FG Dismisses Badenoch’s Citizenship Claim
The Federal Government has dismissed the claims of the UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch that Nigeria law does not allow women to pass on citizenship to their children. Badenoch had claimed that she is unable to pass on Nigerian citizenship to her children because she is a woman. While speaking with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria during an interview, Ms Badenoch said on...
15 People Killed In Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza Civil Defence Reports
Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that Israeli strikes killed 15 people in the Palestinian territory on Tuesday as the Israeli military expanded ground operations into the central city of Deir el-Balah. Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that airstrikes on the Al-Shati refugee camp, located west of Gaza City, killed at least 13 people and injured more than 50. The Al-Shati...
US To Prosecute, Ban Visa Fraudsters From Entry
The United States government has doubled down on its visa curb and immigration crackdown, threatening to pursue criminal charges against Nigerians who engage in visa fraud. This comes days after the US Embassy in Nigeria commended the federal government over its efforts to resolve the most recent visa validity issues, where the US government reduced visa duration for Nigerians to...
Bangladesh Fighter Jet Crashes Into School, Kills19
A Bangladeshi Air Force training jet crashed into a school in Dhaka on Monday, leaving at least 19 people dead and dozens injured, marking the country's most devastating aviation disaster in decades. According to an AFP photographer at the scene, emergency responders rushed to evacuate wounded students on stretchers while military personnel worked to clear debris from the crash site. The...
Russia Strikes Ukraine Amid Kyiv Fresh Talks
Russia fired a volley of drones and missiles at Ukraine early on Monday, hitting apartment blocks and a nursery in Kyiv, days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed holding a fresh round of peace talks. Moscow has not responded to Zelensky’s call for new negotiations this week or an ultimatum by US President Donald Trump to make progress on a...
Trump Diagnosed With Chronic Venous Insufficiency, White House Confirms
President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common vascular condition, the White House announced Thursday. Trump, 79, underwent a full medical evaluation, including diagnostic vascular studies, conducted by the White House Medical Unit, according to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. She read from a letter issued by the president’s physician, Capt. Sean Barbabella. Barbabella’s note, later released publicly,...
Brazil’s President Lula Condemns Trump’s Tariff Threats As ‘Unacceptable Blackmail’
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has strongly condemned former U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs on Brazilian goods, calling the move “unacceptable blackmail” during a nationally televised address on Thursday. The remarks mark the latest escalation in a growing diplomatic rift between the two leaders. Trump announced on July 9 his intention to levy a...
Pope Condemns Israeli Strike On Gaza Church, Calls For Immediate Ceasefire
Pope Leo XIV said on Thursday he was deeply saddened by an Israeli strike that hit a church in Gaza, killing two people, and called for an immediate ceasefire. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem reported that an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church — Gaza’s only Catholic church — resulted in two deaths. Israel stated it never targets religious...
UK Set To Reduce Voting Age To 16 In Major Electoral Reform
The British government announced on Thursday its intention to lower the voting age to 16 for general elections, a significant move that would place the UK among the countries with the youngest electorates worldwide. The reform follows a key campaign promise from the Labour Party, which came to power last year, and is part of a broader package of changes...
US Senate Approve $9bn Of Elon Musk’s Federal Cuts
The U.S. Senate approved a package of spending cuts early Thursday morning, proposed by President Donald Trump, aimed at eliminating more than $9 billion in funding for foreign aid programmes and public broadcasting. In a late-night session that stretched past midnight, the Republican-led Senate passed the bill with a close vote of 51-48. The approval marked an early test of...
