International

    BREAKING‼️   China warns against interference in Nigeria’s affairs after US threat of military action   The Chinese government says it firmly supports the President Bola Tinubu administration as it “leads its people on the development path suited to its national conditions”.   Addressing a press conference on ...

    China said on Thursday it “opposes” recent sanctions slapped by the United States on the two largest Russian oil companies over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, saying they had “no basis in international law”.   President Donald Trump announced the measures on Wednesday after plans for a fresh summit ...

    United States Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday of the tough task ahead in disarming Hamas and building a peaceful future for Gaza, as Washington sought to reassure its ally Israel over the next steps in its ambitious ceasefire deal.   Vance met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on ...

    The United Kingdom on Tuesday cut the post-study work period from two years to 18 months for foreign students, including Nigerians, from January 2027.   This was disclosed by the UK’s Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, on October 14 while explaining the reasons for the need for immigrants to ...

      Former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter has been officially appointed as the new head coach of the Sweden men’s national football team, the Swedish Football Association confirmed on Monday.   According to Fabrizio Romano’s X post on Monday, “Graham Potter, new head coach of Sweden until ...

    In a landmark moment for African football, Morocco clinched the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup title with a commanding 2-0 victory over Argentina in the final, held early Monday morning in Santiago, Chile.   The North African side owed their historic win to rising star Yassir Zabiri, who ...

    Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States to head its Election Observation Mission for the forthcoming presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire.   According to a statement from ECOWAS, the election is scheduled to be held on October 25, ...

    The Federal Government has officially handed over four Technical Aid Corps volunteers to the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone.   The formal ceremony took place in Freetown on Thursday, October 16, 2025. Representing Nigeria at the event, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Nigeria, Ambassador Anthony ...

    Vast crowds gathered in western Kenya on Saturday to see the body of a beloved politician, Raila Odinga, for the biggest day of mourning ceremonies that had already claimed at least five lives this week.   There were cries of “Baba” (father) and “We are orphans” from the ...

    The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has inspected the ongoing production of Nigerian Air Force aircraft and helicopters at the Leonardo S.p.A’s defence manufacturing facilities in northern Italy.   Badaru, who was part of President Bola Tinubu’s delegation to the AQABA Process meeting, visited Leonardo’s Helicopters Division in ...