The China Development Bank is now the financier for the $22.7bn Kaduna – Kano Rail Project in North Western Nigeria. The project was initially meant to be funded by the China Exim Bank which later rescinded its decision to provide the funds. But the Senate in its resolution on Tuesday approved the engagement…
The Defence Headquarters wishes to react to some social media video clips been circulated arising from the presence of some United Nations Peacekeeping fighting vehicles and equipment sighted recently in Benin, Edo state. This has resulted to insinuations which are inimical to public peace and may even cause panic. The Defence Headquarters hereby state…
On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump surrendered to the police and appeared in a Manhattan courtroom where he pleaded not guilty to 34 counts, including falsifying business records. The charges were issued by a grand jury convened by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has been investigating a payment made on Trump’s behalf to an…
Finland has ended its era of military non-alignment and joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as its 31st member. President Sauli Niinisto announced Finland’s official membership in a statement released on April 4, 2023. The President highlighted that joining the military alliance will provide security for Finland and strengthen its international position. He also…
Electric carmaker Tesla has been directed by the court to pay almost $3.2m (£2.6m) to a black ex-employee after he won a racial harassment lawsuit. Owen Diaz, who worked as a lift operator from 2015 to 2016 at its Fremont factory, was found to have been subjected to a racially hostile work environment. However, the…
The UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has fined TikTok £12.7m for failing to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13. The investigation found that the video-sharing site allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 to use the platform without parental consent, which violated its…
Former US President, Donald Trump, is set to appear in court to face criminal charges relating to a payment he made to a porn star, even as he campaigns for the 2024 presidential election. Stormy Daniels alleges that Trump had an affair with her in 2006, which Trump has always denied. In 2016, Daniels attempted…
Mohamed Omar remembers the day he was rounded up by Taliban soldiers at Pul-e-Sukhta bridge in western Kabul, a notorious gathering place for drug addicts long before the Taliban regained power in August 2021. In recent months, the Taliban have been forcibly collecting hundreds of men from various locations around the city, including parks and…
Brent crude oil prices surged above $84 a barrel on Monday, rising more than 5% in response to an unexpected announcement from OPEC+ oil producers that they would be cutting output by more than one million barrels of oil per day. This move was made by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and several Gulf states, and was…
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has turbaned his cousin, Alhaji Ahmad Kabiru Bayero, as the new Barde Kerarriya of the Kano emirate. The new title holder is the son of the late Barde Kerarriya and Emir Ado Bayero’s older brother, Ambassador Kabiru Bayero. Alhaji Ahmad is also the grandson of…
