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Thai leader says she has ‘Chinese blood in her’

Thailand's prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra  seeking to allay security concerns among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, said she had "Chinese blood in her" and that she had personally looked into security protocols in place to ensure the safety of Chinese...

Iran condemns new U.S. shipping-related sanctions

Iran on Friday condemned Washington's move to impose shipping-related sanctions, saying it would prevent it from legitimate trading with partners, the official IRNA news agency reported. The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it was imposing new sanctions on a few...

Rubio to visit Middle East after Trump proposal for US to take over Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel and Arab states in mid-February, a State Department official said, making his first trip to the Middle East after a widely condemned proposal by President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians...

South Africa ‘will not be bullied,’ Ramaphosa says after Trump attack

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that his country "will not be bullied," days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to South Africa over a land reform act. Trump said on Sunday, without...

Tinubu means well for Nigeria — but good intentions aren’t enough says Fayemi

Former governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi says President Bola Tinubu has good intentions for Nigeria, but noted that they are not enough to guarantee success. Fayemi spoke on Thursday when he appeared on Politics Today, a programme on Channels...

Saraki awards scholarship to 200 orphans in Kwara

Former Nigeria Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki through his foundation, Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation has awarded scholarship to 200 orphans from public schools across Kwara State’s 16 local government areas. The foundation provided essential items like school bags, books,...

Xi Jinping Holds Talks with Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah

President Xi Jinping  has held talks with Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, who is in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping pointed out that the traditional friendship...

Nigeria scraps JSS, SSS, introduces 12-year basic education model

The Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) education model in the country is gone. To replace it, the Federal Government has introduced a compulsory 12-year uninterrupted basic education model after which a Nigerian child can aspire to...

Police arrest pupil threatening schoolmates with pistol

A 13 years old pupil, suspected to have threatened his schoolmates with a pistol in St. Paul Primary School Ikot Ibiok in Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom state has been apprehended by the police The Commissioner of Police in...

Former Minister of Sports, Dalong, activist Mahadi Shehu visit Professor Usman Yusuf in prison

A former Minister of Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalong, and activist Mahadi Shehu on Wednesday visited the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf at Kuje Correctional Facility in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Usman...
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Court denies Prof Usman Yusuf bail, adjourns hearing to February 27

Prof. Usman Yusuf, a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)  lost out in his bid...
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