Nigeria swears in new president
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has become the 16th leader of Africa’s largest economy amid legal challenges to his victory Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu (C) waves at guests from a motorcade during…
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Over 100 killed as attacks on Nigerian villages continue
Locals are demanding action from the government, insisting that a show of force will stop the violence Nigerian women at a camp for internally displaced persons Over 100 people have…
Modi calls for UN reform
The ‘Global South’ needs more say on the Security Council, the Indian PM declared Narendra Modi attends the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 20, 2023 © AFP /…
Nigeria looks to end fuel shortages
The West African country has built a giant oil refinery to cover domestic demand Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigeria. Nigeria will commission its new Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Monday in hopes…
Chef cooks nonstop for four days and nights in world-record bid
Hilda Bassey’s marathon culinary session surpassed that of India’s Lata Tondon’s in 2019 of nearly ninety hours cooking Hilda Baci. © Instagram/hildabaci Nigerian chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, known on social…
France puts former policeman on trial over Rwanda genocide
Philippe Hategekimana is accused of involvement in the massacre of hundreds of ethnic Tutsis in 1994 Nyamata Memorial Site, skulls. Nyamata, Rwanda. © Wikipedia A former military police officer from…
Türkiye defers payment for Russian gas – Reuters
Ankara will postpone $600 million in energy bills to Moscow until next year under a new deal, sources told the outlet © Getty Images / walrusmail Türkiye has agreed with…
Polling stations for Turkish elections abroad to close today
Türkiye’s missions abroad will complete the voting process for the presidential and parliamentary elections of the 28th convocation today. More than 1.7 million eligible citizens have voted abroad and at…
Baku Marathon 2023 starts in Azerbaijan’s capital
The sixth Baku Marathon has started at the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Report informs. As many as 19,500 people have registered for the event. Along with Azerbaijani citizens,…
Oil steadies ahead of expected interest rate hikes
Oil was little changed on Wednesday after hitting five-week lows in the previous session, as investors priced in expectations for interest rate hikes in the U.S. and Europe and waited…