The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has arrived Abuja on her first official visit. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, was among those who received her at the […]
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A senior Democratic congressman sued former President Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of violating the 19th century “Ku Klux Klan Act” by supporting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Bennie Thompson accused Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed cooperation in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and emphasised the possibility of joint production of vaccines against the virus. Kremlin disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. […]
The Canadian government has appointed a Nigerian-born Canadian, Kaycee Madu, as the justice minister and solicitor general of Alberta, a province in Canada. With the new appointment, he replaces Doug Schweitzer, the new minister of jobs, economy and innovation. “Madu […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory and declared that viruses cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks. The organisation said in a statement yesterday that contrary to the theory, COVID-19 is a respiratory […]
Three Nigerians have been indicted by a US federal grand jury in Bismarck, North Dakota, after investigators said they stole $348,000 from a Dickinson company through a complicated computer fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley announced that federal court documents […]
A Chinese court has sentenced a man to death for fatally stabbing two officials at a checkpoint set up to control the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak. The virus has infected more than 80,000 people and killed nearly 3,000 […]
United States President, Donald Trump has escaped impeachment as the Senate on Wednesday acquitted him on both articles of impeachment, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The vote on the first article, abuse of power, was 52-48, with GOP […]
A South African court has issued an arrest warrant for former President Jacob Zuma, after he skipped court on grounds of needing medical treatment. The judge however suspended the execution of the warrant until 6 May when Zuma’s corruption trial […]
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Sunday departed Nigeria to attend a three-day meeting of the United States-Nigeria Bi-national Commission in Washington DC. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by […]