640 Nigerians ready to leave South Africa
By Patricia Ngwenya - Johannesburg 640 Nigerians have so far given approval to the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa to be evacuated from the country following lingering xenophobic attacks. The Nigerian Consul General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adams, gave the figure today preparatory to the departure of the first batch of the evacuees. The distressed evacuees gathered as early as 4a.m....
Harvard Faces $2.2bn Funding Freeze After Defying Trump’s Demands
Harvard University faced a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding on Monday after it declined to comply with a series of broad demands from the White House aimed at combating anti-Semitism on campus. The call for changes to its governance, hiring practices, and admissions procedures expands a list Harvard received on April 3, which ordered officials to shut diversity offices...
Tottenham Striker Son Completes Compulsory Military Training In South Korea
Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min was named one of the top five recruits in his unit as he completed three weeks of compulsory military training in South Korea on Friday. According to ABN TV reports, South Korea marine corps posted pictures of Son wielding an M-16 assault rifle and saluting on their Facebook page as he completed his stint at...
“Bring On Man City” – Klopp Boasts After Liverpool Defeat Rangers
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says his team is ready to face Man City in this weekend’s Premier League clash after the Reds demolished Rangers in the Champions League. Recall that Liverpool is experiencing a difficult time in the league after slipping 10th on the table. Asked about making a statement, Klopp admitted their weekend clash against Manchester City will be a...
BREAKING: UK COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 980 In 24 Hours
Britain suffered another grim day in its coronavirus crisis today as officials recorded another 980 deaths in the home nations, taking the UK's spiralling victim count to 8,958. A further 5,706 people have been diagnosed with the disease in the past 24 hours, meaning a total of 70,783 have now tested positive. Officials managed a record 19,116 tests yesterday, a...
Facebook Outage Likely Caused By Internal Mistake; Outside Hack Less Likely
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp went offline for users across the globe, the social media giant said on Monday, as it worked on restoring the services after being hit by one of its longest outages. The disruption, which hit Facebook's platforms minutes before noon, comes a day after a whistleblower accused the firm of repeatedly prioritizing profit over clamping down on...
New EU Sanctions Against Russia To Be Both Personal And Sectoral – Josep Borrel
New EU sanctions against Russia will be both personal and sectoral, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel said on Wednesday at a news conference following an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers. "Today it's clear <..> that we will continue and increase our military support, providing arms to Ukraine. And we will study, we will...
UK Set To Deny Citizenship To Migrants Arriving By Boat, Vehicles
On Wednesday, the British government announced that it was strengthening immigration laws to make it nearly impossible for undocumented migrants who come in small boats to obtain citizenship in the future. Under new guidance, migrants arriving by sea or hidden in the back of vehicles will normally be refused citizenship. “This guidance further strengthens measures to make it clear that anyone...
Putin Offers Military, Tech Ties To Countries Against The West
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has stated that his country is willing to strengthen bilateral ties with countries pursuing national interests against the West. He stated that his country, which has been at odds with Ukraine and its Western allies, will provide technological and military assistance to those countries. According to Anadolu Agency, Putin stated this in a video address to the international military-technical...
No Ceasefire Agreement Yet As Iran Demands End To Israeli ‘Illegal Aggression
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has dismissed reports of a ceasefire agreement between Tehran and Israel, asserting that Iran will only halt its retaliatory attacks if Israel ends what he termed “illegal aggression.” In a post on his verified X account, Araghchi directly refuted U.S. President Donald Trump’s earlier claim that both nations had reached a truce to end the...
