Just another News Updates
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has cancelled his trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa following an incident involving his plane. President Bola Tinubu had appointed Vice President Shettima to represent Nigeria at the high-profile meeting. However, on Thursday night, the presidency announced that Shettima’s trip was halted after a foreign object […]
In a move aimed at expanding its global influence, the BRICS alliance has announced the inclusion of Nigeria, alongside 12 other nations, as new partners. The announcement was made through a post on the alliance’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, listing Nigeria, Algeria, and Uganda as the three African nations invited to join the group […]
In a bold move underscoring financial sovereignty, Burkina Faso has turned down financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), marking a significant shift in the country’s economic and political direction. President Ibrahim Traore’s administration has opted to decline the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility, a program aimed at addressing the nation’s balance of payments issues […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday dropped the money laundering charges filed against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings Limited. Gambaryan, who serves as Binance’s U.S. head of financial crime compliance, was facing charges alongside the exchange’s British-Kenyan regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had accused them of […]
Israel’s Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency and police announced on Monday that they have dismantled a spy network of Jewish Israelis allegedly working for Iran. According to the report, seven individuals from Haifa and surrounding areas had been gathering sensitive intelligence on Israeli military bases, energy infrastructure, and prominent citizens for over two years. The […]
The United Kingdom (UK), in collaboration with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), has provided specialized training to 75 officers from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The training, known as Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), took place in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. The […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja witnessed a dramatic turn of events on Friday as the whereabouts of Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings Limited, remained unknown, causing his absence at a scheduled trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Emeka Nwite had set October 18 for the continuation of the […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Integrated Child Health and Social Services Award (ICHSSA-4) project, has unveiled a transformative initiative in Bauchi State aimed at providing financial support and health insurance to vulnerable households. The program, launched in collaboration with the Bauchi State Contributory Health Management Agency and the Ministry of Women […]
The World Bank has warned that eradicating poverty for nearly half the global population could take more than 100 years, based on current trends. This stark projection comes from the Bank’s newly released Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report, the first comprehensive post-pandemic assessment of global efforts to combat poverty and promote shared prosperity in a […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that Israel is enduring a profound health crisis that began after the devastating terrorist attacks launched from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. “This Monday marks one year of collective trauma that has spared no one in the country,” said WHO’s Israel representative, Michel Thieren, during a […]