A 41-year-old Nigerian, Babajide Adesayo, has been convicted by a federal jury in the United States for money laundering more than worth $2.7 million obtained from victims of romance fraud and other online scams. The United States Department of Justice disclosed this in a statement published on its website, noting that Adesayo was found guilty…
A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years for murdering his Nigerian roommate in a violent and unprovoked attack in Norwich, United Kingdom. In a report by newsmen on Tuesday, Mr Benjamin Katabana was convicted of murdering 33-year-old Uchenna Okirie, a former University of East Anglia economics…
Ukraine and Russia have continued striking each other overnight, with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles. The Ukrainian president said strikes in Zaporizhzhia which killed at least six and injured at least 19 involved ballistic missiles from Russia’s ally. In Voronezh, in southern Russia, warehouses belonging to the online retailer, Wildberries, were…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday signed a landmark Bilateral Air Service Agreement with Brazil, paving the way for direct air links between Nigeria and South America’s largest economy. The agreement was formalised during Tinubu’s state visit to Brasília, according to Tunde Moshood, Media Aide to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo….
Over two billion people globally still lack access to safely managed drinking water, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. A joint study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF revealed that one in four people worldwide were without safe drinking water in 2024, with more than 100 million people still dependent on unsafe surface…
The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza—the first in the Middle East—with experts saying 500,000 people are facing “catastrophic” hunger. UN aid chief Tom Fletcher described the famine as entirely preventable, blaming the situation on what he called “systematic obstruction by Israel.” However, Israel’s foreign ministry dismissed the report, insisting “there…
More than 360 people in Sragen, Central Java, have fallen ill after consuming free school lunches under President Prabowo Subianto’s meals programme. Local officials confirmed it as the largest food poisoning case linked to the initiative, which has recorded over 1,000 cases nationwide since January. The government has promised to cover medical expenses, with food…
US President Donald Trump has ordered a 90-day delay in the reimposition of higher tariffs on Chinese goods, hours before the current trade truce between Washington and Beijing was due to expire. The tariff freeze will last until November 10 or until a new deal is reached. Under the existing May truce, US tariffs on…
Nigerian striker Chuba Akpom has joined English Championship side Ipswich Town from Ajax on a season-long loan. The 29-year-old spent last season’s second half with Ligue 1 side Lille, scoring three goals and providing one assist in 14 appearances. Akpom, Ipswich’s sixth signing of the summer, says he is eager to embrace the new challenge…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to move homeless people “far” from Washington, D.C., as part of a planned federal intervention in the city’s governance. Speaking Sunday, Trump criticized the city’s leadership, suggesting without evidence that crime rates are rising. He has scheduled a Monday press conference to unveil his proposals, which could include…