Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils, intel sources say
Two Boko Haram commanders were also freed as part of the deal, which goes against the country's own law banning payments to kidnappers. The money was flown on a helicopter…
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Trump calls UN a failure on global peace
In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly since regaining the presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a blistering critique of the world body, accusing it of failing…
There is no superior or inferior Igbo. By Festus Okere
Address by the Chairman of the World Igbo Congress (WIC), Dr. Sir Festus Okere, at the Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, August 28 – 31, 2025. I am pleased, privileged and…
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Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger exit ICC, call it a “neocolonial instrument”
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U.S. eases concerns over new H-1B visa surcharge
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Machar’s defense counsel challenges court’s legitimacy in South Sudan trial
The highly anticipated criminal trial of South Sudan’s suspended Vice President Riek Machar opened in Juba on Monday, September 22, 2025, marking the first time the embattled leader has been…
Tshisekedi: U.S.-brokered peace deal with Rwanda fails to halt Eastern Congo volence
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U.S. Supreme Court confronts wave of Trump-era legal battles
Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January, the U.S. Supreme Court has been repeatedly drawn into high-stakes disputes over his administration’s policies and executive actions. The justices…
Nestlé Nigeria’s profits rebound, dividend payouts remain uncertain
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Amazon, Microsoft, JPMorgan move to protect staff from Trump’s H-1B fee
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TikTok U.S. deal nears completion with Murdoch family, Oracle, and Dell involved
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