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Zelensky ‘Expected’ To Visit UK Sunday For Talks With PM

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Britain this weekend for talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer […]

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Musk Stars At Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

  Elon Musk starred at Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting Wednesday, with the US president insisting his team was “thrilled” […]

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Pope Francis Showing ‘Slight Improvement,’ Says Vatican

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

  Pope Francis showed further improvement on Wednesday, the Vatican said, although it cautioned that “the prognosis remains reserved” for […]

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Musk To Loom Large At Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

US President Donald Trump holds his first cabinet meeting Wednesday, joined by billionaire adviser Elon Musk, who is in charge […]

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French Paedophile Surgeon’s Wife Knew And ‘Did Nothing’, His Brother Tells Court

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

The then wife of the French former surgeon on trial for allegedly assaulting or raping 299 patients was aware of […]

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Trump To Convene First Cabinet Meeting, Including Musk

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

US President Donald Trump is set on Wednesday to convene his first Cabinet meeting since returning to office last month, […]

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India’s Vast Hindu Festival Draws To An End

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

India’s Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers […]

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Pope Rested Well All Night, Says Vatican

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

  A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well, the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting […]

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Trump Says Canada, Mexico Tariffs Moving ‘Forward’ On Schedule

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

US President Donald Trump said Monday that tariffs he unveiled on Canada and Mexico are moving forward as planned, addressing […]

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Obasanjo, Ex-Leaders Of Kenya, Ethiopia To Lead DRC Peace Process

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

Eastern and southern African regional blocs have appointed former leaders from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria to oversee their peace process […]

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New York’s Met Museum Returns Stolen Greek Bronze

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

Greece on Tuesday said it had recovered from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art a 2,600-year-old bronze artifact stolen from […]

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S. Korea’s Yoon Defiant As Impeachment Hearings Draw To An End

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

Suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday South Korea had been facing an “existential crisis” when he declared martial […]

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AI To Replace 4,000 Jobs In South-East Asia’s Largest Bank

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

    Southeast Asia’s largest bank DBS said that 4,000 jobs could be cut in the next three years and […]

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One-Third Of Musk’s DOGE Staff Resign In Protest

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

Roughly a third of staffers at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have resigned in protest, saying that they will […]

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Trump To Sell ‘Gold Card’ US Visas For $5m

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

US President Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new “gold card” residency permits for a price of $5 million […]

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Iran Denounces New US Sanctions As ‘Sign Of Hostility’

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

  Iran on Wednesday condemned a new round of US sanctions as a “clear sign of hostility” after Washington blacklisted […]

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Critically-Ill Pope Has Peaceful Night — Vatican

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, passed a peaceful night, the Vatican said in its latest […]

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Former NAPTIP DG, Dame Julie Donli, OON mourns late Chief Clark

By Contributor / February 18, 2025

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Feb. 18, 2025 (NAN) Dame Julie Donli, OON, the former Director General, National Agency for the […]

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Trump signs Laken Riley Act into law

Trump signs executive order to sanction ICC

By Ifunanya / February 7, 2025

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order, authorising economic sanctions against the International […]

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Trump proposes 50% US ownership of TikTok

USAID: Billions of dollars have been stollen – Trump names those responsible

By Ifunanya / February 7, 2025

United States President Donald Trump has disclosed that billions of dollars might have been stolen through the United States’ Agency […]

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