Mayor Adams appoints Laura Kavanagh as fire commissioner
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Laura Kavanagh as commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)...
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Gambia: PSC introduces e-recruitment system, President Barrow lauds initiative
President Adama Barrow has lauded the Public Service Commission (PSC) for the introduction of e-recruitment system. Barrow commended the PSC...
Putin blasts West, says world faces most dangerous decade since WW2
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken some familiar swipes at the US and its allies during a speech on Thursday,...
Nigerian-born Khadijat Haliru wins councillorship election in Canada
Another Nigerian resident in Canada, Khadijah Haliru has emerged winner of the Ingersoll Town councillorship election in Oxford county, Ontario,...
Lee Jae-yong: Samsung appoints convicted heir to top job
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has named convicted heir and de facto boss Lee Jae-yong as its executive chairman.The symbolic...
IMF, Egypt reach $3 bln loan agreement
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said on Thursday it had agreed a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) over...
Nigeria: CBN justifies issuance of new Naira notes, begins circulation December 15
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has explained the reasons for the issuance of new redesigned...
UK’s Rishi Sunak inherits a country in crisis as he takes over as prime minister
The new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has promised to place economic stability and confidence at the heart of his...
Authorities charge two Chinese spies over telco security probe
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with paying thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry to obstruct a federal investigation...
Ethiopia, Tigray rebels begins peace talks in South Africa
The Ethiopian government delegation and rival Tigray forces have decided to meet in South Africa for the first formal peace...
Nigerian court orders final seizure of houses, cars of former oil minister
A Nigerian court has ordered a final seizure of two properties and cars owned by former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke,...
Tayyip Erdogan proposes a referendum on right to wear headscarf
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested the constitutional change to guarantee the right to wear a headscarf in the...
India rocket puts 36 internet satellites into orbit
India’s space agency says its rocket has successfully put 36 internet satellites into orbit for UK-based satellite company OneWeb after...
Iraq reiterates support for OPEC+ decisions
The Republic of Iraq has confirmed that OPEC+ oil production quotas is attached to market stability and requirements. According to...
U.S commits $1m in response to flooding across Nigeria
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed a plan to provide $1 million to...
Olaf Scholz to extend lifespan of nuclear plants amid energy crisis
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered the country’s three remaining nuclear power stations to keep operating until mid-April, as the...
Ethiopian army seizes Shire and two other Tigray towns
Tigrayan forces have admitted that Ethiopian troops have taken control of the strategic city of Shire. The news comes as...
China establishes police stations in Nigeria
The Chinese government has opened police stations in Nigeria and in over 20 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and...
City to accommodate migrants indefinitely in Randalls Island
Top Adams administration officials opened the door Tuesday to indefinitely housing Latin American migrants in a tent camp on Randalls...
Following Hurricane Ian, flesh-eating bacteria cases rise in Florida
A county in Florida that was slammed by Hurricane Ian has reported more than two dozen flesh-eating bacteria cases in...
NYC concerned about influx of new asylum-seeking students
As New York City grapples with how to better support the influx of students from asylum-seeking families hailing from South...
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Jews have a reputation of being smart. Indeed, if you look at the list of Nobel Prize laureates, you will...
Thousands of malnourished boys, girls risk death in Somalia — UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that thousands of malnourished boys and girls in Somalia were at risk of...
Nine Nigerians among suspects arrested for alleged robbery, theft in Gambia
Gambia Police have arrested ten suspects for alleged robbery. According to the police, the suspects were arrested following numerous reports...
Zulum orders integration of vocational skills at 3,226 Almajiri schools
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has ordered the integration of vocational skills in over 2,775 Sangaya centres widely known...
Senegal captain, Sadio Mane, wins Socrates Award, 2nd in Ballon D’or
Senegal captain, Sadio Mane, has won Socrates Award after finishing second in the 2022 Ballon d’O. Mane was given the...
Test website for US student debt relief application launched
The test website for the student debt relief application in the United States has gone live. The Department of Education...
Social media platform Parler set to be acquired by Kanye West
Kanye West is turning to another social media platform. The rapper, whose Instagram account was recently restricted and Twitter page...
Significant radioactive contamination from WWII nuclear weapons found in Missouri school
There is significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World...
AU calls for Ethiopia ceasefire, urges rivals to start peace talks
The African Union have called on the warring parties in the nearly two-year conflict in northern Ethiopia to "recommit" to...
Indian seeks Egypt presence at G20 summit in 2023
Egypt and India have agreed on boosting their trade and cooperation in various fields as they celebrate this year the...
Donald Trump backs Zeldin in NY governor race
Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin has received the "Total & Complete Endorsement" of former President Donald Trump in the race for...
Gambia receives two Armoured Personnel Carrier vehicles from Turkey
The chief of Defence staff of the Gambia Armed Forces at the defence headquarters in Banjul has received two Armoured...
Uganda imposes Ebola lockdown in two districts
A three-week lockdown has been declared in two districts of Uganda as the country battles an Ebola outbreak. Bars, nightclubs,...
Pakistan summons US ambassador over Biden’s nuclear remark
Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador to the country as it fumed over President Biden’s remarks that it is one...
King Salman to deliver annual royal speech before Shura Council
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has been scheduled to deliver on Sunday, virtually, the annual royal speech...
President Museveni receives award for ‘unlocking Uganda’s oil potential’
President Museveni has been awarded with the prestigious Person of the Year Award from London- Based Energy Year Publication for...
Rival Tunisian opposition groups stage protest against president
Two rival Tunisian opposition groups staged one of the biggest days of protest so far against President Kais Saied on...
Two men fatally shoot about 11 people at Russian military training ground near Ukraine
Two men fatally shot 11 people at a Russian military training facility near Ukraine on Saturday, Russia’s defense ministry said....
Lawyers, human rights defenders voice disappointment following Sudan’s re-election to UN HRC
Lawyers and human rights defenders have voiced their disappointment after Sudan was re-elected by the UN General Assembly on Monday...
New law restricts use of internet in Uganda
The new legislation increases restrictions in a controversial 2011 law on the misuse of a computer. Museveni signed the bill...
New City high school admissions rules could slow pandemic-era diversity gains
After admissions rules were loosened during the pandemic, many schools saw a jump in the number of Black and Latino...
AG Letitia James to NY police: Uphold state’s abortion laws and protections
New York state Attorney General Letitia James has sent a letter to all levels of law enforcement Friday about the...
Military junta names coup leader Traoré president of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso names coup leader Traore as transitional president Burkina Faso's military officials, political parties and civil society leaders officially...
Make payments in national currencies–Putin encourages CIS countries
Russian President Vladimir Putin has encouraged the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to make payments in national...
Nigerian officials question UNESCO data on country’s out-of-school children
Some government officials have questioned the latest global data on out-of-school children by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
9% yearly growth rate needed for Zimbabwe to achieve Vision 2030
The Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) launched by the World Bank (WB) has said that Zimbabwe needs to sustain productivity growth...
Floods in Nigeria kill 500, displace 1.4 million
About 500 people have been killed and 1.4 million displaced from their homes in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade...
India production halted after Gambia child fatalities
Indian health officials have ordered a maker of cough syrups to halt production after they were linked to the deaths...
City Council passes universal child care plan
A package of legislation the City Council has passed will set the city on track to become the first in...