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China Slams ‘Politicisation’ Of Education After US Foreigner Ban On Harvard
(FILES) Harvard sweatshirts are displayed for sale in a school store window on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 15, 2025. (Photo [more…]
Why Rice Prices Are Soaring In Japan
Japanese inflation data released Friday showed that rice prices last month were a whopping 98 percent higher than a year earlier. AFP looks [more…]
US Govt Revokes Harvard’s Right To Enroll Foreign Students
Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday revoked Harvard’s right to enroll foreign students — more than a quarter of its annual enrollment — in a [more…]
Flood: Over 50,000 Stranded In Eastern Australia
Rising floodwaters stranded more than 50,000 people in eastern Australia on Thursday, as torrential rain pummelled water-logged towns for a second day and engorged rivers [more…]
FG Plans 70,000 Investment in Telecom Towers
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has revealed that the Federal Government is preparing investments in 70,000 telecommunications towers of which over [more…]
Nigeria’s Foreign Debt Repayment Surges By 49% Year-On-Year
The Federal Government disbursed 49 per cent more on external debt servicing year-on-year, according to the latest international payment data by the Central Bank of [more…]
Sam Adeyemi- Some Of Our Leaders Have Lost Touch With Reality Of The Poor —
Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre (DCC) Pastor Sam Adeyemi has decried the lack of and compassion and empathy among some leaders in Nigeria, saying [more…]
Trump Plays Up ‘Genocide’ Accusation In Meeting With South Africa President
President Donald Trump ambushed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday by playing him a video that he claimed proved genocide is being committed against [more…]
US Accepts Boeing Jet From Qatar For Use As Air Force One
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted the Boeing 747 that the Gulf emirate of Qatar offered to President Donald Trump for use as Air [more…]
Ukraine Detained 50,000 Men Trying To Flee Since War Began
Ukrainian border guards have prevented tens of thousands of military service-age men from illegally leaving the country since the start of Russia’s invasion, a spokesman [more…]
