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,…
China is leading the electric vehicle (EV) market globally, selling more than half of the new EVs worldwide in 2022. This is attributed to the advanced technology and high-quality offerings of Chinese EV companies, which are in high demand globally. Chinese EV companies are focusing on developing modern technologies to satisfy consumer demand. They are…
A forty-seven year-old Nigerian based in the United Kingdom (UK), Mrs. Abigail Marshall Katung, has been re-elected to represent Little London and Woodhouse Ward in the 2023 Leeds City Council elections for the second term. Mrs. Katung, wife of the elected Nigerian Senator, Barr. Sunday Marshall Katung, got re-elected in the just concluded May 4th…
On May 3, 2023, Manipur, a northeastern state in India, was rocked by violent protests that led to property damage and loss of life. The All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) organized a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ in the Torbung area of Churachandpur district to protest against the demand of non-tribal Meiteis for Scheduled Tribe status,…
Lucy Letby, the nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 more at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire, took the witness stand for the first time to deny harming any infants. Letby, 33, allegedly used methods such as injecting air into the babies or poisoning them with insulin. The prosecution…
In a devastating incident that took place on Monday morning, a chemical plant explosion claimed the lives of five individuals and left another injured in the city of Liaocheng, located in China’s eastern province of Shandong. The accident occurred in the hydrogen peroxide production area of Luxi Chemical Group, a major chemical company in the…
