World

By Ebi Kesiena A Zambian-American social media influencer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison under Zambia’s new cybercrime legislation for allegedly issuing hate speech and offensive remarks against President Hakainde Hichilema—a case that has...

By Ebi Kesiena The United States government has unveiled a new visa restriction policy targeting Nigerians and other foreign nationals accused of undermining religious freedom in their home countries. U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, disclosed...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, on Saturday hosted the President and Board Chair of Afreximbank, Dr. George Elombi, at the Bank Group’s headquarters in Abidjan, where...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue President Bola Tinubu on Monday night held a closed-door meeting with the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (retd.), at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, amid growing national...

By Ebi Kesiena European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says all member states have agreed on the urgent need to strengthen the bloc’s defenses, warning that Russia is unlikely to respect any long-term agreements. “Everyone...

By Ebi Kesiena The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $500 million loan for Nigeria to support the second phase of the Economic Governance and Energy Transition Support Programme, a major policy-based initiative spanning...