Multiple Casualties Recorded As Russia Launches Major Air Attack On Ukraine
Russian attacks killed at least 12 people in Ukraine overnight, officials confirmed Sunday, as Kyiv and Moscow continued exchanging fire even while completing their largest prisoner exchange since the 2022 war began. Ukraine’s emergency services described the night as one of “terror”, with Russia launching a second consecutive night of intense air strikes, including attacks on the capital, Kyiv. The strikes...
X Users Alarmed Over Widespread Outage
X-users (the platform formerly known as Twitter), are grappling with a widespread outage, leaving both the website and app inaccessible. The Elon Musk-owned social network began experiencing issues around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24. According to DownDetector.co.uk, user complaints surged from just 66 to over 11,000 within minutes, peaking at 1:39 p.m. This marks the second major disruption in a matter...
Harvard Takes Legal Action Against Trump Over Ban On Foreign Students
Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday in response to the government’s attempt to block the university from enrolling and hosting foreign students, according to a court filing. On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked Harvard’s permission to enroll foreign nationals, putting the futures of thousands of students at risk. President Donald Trump is reportedly angry...
Ivorian Ambassador Refutes Coup Rumors, Affirms President’s Safety
Côte d’Ivoire’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Kalilou Traoré, has called for a united African approach to combat the growing menace of fake news across the continent. Speaking in Abuja on Friday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Traoré addressed recent false claims circulating on social media about a military coup in Côte d’Ivoire. The fabricated reports...
Trump Threatens Apple With 25% Tariff Over Offshore iPhone Production
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday issued a warning to Apple, threatening to impose a 25% tariff on iPhones sold in the United States if the tech giant does not shift production back to American soil. Posting on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump stated, “I had long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhones...
US Firm RedBird Capital To Acquire UK Newspaper The Telegraph
British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has reached an “in-principle agreement” to be acquired by US investment firm RedBird Capital Partners, concluding a two-year-long ownership battle that saw government intervention over concerns about press freedom. The $670 million (£500 million) deal was announced Friday in a joint statement by RedBird and The Telegraph Media Group (TMG), which includes both the historic...
WHO DG Pleads With Israel For Mercy Amid Ongoing Gaza Crisis
Fighting back tears, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday made an impassioned appeal for mercy and peace in the Gaza conflict, urging Israel to consider the humanitarian cost of the ongoing war. Speaking at the WHO’s annual assembly, Tedros—who has often spoken about his own experiences growing up during conflict in Ethiopia—called on all sides to...
US Court Jails Nigerian Man Over $1M Health Insurance Fraud Scheme
A U.S. District Court has sentenced Henry Ezeonyido, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, to 27 months in prison for masterminding a health insurance fraud scheme that defrauded insurance providers of over $1 million through falsified international medical claims. In addition to his prison sentence, Ezeonyido was ordered to pay $655,313 in restitution and forfeit $396,998 in proceeds tied to the scheme....
EU Flags Nigeria, Others For Intellectual Property Rights Violations
Nigeria was added to the European Union's most recent priority watch list on Thursday, joining China, India, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Thailand as nations that raise serious concerns about infringements of intellectual property rights. The EU’s Trade and Economic Security Commission, in its biennial report on the Protection and Enforcement of IPR in Third Countries, warned that counterfeiting...
99 Indonesian Hajj Pilgrims Affected With Pneumonia, One Reportedly Dead — Ministry
A total of 99 Indonesian hajj pilgrims have been diagnosed with pneumonia while in Saudi Arabia, with one fatality reported, according to the Indonesian Ministry of Health on Thursday. The affected pilgrims are currently undergoing intensive treatment at hospitals in Mecca and Medina, the ministry confirmed. “The rise in pneumonia cases among our hajj pilgrims needs careful attention because it can...
