After years of implementing restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new policy that will allow more men to donate blood, potentially expanding the number of eligible donors in the United States. For decades, blood banks have imposed restrictions preventing men who have sex…
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced the third edition of its Best Tourism Villages recognition award for 2023. This initiative is aimed at identifying and rewarding rural destinations that are committed to promoting tourism as a source of opportunity and well-being. To be eligible for the prize, villages must demonstrate a commitment…
Australian oil and gas firm Invictus Energy announced Monday it has found oil, gas and helium in remote northeastern Zimbabwe, a culmination of months of exploration. The company said that mud gas analysis from the Mukuyu-1 well drilled last year had proved the presence of hydrocarbons in multiple reservoir pay zones. “Analysis…
Pakistan’s opposition leader Imran Khan was released from police custody after the country’s Supreme Court declared his arrest unlawful. Khan’s lawyers argued that his detention from court premises in Islamabad was illegal. The court’s decision follows violent protests across Pakistan, which resulted in at least ten deaths and 2,000 arrests. Khan’s arrest had further escalated…
Two teenagers, Balakrishnan and Suleiman, have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Rishmeet Singh, a 16-year-old boy. The attack, which lasted only 27 seconds, saw Rishmeet being stabbed 15 times by the two attackers, who then fled the scene, leaving his body on the ground. Rishmeet had come to the UK…
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested outside a High Court in Islamabad, the country’s capital. Dozen of cases have been brought against the 70-year-old politician since he was ousted from power. According to reports, security forces have tried to detain him on previous occasions but were blocked by his supporters. Last…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its institutional heads are disturbed by the increasing level of political instability, insecurity and humanitarian crisis bedeviling member countries of the regional bloc. This was the focus of the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament, which opened in Abuja, the Nigerian capital on Monday as…
A 17-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS2) student of Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC), Oghenerukevwe Patrick Esemitodje, will represent Nigeria at this year’s Pan African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO) and International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO). The two events are scheduled for May 2023 and July 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda and Chiba, Japan respectively. The managing director NTIC, Mr…
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) met today, Monday, May 8, 2023 to consider reports of consultations and meetings held with the President- Elect, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, other Party leaders and stakeholders on zoning arrangement for 10th National Assembly leadership positions. The NWC noted with respect the outcome…
Police in Inner Mongolia have disrupted a gang’s attempt to smuggle gold into China using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The gang used a drone to transport gold nuggets across the China-Russia border. The drone, worth 250,000 yuan, was capable of carrying a maximum weight of 20 kg and could perform automatic cruising. In April,…
