Nigeria’s Cadet Officer Sunday Linus Ogbole, has won the King Hussain Award by The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was given the award for being the most improved International Cadet of the Intake on the Regular Commissioning Course. This was … Continue reading Nigeria’s Cadet Officer Wins Top Award at UK Military Academy

Anthony Joshua has branded concussion a “weak term” after his trainer Rob McCracken sparked controversy by admitting he knew his fighter was concussed during his fight with Andy Ruiz Jr. McCracken’s comments sparked a discussion about the safety of fighters, … Continue reading Joshua Speaks Out on Suffering Concussion

Original reporting will be highlighted in Google’s search results, the company said as it announced changes to its algorithm. The world’s largest search engine has come under increasing criticism from media outlets, mainly because of its algorithms — a set … Continue reading Google to Promote Original Reporting with Algorithm Change

Dabiri-Erewa stated this at the maiden Diaspora Lecture of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, says the Federal Government is pressing for compensation for affected Nigerians in the recent xenophobic … Continue reading FG Seeking Compensation for Nigerians Affected by Xenophobic Attacks, Says Dabiri-Erewa

Nigerian-born Uzoma Asagwara has been elected as a lawmaker into the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in Canada. Asagwara, a psychiatric nurse and community activist, was announced as the winner of Manitoba’s Union Station riding on Tuesday, making Asagwara the first Black, … Continue reading Nigerian-Born Uzoma Asagwara Elected Into Canadian Parliament

Zimbabwe ex-president Robert Mugabe’s family and the government squabbled over his burial on Thursday, with the place of the ceremony — and even its date — unclear after relatives snubbed a plan for him to be entombed at a national … Continue reading Confusion as Mugabe’s Family, Govt Disagree Over Burial Site

American comedian, Kevin Hart, has been discharged from the hospital, 10 days after he was involved in a car crash. Hart was injured in a car crash earlier this month that left him with “major back injuries.” According to PEOPLE … Continue reading Kevin Hart Leaves Hospital 10 days After Accident

About 187 Nigerians who were evacuated from South Africa have landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The evacuees, who departed OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, around 4p.m aboard an Air Peace Boeing 777 aircraft, touched down at … Continue reading Xenophobia: 187 Nigerians Arrive Lagos from South Africa

Former Indonesian president B.J. Habibie, who ushered in an era of democratic reforms after the downfall of longtime dictator Suharto, died on Wednesday at the age of 83 in Jakarta, his family and officials said. Habibie died at a military … Continue reading Former Indonesian President Habibie Dies at 83