Recent conflicts in Sudan and Gaza have pushed the number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) worldwide to a record 75.9 million at the end of 2023, an NGO monitor, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said on Tuesday. The IDMC said the figure was a new end-of-year high by its count, with the number of people […]
Internet connectivity was disrupted in several East African nations on Sunday due to faults reported on the East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy) and SEACOM cables, Internet monitoring groups said. NetBlocks, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), stated, “Network data show a disruption to Internet connectivity in and around multiple East African countries.” It […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Friday morning, arrived in Nigeria for their 72-hour tour. The couple arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport aboard a British Airways flight. The flight which arrived around 5am, was delayed because of a sick pilot. The Duchess of Sussex had flown into Heathrow yesterday to meet up with […]
The United Kingdom, UK has announced that its White Paper on International Development, tagged Digital Development Strategy, DDS is focused on providing digital skills to over one million Nigerian beneficiaries in the next two to three years, even as it will actively play huge roles in the development of the Nigerian digital transformation agenda. This […]
The Indian Consulate-General to Nigeria, Shri Chandramouli Kern, has expressed his beliefs for flourished bilateral relations between India and Nigeria in the provision of quality healthcare services. Kern disclosed this at the unveiling of StarCare International Hospital, a leading provider of primary and speciality care operations in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Monday, while assuring India’s commitment […]
Billionaire businessman, Elon Musk has reacted to the ongoing hip-hop beef between rappers, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. He noted that the beef was sparking conversations worldwide. Taking to the comment section of an X post by popular American media personality, DJ Akademiks asking fans of their opinions about the beef, Musk wrote: “Everyone is talking […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of dire consequences if Israel goes ahead with an impending military operation in Rafah. The organization gave the warning on its X page on Saturday. It said the planned push into the southern border city of Rafah would lead to “a bloodbath. WHO said that more than 1.2 […]
A former Communications Director of White House, Hope Hicks, on Friday, said there was fear over the 2016 presidential campaign of ex-President Donald Trump. Hicks said there was fear over the impact of ‘Access Hollywood’ tape of Trump and porn star, Stormy Daniels. Testifying during the hush money trial, the former White House Communication Director […]
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the country’s decision to stop trade with Israel had one singular purpose, to compel the Israeli government into a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In the presidency’s website, Erdogan made the remarks on Friday during a meeting with the board of directors of the Independent Industrialists and […]
US President Joe Biden took pointed digs at election rival Donald Trump Friday as he awarded the country’s top civilian honour to Democratic allies, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Al Gore. Biden said the veteran Pelosi had “defended democracy” during the January 6, 2021, assault on the US capitol by a […]