal his extradition to his homeland, where he is accused of defrauding one of the country’s largest banks of $1.8 billion, the High Court in London ruled on Monday. Judge Martin […]
By AFP France’s top constitutional authority on Thursday approved a Covid pass that limits access to cafes, restaurants, and inter-city trains and planes to people who have been vaccinated or tested negative for the virus. The controversial pass, which will become […]
By HILLARY ESSIEN Judge Mohamed Rahma, sentenced six of the defendants to death, acquitted two and referred one to juvenile court, as he was a minor. Six officers of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have been sentenced to death by a […]
Agency Report A Chinese court sentenced agricultural tycoon Sun Dawu to 18 years in jail on Wednesday for a catalogue of crimes including “provoking trouble” after the outspoken billionaire and grassroots rights supporter was tried in secret. The court in […]
South Africa’s top court said it would rule on Tuesday whether ex-president Jacob Zuma is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to appear before a graft panel.null Zuma, who was forced to step down in 2018 over corruption scandals, […]
By Geoff Iyatse and Adeyemi Adepetun • Nigerians ignore India’s Koo for Twitter, trend June 12 protests• Social media influencers, others count losses to tune of N25b in 10 days As the suspension of Twitter gets into the second week, the Federal […]
By Innocent Odoh The Nigerian Government has stuck to its guns in the face of intense pressure mounted by Western nations demanding the reversal of the suspension of Twitter imposed over a week ago, following the alleged use of the […]
By Tonye Bakare Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey Sunday said “the people of Nigeria will lead bitcoin” despite the Nigerian authorities clamp down on the trading of cryptocurrencies. Dorsey’s take was a direct reaction to an oped written by NFL […]
Agency Report Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law that could keep him in office in the Kremlin until 2036, when he will be almost 84 years old. The legislation allows him to run for two more six-year […]