Burnham emerges front-runner for UK PM as Starmer resigns
Keir Starmer, on Monday, resigned from office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following weeks of internal revolt within the Labour Party.
The development...
UK Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham sworn in as MP
The frontrunner to be the UK’s next prime minister, Andy Burnham, was sworn in as a member of parliament Monday, a key step in...
Ex-US Fed Reserve chair Alan Greenspan kicks bucket at 100
Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chief who served four presidents and was hailed as the architect of the modern American economy, died Monday...
A terrible PM, Badenoch slams Starmer following shock resignation
Leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has described Keir Starmer as “a terrible Prime Minister,” following his resignation as Labour leader and...
Bureaucracy hindering global aid efforts, Pope warns
Pope Leo XIV slammed on Monday the “progressive bureaucratisation of solidarity” which hampers the delivery of aid to the world’s hungry, while weapons move...
S’Korea ex-justice minister jailed 25 years over martial law disaster
A South Korean court sentenced a former justice minister to 25 years in prison on Monday for his role in ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief...
UK PM Starmer to resign as Labour rival sworn in as MP
Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer could set out plans to step down as soon as Monday, UK media have reported, the same day...
Television anchor resigns from network after mistakenly reporting the passing of Lionel Messi’s father
Argentine television presenter Florencia Peña has resigned following a major on-air blunder in which she announced the death of Jorge Messi, father of football...
US says goodbye to Air Force One as Trump’s Qatari jet awaits takeoff
White House officials bade farewell on Thursday to one of the two jets that have been used to transport US presidents for more than...
Ghanaian legal practitioner collapses and passes away while celebrating World Cup victory
A 26-year-old lawyer, Sarah Araba Tettey, has died after reportedly collapsing while celebrating Ghana’s victory over Panama at the ongoing FIFA World Cup.
According to...
FG states that the Ethiopia prisoner transfer agreement matches the Renewed Hope agenda
The Federal Government has said the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement with Ethiopia, aimed at repatriating incarcerated Nigerians, is in line with the citizen...
UAE bans social media for under-15s
The United Arab Emirates announced a social media ban for children under 15 on Thursday, joining a growing group of countries including Australia, Britain...
US man gets five years jail for abusing corpse
A New York court has sentenced a 44-year-old man, Felix Rojas, to five years in prison for sexually abusing the body of a deceased...
Man detained in Poland over demise of Putin critic
Polish police have arrested a man suspected of participating in the murder of a Russian artist critical of Putin, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said...
Iran says missile programme not part of talks with US
Iran said on Thursday that its missile programme would not be part of future negotiations with the United States, after the two sides agreed...
Oil prices sink further as Trump signs deal to reopen Hormuz
Oil prices tumbled on Thursday again after US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart signed off on a deal to end their war...
I’m the boss, Trump tells G7 counterparts
The G7 summit of world powers in France is being chaired by President Emmanuel Macron as host but on Wednesday his guest US President...
Norway’s Crown Princess undergoes lung transplant
Norway’s Crown Princess, Mette-Marit, who suffers from a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis that causes breathing difficulties, has undergone a “successful” lung transplant, the...
Why I cried after first goal in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria — Messi
Lionel Messi has explained why he broke down in tears after scoring Argentina’s opening goal in their 3-0 victory over Algeria.
The Argentina captain on...
US grants permanent residency to fugitive Ghana ex-finance minister
The United States has granted permanent residency to Ghana’s Ken Ofori-Atta, his lawyer said Tuesday, capping a saga that saw the fugitive ex-finance minister...