Foreign News

August 11, 2025

Kuwait Dismantles Nigerian Cybercrime Ring Targeting Telecom Towers And Banks

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DUBAI: Kuwait’s Criminal Security Sector has dismantled an international cybercrime ring composed of Nigerian nationals responsible for coordinated attacks on telecommunications towers and banks, the Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday. According to Arabic-language daily Al Qabas, the case was initiated after the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority reported cyber intrusions targeting local telecom […]

August 11, 2025

Trump Blows Hot Over Killing Of Christians In Nigeria, Vows Decisive Action

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THE United States has strongly condemned the recent wave of brutal attacks targeting Christians in Nigeria and across sub-Saharan Africa, calling the violence horrific and pledging to work with international partners to address the crisis. The condemnation follows a series of deadly incidents in recent weeks, including the massacre of 27 Christians in the Nigerian […]

August 10, 2025

Survey Shows Majority In Germany Favours Recognising Palestinian State

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A majority of people in Germany support recognising a Palestinian state, according to a new poll, a move the federal government currently rejects. In the survey by the Forsa Institute for the foreign policy journal Internationale Politik, 54 per cent of respondents answered “Yes” to the question: “Should Germany now recognise Palestine as its own […]

August 8, 2025

British Health Officer In Trouble For Stealing £80k Public Funds For Nigerian Boyfriend

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A British health officer who stole £80,000 to send to her online boyfriend in Nigeria has been handed a two-year jail sentence. Hyacinth Blair, 63, worked as an administrator for South London and Maudsley NHS trust. Between June 2021 and January 2023, she withdrew £80,000 from the trust’s accounts. Blair sent the money to a […]

August 8, 2025

Nigeria Condoles With Ghana Over Tragic Helicopter Crash

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By FORTUNE ABANG THE Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of Ghana following the tragic helicopter crash on Wednesday, 6 August 2025, which claimed the lives of several Ghanaian officials. Among the victims were Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Boamah, and Minister of […]

August 7, 2025

Ghana Orders DStv To Cut Subscription Prices Or Face Licence Suspension

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GHANA’S government has issued a stern ultimatum to MultiChoice Ghana, ordering the pay-TV operator to cut DStv subscription prices by 30% before 7 August. Speaking on Monday, Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, said he has instructed the National Communications Authority (NCA) to initiate suspension proceedings against MultiChoice Ghana if it […]

August 7, 2025

Brazil’s Lula Says Will Discuss Trump Tariffs With BRICS Group

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By EMMANUEL YASHIM BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has revealed plans to discuss with India and China. a joint BRICS response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on U.S. imports. Da Silva presented himself as a torchbearer for multilateralism in a fractured world in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday. “What Trump is doing […]

August 7, 2025

UK Homelessness Minister Criticised For Hiking Rent

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By CECILIA ODEY LABOUR’S UK homelessness minister is facing criticism for hiking rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds, reportedly just weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended. Four tenants who rented a house in East London from Rushanara Ali were sent an email last November saying their lease would not be […]

August 5, 2025

Former Arsenal Player, Partey, Arrives Court To Face Rape Charges

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FORMER Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, has arrived in London court, where he is due to appear on rape and sexual assault charges. The Ghana international, 32, has been charged with five counts of rape against two women, as well as a charge of sexual assault against a third woman. The alleged offences took place between […]

August 1, 2025

More Than 30 Killed In Nursing Home Hit By Beijing Floods

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AROUND 31 residents died by flooding at a care home for elderly people on the outskirts of Beijing this week, local officials have said. Footage showed emergency teams wading through chest-high water trying to rescue those trapped in the home in the Miyun District. Many of those who died were reportedly immobile. Local officials have […]