Nigerian Separatist Leader Kanu Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism Charges
Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu pleaded not guilty to charges including terrorism in an Abuja court on Thursday, three months after his trial was delayed...
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Queen Elizabeth II Accepts Medical Advice to Rest, Cancels Trip to Northern Ireland
Queen Elizabeth II has “reluctantly” accepted medical advice to cancel a trip to Northern Ireland, planned for Wednesday and Thursday, Buckingham Palace has said. In...
First Black US Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dies from Covid Complications
Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of...
World Championship Bronze Medallist Agnes Tirop Found Dead In Her Home
Kenya’s two-time World Championship bronze medallist, Agnes Jebet Tirop, has been found dead. The 25-year-old long-distance runner, who represented Kenya at the Tokyo Olympics, was...
US Based Academics David Card, Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens Win Nobel Prize in Economics
Three U.S.-based academics — David Card, Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens — won the Nobel Prize in economics Monday. Card is a professor...
Journalists Maria Ressa Becomes First Woman to Be Awarded a Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression in the Philippines...
Tanzania Writer Abdulrazak Gurnah Wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. Announcing him as the winner on Thursday, the Academy praised Gurnah for...
Benjamin List and David Macmillan Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan, two scientists honored for creating “an ingenious tool for building...
Nigerian Government Budgets N100 Billion for 2023 General Elections
The government had also increased the national budget for the fiscal year from N13.98 trillion to N16.45 trillion. The report was based on an assessment...
Nigerian Resident Doctors Call Off Two Months Strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike. The doctors went on strike on August 1 to protest against inadequate allowances,...