Sweden and Canada have said they will resume aid payments to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. They were among 16 countries that paused funds after Israel accused at least 12 UNRWA staff of involvement in the 7 October…
Arsenal 2-1 Brentford – Kai Havertz scores dramatic late winner to send Arsenal top and keep title hopes alive
An 86th-minute winner from Kai Havertz earned Arsenal a huge three points in their bid to win the title by beating Brentford 2-1. Havertz guided home a late header from a Ben White cross to settle an edgy game that…
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch gets engaged to Elena Zhukova
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has become engaged to his girlfriend, his team has confirmed. The 92-year-old has reportedly been dating retired Russian molecular biologist Elena Zhukova, 67 for several months. The marriage, which is expected to take place at his…
Manchester United 2-0 Everton: Marcus Rashford on target as Man Utd boost top four hopes
Everton paid the penalty at Old Trafford as Manchester United converted two first-half spot kicks in a comfortable 2-0 victory that condemned the visitors to an 11th Premier League match without a win. Erik ten Hag’s side bounced back strongly…
Bauchi gov commends Tinubu’s minimum wage initiative
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has commended President Bola Tinubu over the setting up of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage. Bala Mohammed who was in Yola on Thursday, March 7, for the north-east zonal public hearing of…
TikTok sparks user revolt in US over sale plan
American politicians are being inundated with calls from TikTok users unhappy at plans to force its parent company to sell the social media app. A bill that would mandate the sale within six months or see TikTok facing a ban…
Sweden officially becomes 32nd member of NATO in Washington ceremony
Sweden on Thursday officially became the 32nd member of NATO after a nearly two-year delay and a longstanding policy of nonalignment. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson delivered the NATO Instrument of Accession to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington,…
2 killed, 26 injured in Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Sumy
A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s northern city of Sumy on March 7 killed two people and injured 26 more, the regional administration said on March 8. “The premises of the school, the central city hospital, the regional emergency medical…
Niger’s junta to lead joint security effort against extremist violence
A joint security force announced by the juntas ruling Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to fight the worsening extremist violence in their Sahel region countries faces a number of challenges that cast doubt on its effectiveness, analysts said Thursday. Niger’s…
Chocolate City Unsigned, Summits, Mother’s Day Hangout and more
It’s another Friday and you know there is no party like a Lagos party. Thisislagos tells you where the hottest parties are, where the art exhibitions are popping and where the cognoscenti gather. Make sure you turn up! Chocolate City…