Category: Foreign
Rising cases of COVID -19 infection:Fear of last minute cancellation of Olympics grips Tokyo Games
Our ReporterJul 21, 2021
…Nine new cases uncovered Tokyo Olympics Organising Committee chief, Toshiro Muto, has said that he has not ruled out cancelling the Games at the last minute...
Death toll in German flood hits 130 as president prepares to visit
Our ReporterJul 18, 2021
The number of people, who have died in the devastating flooding in Germany continues to rise. This is as the death toll reaching more than 130 after police...
Three Nigerians burnt to death in France
Our ReporterJul 18, 2021
Three men died in the French southern city of Marseille on Saturday when a fire broke out in a public housing building where they were squatting, officials said....
Nigerian exported Monkeypox to Texas U.S. government
Our ReporterJul 18, 2021
A United States resident, who recently travelled from Nigeria, has been diagnosed with a rare case of viral illness, human monkeypox, NAN reports. The Centre for...
Insecurity: FG dialogues with Yoruba leaders, Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the Diaspora
Our ReporterJul 17, 2021
The Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, Amb. Sarafa Isola, met with eminent Yoruba leaders and Ohanaeze Ndigbo in London on Friday to dialogue on...
Plane with 17 people aboard goes missing in Russia — Emergency Services
Our ReporterJul 16, 2021
An An-28 passenger plane with 17 people aboard went missing in the Bakcharsky district of Russia’s Tomsk region on Friday. The Emergency Services told...
UNICEF chief resigns for family health issue
Our ReporterJul 14, 2021
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accepted the resignation of UN Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Henrietta Fore as Executive Director to...
Bill Gates /Melinda divorce: I messed up, Gates admits
Our ReporterJul 13, 2021
Bill Gates /Melinda divorce: I messed up, Gates admits Bill Gates seems to have eventually blamed himself for the divorce with his wife of 27 years,Melinda which...
Zuma: Looters intensify looting as violence leaves 30 dead
Our ReporterJul 13, 2021
At least 30 people have now died in the violence which has been engulfing parts of South Africa since the country’s former President Jacob Zuma...
Military deployed to tackle unrest over Jacob Zumas imprisonment
Our ReporterJul 13, 2021
South Africa is deploying the military to tackle riots that have broken out over the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma. Shops were looted and buildings set...