A teenager has died and four people have been wounded in a knife attack in Austria. It happened around 16:00 local time (15:00 GMT) near the main square of Villach, a southern town close to the border with Italy and Slovenia. The victim was 14 years old, local media reported, while the condition of those …
Mother and child died from injuries after Munich car attack
A mother, 37, and her two-year-old daughter have died from injuries sustained in Thursday’s car attack in the German city of Munich, police say. At least 37 people were injured after a car was driven into a crowd of people at a trade union rally. The driver was a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, police said, …
Oluremi Tinubu Joins OAFLAD Steering Committee to Champion Women’s Development
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has been elected as a member of the Steering Committee of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD). She was elected on Saturday during the 29th Ordinary General Assembly of OAFLAD in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Bio, was elected President, while Angola’s First Lady, …
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf Elected as AU Commission Chairperson
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti has been elected Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission after a highly contested election that lasted five rounds on Saturday. Youssouf secured victory in the fourth round, defeating Kenya’s Odinga Odinga, who was widely expected to win. His election marks the end of Moussa Faki Mahamat’s tenure, as the …
NAU Expels 300-Level Student for Assaulting Lecturer
Joseph Ikechebelu, acting vice-chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, has approved the expulsion of Goddy-Mbakwe Precious, a 300-level student from the Department of History and International Studies, for assaulting Chukwudi Okoye, a lecturer at the university. A memo (NAU/DIPR/72) dated February 14, signed by Njelita Louis, the acting head of information, public relations, and …
Canada breaks silence on Nigeria’s defence chief visa snub
The High Commission of Canada in Nigeria has said it can’t reveal the reason for denying visa to the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa due to privacy reasons. Musa was scheduled to travel to Canada for an event but was denied visa by the Canadian embassy in Nigeria. Reacting via a statement on X, …
Nigeria Signs Major Gas Pipeline Deal to Boost Exports to Europe
Nigeria has signed a pipeline deal to transport billions of cubic meters of gas across 4,128 kilometers (2,565 miles) from West Africa through Niger and into Algeria. Officials from Nigeria, Niger, and Algeria signed the agreement in Algiers, aiming to fast-track the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP). The project will channel gas through the Mediterranean’s Transmed …
World number one Sinner banned for three months
The 23-year-old Italian, who last month won the Australian Open, is suspended from 9 February until 4 May. He will be eligible to play in the year’s next Grand Slam event, the French Open, which starts on 19 May. Wada had launched an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) over the 2024 …
‘Army of Europe’ needed to challenge Russia says Zelensky
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an “army of Europe” to guard against Russia as he suggested the US may no longer come to the continent’s aid. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he also said that Ukraine would “never accept deals made behind our backs without our involvement” after US …
“It’s pointless to argue with evil” Binance Executive Gambaryan hits back after the Nigerian government accused him of spreading Falsehood.
Tigran Gambaryan has hit back at claims by the Nigerian government that he is spreading falsehood after he released a statement accusing three Nigerian lawmakers of demanding a $150million bribe from him to stave off his arrest and prosecution. Gambaryan, a former US federal agent and Binance employee had released a statement narrating his ordeal …