United Nations (CNN)Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea in a vote the US ambassador to the UN called dangerous, disappointing and likely to fuel Pyongyang’s program to develop…
Japan to reopen to foreign tourists after two-year pandemic closure
Government to allow in tourists from 98 countries and regions next month – but only as part of tour groups. Japan has announced it will end a two-year pandemic closure and reopen to tourists from 98 countries and regions next…
Putin not worried by NATO expansion to Sweden, Finland
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that there was no threat to Russia if Sweden and Finland joined NATO. But he cautioned that Moscow would respond if the U.S.-led alliance bolstered military infrastructure in the new Nordic members. Putin, Russia’s…
Ukrainian fighter trapped in Mariupol steel plant asks Elon Musk for help
KYIV, May 12 (Reuters) – One of the fighters holed up in a steelworks besieged by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has appealed to SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk to help evacuate them. Many civilians were rescued from…
IMO decries Africa’s non-implementation of maritime audit corrective action
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has said none of the audited African Member States has implemented the agreed Corrective Action Plan (CAP) of the IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS). The observation was made at the opening ceremony of a…
Rihanna to launch Fenty Beauty in Nigeria on May 27th
Music superstar and cosmetics guru, Rihanna has announced that her brand Fenty Beauty would be launching in Nigeria alongside 8 other African countries on the 27th of May. Rihanna disclosed this in an online statement on Tuesday evening. The announcement comes just…
‘Heri Tukulipe Na M-Pesa’, Kenyans Tell Rihanna On Launch Of Fenty Products In Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya May 11-Kenyans on social media have received the news of Rihanna’s Fenty products debut in Kenya with mixed witty reactions. In a series of tweet responses to the official announcement on the official Fenty beauty page, several users…
2023: PDP throws race for presidential ticket open
After months of speculations, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has finally thrown open the contest for its presidential ticket to all aspirants in the race. The decision was taken at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday night.…
Jonathan Finally Joins Ruling APC In Bayelsa Ward, Set To Recontest For President
A credible source in Jonathan’s camp said the former President has finally decided to vie for the top office again. President Goodluck Jonathan has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a bid to recontest for President…
ASUU Strike: Protesting OAU students shut down Ife-Ibadan road
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have, on Thursday, taken to the Ife-Ibadan express road as they protest school closure resulting from the ongoing strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The students who converged at…